FEATURE
During the pandemic , organisations across every industry were forced into making the sudden switch to remote working , changing the way those organisations used and viewed their data . With employees needing remote access from outside the security of the workplace , cybercriminals took advantage of an increasing number of unsecured networks and endpoints .
To protect against the damage that could be done should a cyberattack – or even a natural disaster or simply human error – occur , businesses have recognised the importance of secure backups and watertight disaster plans more than ever before . We spoke to five industry experts to get their thoughts on why backups are so essential and how business leaders can make sure they ’ re protected . that organisations were forced to act first and revise later . This approach was necessary for businesses to minimise the impact and in some cases , was needed for survival , but as you can imagine this has left a wake of fragmented data and dispersed technologies that need to
businesses have recognised the importance of secure backups and watertight disaster plans more than ever before .
be protected for compliance as well as Business Continuity .”
Why backups are critical
This is where backup comes into play . Steve Cochran , Chief Technology Officer at ConnectWise explains why all organisations need to have a Disaster Recovery plan that includes sufficient backups .
John Day , Sales Engineering Leader , UK & I and Nordics at Commvault
The COVID effect
The impact of the past 18 months on data usage has been phenomenal . John Day , Sales Engineering Leader , UK & I and Nordics at Commvault acknowledges how businesses have been “ experiencing the data explosion impact of remote working , and the data sprawl that this has brought to their environments . This coupled with the knee jerk reactions that businesses were forced to undertake to tackle a world hit by the pandemic , has taken its toll .
“ The acceleration of collaboration technology , cloud adoption and SaaS offerings with elasticity , is top of mind , and due to the uncertain times , meant
“ Data is the livelihood of organisations – whether that ’ s a hospital , law firm or a bank – and without having instant access to it can cause unplanned downtime that can affect operations . Hardware failure , cyberattacks such as ransomware , or even a natural disaster can cause serious problems for businesses because the risks associated with data loss can be severe . Hospitals need instant access to patient data and if the database has been compromised and they can ’ t access it then lives could be at stake . This is why it is absolutely essential to ensure organisations of all sizes , including SMBs , have a backup and Disaster Recovery ( DR ) plan in place . This way , organisations can resume normal business operations as quickly as possible while minimising the impact or damage associated with such an event . www . intelligentciso . com
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