Cluster

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1. A Cluster is a group of systems that worked together as a single system to provide fast and uninterrupted services.

Notes: It has sufficient hardware and software redundancy that a single failure will not significantly disrupt its services.

Similar term: Network Attached Storage, Storage Area Network.

Return To: Data Protection/Recovery Strategy - Category

BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 4: Business Continuity Strategy CL 2D: Intermediate (DR)

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)