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Please define snapshot. I suspect you mean filesystem snapshots and as long as the snapshot lives on the same physical media you are correct. But when you take
by arendtio 5y ago
Please define snapshot.
I suspect you mean filesystem snapshots and as long as the snapshot lives on the same physical media you are correct. But when you take the snapshot and transfer it to a physically separate location where it cannot be altered it sounds like a backup to me.
- failwhaleshark 5y agoPhysically-separate location or not snapshots that can be added, updated, culled, or deleted by local systems aren't backups, they're replication. Replication replicates problems. Vaulted offsite on at-rest storage media is the only valid way to store backups. Every other "convenient" "backup" service or snapshot replication process is a liability businesses must avoid. Lose all your data, 50%+ you're out of business, and The End.