Data Vaulting
Data backup is sometimes referred to as data vaulting. Like many terms in IT, each time a new data management vendor enters a market segment, they want to brand their solution in a unique way, and their marketing department conjures up a phrase to set them apart. Depending on the software vendors and products that you evaluate, data vaulting may be a common term - or you may not hear it at all in the course of your research.
Offsite data backup is the most secure form of data vaulting. It removes data from its original environment and ‘vaults’ it at a secure remote location. Although data can be vaulted in its original environment by transferring that data to a SAN/NAS or regular server for storage and archiving, data vaulting usually implies offsite backup and storage.
Some online backup service providers who offer data vaulting services actually use vaults and vault-like enclosures to store client data in. In fact, some of these companies employ much higher data security and access rules than banks do. Some backup software and service vendors tout the security features of their facilities, which can include armed guards, redundant fire and humidity suppression systems, biometric access controls, and secure underground data centers, among others.
Whether it is referred to as remote data backup, offsite storage, or data vaulting, the end result is that the process secures data for restore in the event of a disaster or loss. RBS has been helping VARs and ISPs secure client data since 1987. Our thousands of data vaulting business partners can attest to our expertise in this area.
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