A method of creating a structurally similar but inauthentic version of an organization's data that can be used for software testing and user training. The purpose is to protect the actual data while having a functional substitute.

The process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems. It is usually performed programmatically to achieve an automated migration, freeing up human resources from tedious tasks.

Data mining is sorting through data to identify patterns and establish relationships.  

The formalization and documentation of existing processes and events that occur during application software design and development. It captures and translates complex system designs into data flows and processes.

A discrete unit of information. In a general sense, any single fact is a data point. 

The ability to move data among different application programs, computing environments or cloud services. 

Describes any type of processing performed on raw data to prepare it for another processing procedure. Commonly used as a preliminary data mining practice, data preprocessing transforms the data into a format that will be more easily processed.

The statistical analysis and assessment of the quality of data values within a data set for consistency, uniqueness and logic.  

The administration of backup processes to ensure that tasks run on schedule and that data is securely backed up and recoverable. Good data protection management means having effective processes and methodologies in place to maintain data integrity.

A perception or an assessment of data's fitness to serve its purpose in a given context.   

The process of restoring data that has been lost, accidentally deleted, corrupted or made inaccessible for any reason. Data recovery typically refers to the restoration of data to a desktop, laptop, server, or external storage system from a backup.

A Microsoft Windows user who has been granted the right to decrypt data that was encrypted by other users. The assignment of DRA rights to an approved individual provides an IT department with a way to unlock encrypted data in case of an emergency.

The software that helps retrieve data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media when it cannot be accessed normally.

The process of minimizing the amount of data that needs to be stored in a data storage environment. Data reduction can increase storage efficiency and reduce costs.

A managed service in which stored or archived data is duplicated in real time over a Storage Area Network (SAN). A data replication service provides an extra measure of redundancy that can be invaluable if the main storage backup system fails. 

The component of an enterprise's knowledge management system where knowledge is developed, stored, organized, processed, and disseminated.  It information and applications that help an enterprise use its data to best advantage.