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    Data replication creates and maintains copies of data across different locations or systems to improve data availability, accessibility, and reliability. It involves copying data from one location to another using database management systems or replication software. The main purposes of data replication are disaster recovery, to ensure recoverability in the event of failures like natural disasters, and scalability, distributing data across servers to improve performance and handle more users and transactions without overloading any single server.

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    Data replication creates and maintains copies of data across different locations or systems to improve data availability, accessibility, and reliability. It involves copying data from one location to another using database management systems or replication software. The main purposes of data replication are disaster recovery, to ensure recoverability in the event of failures like natural disasters, and scalability, distributing data across servers to improve performance and handle more users and transactions without overloading any single server.

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    Data replication creates and maintains copies of data across different locations or systems to improve data availability, accessibility, and reliability. It involves copying data from one location to another using database management systems or replication software. The main purposes of data replication are disaster recovery, to ensure recoverability in the event of failures like natural disasters, and scalability, distributing data across servers to improve performance and handle more users and transactions without overloading any single server.

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    Data Replication

    What is the purpose of data replication?


    The purpose of data replication is to create and maintain multiple copies
    of data across different locations or systems in order to improve data
    availability, accessibility, and reliability. Replication involves copying
    data from one location to another, typically using a database
    management system (DBMS) or specialized replication software.
    Data replication can be used for several purposes, including:
     Disaster recovery: Replication can be used as part of a disaster
    recovery strategy to ensure that data is recoverable in the event of
    a catastrophic failure, such as a natural disaster or cyberattack.
     Scalability: Replication can be used to distribute data across
    multiple servers or systems, improving performance and scalability.
    By replicating data to different locations, the system can handle
    more users and transactions without overloading any single server.

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