Developing a Backup Strategy

Determining not only what needs to be backed up, but also how the backups will be performed and stored, is an important task. Many organizations back up data to tape media and have that media shipped to offsite storage locations on a weekly basis. Windows Server 2012 Server Backup is built to support backup to local internal and externally connected disks and network shares for scheduled backups. Windows Server Backup does not natively support tape devices for backup. Windows Server Backup for Windows Server 2012 includes a new online backup option that organizations can leverage as part of Microsoft’s cloud-based solutions. For organizations that want to leverage Windows Server Backup online options, tape backup ...

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