EsG research highlights: The evolution of data protection cloud strategies

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In order to gain insight into these trends, ESG surveyed 381 IT professionals at organizations in North America (US and Canada) personally familiar with and/or responsible for data protection technology decisions for their organization, specifically around those data protection and production technologies that may leverage cloud services as part of the solution.

April 12, 202112 mins
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Cloud-based data protection is the new norm. The adoption of public cloud-based data protection services has grown significantly over the past five years. Organizations identify security, the ability to deliver against RPOs and RTOs, reduced costs, and even improved compliance as the most common benefits from using such solutions. New solutions and capabilities have recently emerged that focus on in-cloud data protection that often leverage hyperscalers’ own new capabilities to protect data that they host.

Cloud-based data protection is the new norm. The adoption of public cloud-based data protection services has grown significantly over the past five years. Organizations identify security, the ability to deliver against RPOs and RTOs, reduced costs, and even improved compliance as the most common benefits from using such solutions. New solutions and capabilities have recently emerged that focus on in-cloud data protection that often leverage hyperscalers’ own new capabilities to protect data that they host.