Managed backup services

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Contents 1 What is Managed Backup? 2 Advantages of managed backup 3 Disadvantages of managed backup 4 Aspects of managed backup 5 Managed Backup Providers

[edit] What is Managed Backup?

This is a service you can pay for or may be provided for free. An organization or individual may offer such a managed service.

[edit] Advantages of managed backup

The advantages of managed backup include:

1. spend less time dealing with implementing and managing backups
2. reduce risk of data loss
3. automatically off-site for added protection

[edit] Disadvantages of managed backup

You or your organization are entrusting certain aspects of your backup to another person or organization.

[edit] Aspects of managed backup

Opting for a managed backup solution means that you or your organization is trusting the decisions made by your managed backup provider.

• Advantage :
  • Decreased responsibility,
  • Decreased liability
  • Spend less times keeping abreast of backup and storage trends
• Disadvantage :
  • You have to trust the individual or organization performing these tasks on your behalf.

[edit] Managed Backup Providers

There are many managed backup providers.