The Difference Between Backup and Disaster Recovery
(World News Science)

The terms backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) are often misused and misunderstood when discussing the growing need to protect data and IT systems. As security breaches become more commonplace it is important to understand the difference between the two. Having a backup strategy is not the same as having a DR strategy. In basic terms a backup is having a copy of your data, while DR is the strategy to recover your essential IT environment in the event that it is compromised. If you don`t know the difference your business could end up paying a heavy price. Let`s take a look in more detail: What is backup? A backup is a copy of your data on another device or in another location. This could be in...