Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a predetermined set of processes offered by a third-party vendor to help an enterprise develop and implement a disaster recovery plan (DRP). An increasing number of DRaaS providers have emerged recently as th... Definition
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write through
Write through is a storage method in which data is written into the cache and the corresponding main memory location at the same time. The cached data allows for fast retrieval on demand, while the same data in main memory ensures that nothing will g... Definition
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remote backup appliance
A remote backup appliance is a hardware device that ships with a backup software application pre-loaded. The appliance is used to back up corporate data that is located outside the corporate data center. Definition
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Storage as a Service (SaaS)
Storage as a Service (SaaS) is a business model in which third-party providers rent space on their storage to end users that lack the capital budget and/or technical personnel to implement and maintain their own storage infrastructure. Definition
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hard drive shredder
A hard drive shredder is a mechanical device that physically destroys old hard drives in such a way that the data they contain cannot be recovered. Definition
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storage security
Storage security is the group of parameters and settings that make storage resources available to authorized users and trusted networks - and unavailable to other entities. Definition
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storage encryption
Storage encryption is the use of encryption/decryption of backed-up and archived data, both in transit and on storage media. Definition