This paper presents a framework to assist in examining current methods of protecting server data in remote and branch offices--as well as the solutions designed to optimize server data protection programs, including:
- Common goals for protecting critical business data on servers--whether they are inside or outside the data center.
- The differences between traditional backup solutions appropriate for server data protection within the data center--and the very different needs of remote server protection in offices far outside the data center.
- Disk-based backup with integrated online services as a viable alternative to traditional backup solutions for remote server data protection.
- Key characteristics for evaluating disk-based backup with integrated online services for remote and branch offices.