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Serverless backup

Serverless backup is a method of offloading backup procedures from a server so that the time ordinarily devoted to backup functions can be used to carry out other server tasks. Ordinarily, the amount of time that a server can devote to processing requests from applications is limited by the backup window - the amount of time that must be reserved for data backup. Serverless backup is a storage area network (SAN) solution that is designed to lead to lower hardware costs and improved time-effectiveness, scalability and fault tolerance. A number of companies, including Legato, Veritas, EMC and Computer Associates, offer or are developing serverless backup products.

Learn more about serverless backups in our tip on storage virtualization technology for the SMB.

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Definition courtesy of WhatIs.com.

This was first published in October 2007

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