Local replication is a technique that replicates data within the same array or the same data center1. Local replication can enable operational recovery in the event of data lossby providing fast and frequent point-in-time copies of data that can be used for restore and restart operations23.

Enables operational recovery in the event of a site-level disaster is not a benefit of performing local replication. Local replication does not protect data from site-level disasters because it replicates data within the same site1. To protect data from site-level disasters, remote replication is needed to replicate data at a remote site2.

Provides disaster recovery as a service offering is not a benefit of performing local replication. Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) is a cloud-based service that provides backup and recovery capabilities for an organization’s data and applications4. DRaaS typically uses remote replication to store data in cloud storage locations that are geographically dispersed4.

Reduces the time to perform data backups is not a benefit of performing local replication. Data backups are different from data replication because they create secondary copies of data that are stored separately from primary copies and can be retained for longer periods5. Data backups may use local or remote replication as part of their process, but they also involve other steps such as deduplication, compression, encryption and verificatio