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A new approach to data backup

Hutchinson, 2010

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16043205499661449002
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Hutchinson J
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The threat of data loss has been a concern since data was first recorded and no less so in the digital era. Digital information has advantages over previous analog forms of data storage in that it can be copied much easier. This permits backups of the data to be …
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