Software that copies data from a single machine or from selected computers in a network to a secondary storage medium. Backups can be scheduled at periodic intervals, or individual files can be automatically backed up right after they have been updated. See backup types, backup server, HSM and active archiving.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
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- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Software downloads 2009-11-12
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- Software downloads 2009-11-10
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- Software downloads 2009-11-02
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- Software downloads 2009-11-01
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- Software downloads 2009-10-30
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- Software downloads 2009-10-30
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- Software downloads 2009-10-28
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- Software downloads 2009-10-27
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