Backup Academy GLOSSARY

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Backup
A means to recover application, systems or data. The creation of a copy of data just in case the original data is lost or damaged.
Backup scheduling
The option to schedule backups on a weekly or daily basis, allowing you to run backups when the computer is not in use.
Backup verification
The ability to ensure that the current state of a system is backed up.
Backup window
A preset amount of time in which data must be restored in order to elude any damaging or negative effects on the applications or systems that use the data.
Bare-metal restore
The ability to restore completely to different hardware which must be the same configuration as the system the restore was made for.