Data Recovery schemes should not be considered backups

RAID Data Recovery schemes should not be considered "backups". While RAID protects against drive failure, the data is still exposed to operator, software, hardware and virus destruction. Most well-designed computer systems utilize separate backups that hold copies of the data but don't allow much interaction with it. Intelligent backups copy the data and remove the copy from the computer for safe storage - unlike RAID processes that constantly monitor and manipulate the data.