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Computer Backup

Digital Archiving

Depth

The depth of a backup often varies from a few days to a few months. To describe this, we often talk about the GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) mechanism.

The depth of the archives ranges from a few weeks to several years.

Restoration or recovery speed

The most important aspect of backup is restoration. The main requirement is the speed of restoration. It is critical: operations are halted while waiting for files or a server to be restored.

The speed of recovery from an archive is longer:

• In server archive mode, count 24 to 48 hours to get an active machine;
• In file mode: a few hours at most.

Regulatory/Standardization Dimension

here isn’t really a standard for backups, but certain management standards (ISO 900x, ISO 2700x, etc.) require having a backup policy suited to the risks and stakes of the business.

Archiving can meet specific requirements:

• Regulatory: archiving an application with its data;
• Normative: archiving a file (invoice, payslip, etc.) with a guarantee of integrity.

There are hundreds of standards/regulations on the subject (by industry, by type of document, etc.).