Trends in Enterprise Data Protection – Evaluator Group

Evaluator Group, Inc. announced a research study, Trends in Enterprise Data Protection.

Driven by digital transformation, the majority of enterprises are currently re-evaluating their data protection strategy. The report focuses on why and how data protection in the enterprise is changing. It also looks at where backup, snapshots, DR, archive, as well as the role the public cloud plays in data protection solution implementations. The study outlines what is and is not important to the enterprise including their continued concerns over cost, the use of flash, air gaps, plans for tape and more.

“From the interviews and surveying used to create this report, it is clear that there is a high likelihood of change, with 57% of respondents citing intention to replace or augment their current solution,” said Camberley Bates, managing partner, Evaluator Group. “This is just the beginning of the journey as clients grapple with the data-driven economy.”
            
“We looked at end-to-end technologies that are part of the data protection strategy. While backup is core, it is only part of an overall strategy,” said Steve Scully, senior analyst, Evaluator Group. “IT end users are very aware and interested in the new technologies, including scale-out systems and public cloud, and how they could address some of their cost and functional issues even while many continue to rely on tape.“
 
In addition to finding that over 69% of enterprises are re-evaluating data protection practices, this research uncovered which data protection solutions are currently being used, the challenges enterprises are facing with current practices and which solutions will be used in the near future to address these challenges.