decrypting myths
What are some of the key
challenges organisations face
when it comes to data protection
and how can StorageCraft help
to address these?
A recent survey, commissioned by
StorageCraft, discovered that nearly 50%
of IT decision makers are struggling with
data growth and believe it is only going
to get worse. Further to this, 51% are
not confident that their IT infrastructures
can perform instant data recovery in
the event of a failure. It’s clear that
exponential data growth and its safe
storage is a challenge for organisations
and an area that businesses need
additional support.
The findings also reveal a concerning
disconnect between an organisation’s
confidence and its actual ability to
recover from a ransomware attack. While
68% of respondents believe they have
a clear plan in place and could quickly
recover from a ransomware attack,
nearly a quarter (23%) do not test their
recovery plans. Of those that do test,
nearly half (46%) only test their recovery
plans once a year or less.
Further highlighting the difference
between the perception and reality
of being able to recover from a
ransomware attack, the majority (86%)
of respondents confirmed they suffered
data loss in the past year, with over
a quarter (27%) suffering data loss in
the last six months. The research also
uncovered issues around the budget
and complexity of IT infrastructure,
which will add to the challenge of
ransomware preparedness.
• Nearly half (46%) of respondents
reported that they do not have the
budget to manage their data and
recover from a failure adequately.
• Again, nearly half (49%) of
respondents reported they have
between three and five different
types of systems to manage and
protect data. And 33% have six or
more different types of systems.
StorageCraft data protection, data
management and Business Continuity
solutions allow organisations to
keep their critical information always
safe, accessible and optimised with
StorageCraft’s powerful data protection
offerings delivering instant, reliable and
complete data recovery and eliminate
downtime. Our innovative converged
secondary scale-out storage platform,
with integrated data protection, solves
data growth challenges, is efficient and
easy to use.
How does StorageCraft offer
a simple but robust data
protection offering?
ShadowXafe is StorageCraft’s nextgeneration
data protection solution.
It gives customers affordable access
to a simple, comprehensive and
cost-effective solution that meets
the highest of backup and recovery
metrics attainable.
The most successful
companies in the
digital economy
will be those that
implement storage
policies based not
on their server
hierarchy, but the
value of their data.
It is easy to manage, affordable
and robust, ensuring constant data
availability and uptime for businesses.
Benefits include complete data
protection. By making all data
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