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Modern applications require data, and that data usually needs to be globally available, easily accessible and served with reliable performance expectations. Simply put, it is a set of processes to keep additional copies of data available for emergencies, backups or to meet performance requirements.

Data replication helps reduce latency of applications by keeping copies of data close to the end user of the application.

Applications that can leverage data replication can also take care to preserve user data; otherwise, they risk losing information when a device breaks or a data center is destroyed.

Cloud data replication extends the traditional approach by sending data to multiple cloud-based data services that stay in sync with one another.