To ensure data availability and integrity in the event of data loss or corruption.

To improve the performance of IaaS applications.

To reduce the cost of IaaS services.

To enhance the security of IaaS environments.

Full Backup

Incremental Backup

Differential Backup

Synthetic Backup

Full Backup captures the entire dataset at a specific point in time, while Incremental Backup captures only the changes made since the last Full Backup.

Full Backup captures only the changes made since the last Full Backup, while Incremental Backup captures the entire dataset at a specific point in time.

Both Full Backup and Incremental Backup capture the entire dataset at a specific point in time.

Both Full Backup and Incremental Backup capture only the changes made since the last Full Backup.

It defines the maximum acceptable amount of data loss that can occur before a backup is considered successful.

It defines the maximum amount of time that can elapse between the occurrence of a data loss event and the restoration of data from a backup.

It defines the maximum amount of time that can elapse between the creation of a backup and the expiration of the backup.

It defines the maximum number of backups that can be stored before older backups are deleted.

Local Storage

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Object Storage

Tape Storage

To define the steps and procedures to be taken in the event of a disaster or major disruption to IaaS services.

To ensure that IaaS backups are created and stored securely.

To optimize the performance of IaaS applications.

To reduce the cost of IaaS services.

Bare Metal Recovery

Virtual Machine Recovery

File-Level Recovery

Application-Level Recovery

Improved data security and compliance.

Reduced backup and recovery costs.

Simplified backup and recovery management.

All of the above.

Regularly testing backups to ensure they are functional.

Implementing multi-factor authentication for backup and recovery systems.

Encrypting backups to protect data confidentiality.

Storing backups on a single storage device for easy access.

To define the maximum amount of time that can elapse between the occurrence of a data loss event and the restoration of data from a backup.

To define the maximum amount of data loss that can occur before a backup is considered successful.

To define the maximum amount of time that can elapse between the creation of a backup and the expiration of the backup.

To define the maximum number of backups that can be stored before older backups are deleted.

Veeam Backup & Replication

Commvault Backup & Recovery

Acronis Cyber Backup

Microsoft Azure Backup

It defines the specific time period during which backups are scheduled to occur.

It defines the maximum amount of time that can elapse between the creation of a backup and the expiration of the backup.

It defines the maximum amount of data loss that can occur before a backup is considered successful.

It defines the maximum number of backups that can be stored before older backups are deleted.

To define the frequency and retention period of backups.

To define the specific storage location for backups.

To define the encryption method to be used for backups.

To define the backup software to be used.

Managed Backup Services

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Backup as a Service (BaaS)

It provides a centralized repository for storing and managing backup metadata.

It defines the specific storage location for backups.

It defines the encryption method to be used for backups.

It defines the backup software to be used.