Everything about Backup
Stored data in computer systems
In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form, referring to the process of doing so, is "back up", whereas the noun and adjective form is "backup". Backups can be used to recover data after its loss from data deletion or corruption, or to recover data from an earlier time. Backups provide a simple form of IT disaster recovery; however not all backup systems are able to reconstitute a computer system or other complex configuration such as a computer cluster, active directory server, or database server. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: BackupA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Secured Database Monitoring Method to Improve Data Backup and Recovery Operations in Cloud ComputingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: IBM TotalstorageThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Dual-Chamber Pacing or Ventricular Backup Pacing in Patients With an Implantable DefibrillatorCited 1,737 times
- Go sideways: Glossary of backup termsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: NTBackupA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A reserve or substitute.
Noun A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.
Noun An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
Noun Reinforcements.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Dual-Chamber Pacing or Ventricular Backup Pacing in Patients With an Implantable Defibrillator
Glutaredoxins: Glutathione-Dependent Redox Enzymes with Functions Far Beyond a Simple Thioredoxin Backup System
Excess MCM proteins protect human cells from replicative stress by licensing backup origins of replication
Multiple displays in animal communication: ‘backup signals’ and ‘multiple messages’
Highly efficient data migration and backup for big data applications in elastic optical inter-data-center networks
Concepts and Applications of Backup Coverage
Supply Disruptions, Asymmetric Information, and a Backup Production Option
Backup Agreements in Fashion Buying—The Value of Upstream Flexibility
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Secured Database Monitoring Method to Improve Data Backup and Recovery Operations in Cloud Computing
Can Negative Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Avoid the Need for Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Backup Histology as Reference Standard
Integrated Backup Rolling Stock Allocation and Timetable Rescheduling with Uncertain Time-Variant Passenger Demand Under Disruptive Events
Techno-economic configuration of a hybrid backup system within a microgrid considering vehicle-to-grid technology: A case study of a remote area
ANN-based energy management system for PV-powered EV charging station with battery backup and vehicle to grid support
📚 Books worth reading
IBM TotalstorageIBM Redbooks · 2003
Implementing backup and recoveryLittle, David B. · 2003
Backup & RecoveryW. Curtis Preston · 2007- 📕IBM system storage N series reporting with Operations ManagerAlex Osuna · 2007
The IBM Totalstorage Ds8000IBM Redbooks · 2005
Deployment guide seriesVasfi Gucer · 2005- 📕IBM system storage/Brocade multiprotocol routingJon Tate · 2008
- 📕IBM system storage SAN volume controllerJon Tate · 2007
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🔗 Related topics
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