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Glossary GFI Backup 2011  71
9 Glossary
TERM
DEFINITION
Active Directory
A technology that provides a variety of network services, including LDAP-like
directory services.
Advanced
Encryption
Standard
An encryption standard approved by and in use, amongst others, by the National
Security Agency (NSA) of the U.S. Government for the encryption of sensitive
material. While it is slower than ZIP encryption, it is more secure.
AES
See Advanced Encryption Standard
Advanced
Intelligent Tape
A proprietary technology owned by Sony based on helical scan like DAT but
different tape technology. It is not as popular as DAT due to significant cost
difference and the format is considered End-Of-Life. Sony joined HP to further
develop media for DAT/DDS drives.
AIT
See Advanced Intelligent Tape
Authorize agent
An operation triggered at the GFI Backup Administration Console that enables an
installed agent to be used with GFI Backup.
Backup actions
Actions automatically performed by GFI Backup just before or after a backup is
taken. This includes running applications (for example, anti-virus) and backup
verification.
Backup destination
The location where backups will be located once a backup is completed.
Backup
notifications
The visual and audio notifications displayed or sent to users on specific events
being triggered, for example, send email notification on backup task successful
execution.
Backup policy
Rules and procedures in force within an organization that enable that organization
to take adequate amounts and types of backup. This includes testing of the restore
processes.
Backup rotation
scheme
A method used to backup data effectively where different media is moved from
storage to use and vice versa.
Backup schedule
The schedule that the backup task will be executed upon, for example, execute
weekly on Thursday at 23:00.
Backup source
The data that will be backed up by the backup task in question.
Backup window
The time period during which a system is available for backups.
Backup task name
A user-friendly name used to identify backup tasks name within GFI Backup.
Blu-ray disk
An optical disc storage medium designed to cater for capacities up to 50
Gigabytes.
Compression
A mechanism that enables the encoding of information using a reduced number of
bits to represent data. This enables considerable savings in terms of storage
space.
Compression level
The level of compression applied to a specific data set.
Credentials
A user name and password used to authenticate users within systems.
Daily Backup Status
report
A report that enables users to keep track of the status of backup tasks on a daily
basis. It is automatically generated and distributed via email on a daily basis and
takes into consideration only the tasks executed during the previous 24 hours.