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Machine learning data management company Imanis Data has introduced an autonomous backup product powered by machine learning. The firm said users can specify a desired RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and its SmartPolicies tech then set up the backup schedules. The tech is delivered as an upgrade to the Imanis Data Management …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    ?

    "Having backup software set up its own schedules based on input RPO values isn't a new idea, but having it done with machine learning is."

    Is it? The one tiny paragraph that describes some of the values evaluated is pretty wide scooped and general, not to mention some of the terms are ambiguous or at least open to interpretation.

    BTW, what exactly is "machine learning" here? A bunch of statics to formulate if-then conditions?

    Not sure, but are you just trying to sell it? What is the term for advertisement posing as news? Newsvert? Advernews? Anyone found a good one yet?

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  2. CPU

    "backup run failed" has kept many a BOFH in a job. As to how it learnes, well there is only one way, you manually run the back and over time it works out how long it will take and extrapolate forward.... basically the same thing a good Backup Operator would do (or a bad one wouldn't do).

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