Backup software

A Backup software is a computer program (which generally sits on the server) used to perform a complete backup of a file, data, database, system, server or clients. The backup software enables a user to make an exact duplicate of everything contained on the original source which most of the times includes compression & encryption. It is also used to perform a recovery of the data, files or system in the event of a disaster. There are several features of backup software that make it more effective in backing up data:

• Volumes
• Data compression
• Remote backup
• Access to open files
• Incremental backups
• Schedules
• Encryption
• Transaction mechanism