Cloud Backup or Disaster Recovery? | @CloudExpo #Cloud #BigData #IoT #API

The concept of cloud backup has been around awhile and seems well-understood: For a monthly fee, a third-party vendor will back up your business data and store it “in the cloud” (network of servers) so it can be retrieved on demand at a later date. What is less well-understood is the idea of cloud disaster recovery. Its name gives some indication of its purpose, suggesting a more robust response to an unforeseen data-loss emergency. But is a more robust response always the appropriate response? In other words, how does one calibrate a solution to best fit one’s specific needs?

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