Local restore refers to a feature of some remote
data backup and restore systems which allows users to restore large amounts of data using their local area network. Since a typical server failure results in the loss of many gigabytes of data, it is impractical to restore that data from a remote
data center facility when IP-WAN bandwidth is limited to DSL or cable. Some remote backup providers allow customers to optionally synchronize backup data redundantly to an onsite backup appliance. They can then use a recovery point stored on this appliance to restore data at LAN speed.
Local restore is intended to serve as secondary backup protection against hardware failure, data corruption or accidental deletion.
Remote backup providers such as CRC DataProtection always maintain primary backup data at a remote
data center facility, with a secondary onsite backup appliance being available for local restores. When users initiate a restore operation, the local backup appliance examines the data needing to be restored, and if that data exists within a local recovery point, it is restored directly from the backup appliance. This increases the speed of data recovery by removing the immediate need to download backup data from the remote data center facility.
Having a local restore option as part of a comprehensive
data backup and recovery plan is critical for organizations who want to minimize the disruption caused by a data loss event. Local restores are performed more quickly and can dramatically reduce downtime from hardware failure or data deletion.
