One of the core concepts I try to drive home in my book is that you don’t get a backup system by installing enterprise backup software.
Here’s a diagram to help explain what really goes into making a backup system:
In short, you can have as much technology as you want, but without the rest of those pieces all you’ve got is a budget sink-hole.
If you want to understand how all these concepts fit together, you really should take the time to invest in my book, “Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery: A Corporate Insurance Policy“.
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