Shadow files are an exact live copy of the original active database, allowing you to maintain live duplicates of your production database, which can be brought into production in the event of a hardware failure.
Data mirroring In data storage, disk mirroring is the replication of logical disk volumes onto separate physical hard disks in real time to ensure continuous availability. It is most commonly used in RAID 1
Backups In computing, the phrase backup means to copy files to a second medium (a disk or tape) as a precaution in case the first medium fails.