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Veeam research finds organisations are increasing modern data protection for cloud workloads
Danny Allan , CTO and Senior Vice President , Product Strategy , Veeam
V eeam Software , a provider modern data protection solution , has released the findings of its Cloud Protection Trends Report 2023 , covering four key “ As-a-Service ” scenarios : Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ), Platform-as-a-Service ( PaaS ), Software-Asa-Service ( SaaS ), and Backup and Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service ( BaaS / DRaaS ). The survey found that companies are recognising the increasing need to protect their SaaS environments . For example , nearly 90 % of Microsoft 365 customers surveyed use supplemental measures rather than relying solely on built-in recovery capabilities . Preparing for a rapid recovery from cyber and ransomware attacks was the top cited reason for this backup , with regulatory compliance the next most popular business driver .
Highlights of the report :
• While new IT workloads are launching in the cloud at far faster rates than old workloads are being decommissioned in the data centre , a surprising 88 % brought workloads from the cloud back to their data centre for one or more reasons , including development , cost / performance optimisation and Disaster Recovery
• With cybersecurity ( including ransomware ) continuing to be a critical concern , data protection strategies have evolved , and most organisations are delegating backup responsibilities to specialists , instead of requiring each workload ( IaaS , SaaS , PaaS ) owner to protect their own data . The majority of backups of cloud workloads are now being done by the backup team and no longer require the specialised expertise or added burden of cloud administrators
• Today , 98 % of organisations utilise a cloud-hosted infrastructure as part of their data protection strategy . DRaaS is perceived as surpassing the tactical benefits of BaaS by providing expertise around Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery ( BCDR ) planning , implementation and testing . Expertise is recognised as a primary differentiator by subscribers choosing their BaaS / DRaaS provider , based on business acumen , technical IT recovery architects , and operational assistance in planning and documentation of BCDR strategies
• Unfortunately , as is often the case for new cloud-hosted architectures , some PaaS administrators are incorrectly presuming that the native durability of cloud-hosted services relieves the need for backup : 34 % of organisations do not yet back up their cloud-hosted file shares , and 15 % do not back up their cloudhosted databases .
“ The growing adoption of cloud-powered tools and services , escalated by the massive shift to remote work and current hybrid work environments , put a spotlight on hybrid IT and data protection strategies across industries ,” said Danny Allan , CTO and Senior Vice President , Product Strategy , Veeam .
“ As cybersecurity threats continue to increase , organisations must look beyond traditional backup services and build a purposeful approach that best suits their business needs and cloud strategy . This survey shows that workloads continue to fluidly move from data centres to clouds and back again , as well as from one cloud to another – creating even more complexity in data protection strategy . The results of this survey show that while modern IT enterprises have made significant strides in cloud and data protection , there is still work to be done .”
This year ’ s report showed a significant shift from last year as customers are increasingly interested in outsourcing their backups and gaining a “ turnkey ” or “ white-glove ” level of management service instead of the internal IT staff continuing to manage BaaS-delivered infrastructure . This shift indicates that experience and trust in providers is increasing and could also point to challenges over the past year with the IT talent supply chain . •
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