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Data & Analytics · Foundational

Data Archiving

Moving data that is no longer actively used to lower-cost, long-term storage while keeping it retrievable for compliance or reference.

Definition

Archives differ from backups: archives are the primary copy of inactive data, while backups are copies for recovery.

Exam tip

Archive = long-term retention of inactive data; backup = a recovery copy of active data.

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