Backup Service

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Definition

Automated system for creating, storing, and managing copies of data to protect against data loss and enable recovery.

Real-World Example

Backup Service automatically saves copies of your database every night and can restore it if something goes wrong.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All provide managed, policy-based backups and restores. AWS Backup and Azure Backup are broad backup managers across multiple services. Google Backup and DR Service focuses on centralized backup/DR management for workloads (including hybrid). OCI provides backup capabilities across core services (block volumes, databases, file storage) rather than a single universal backup hub for every service.

AWS
AWS Backup
AZ
Azure Backup
GCP
Backup and DR Service
OCI
OCI Backup (including Block Volume Backups and Database Backups)

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