One in Four SMBs Keeps VM Backups and Replicas Onsite – Nakivo
One third do not verify backups for recoverability
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on October 28, 2014 at 2:49 pmNAKIVO Inc. released the 2014 Annual VM Backup Report.
It provides insight in the current state of virtualization data protection worldwide.
The data has been collected via a global survey of SMBs (companies with up to 250 employees or up to $100 million in annual revenue) who are using VMware virtualization in their datacenters.
Key risks identified:
- Complete data loss: 1 in 4 SMBs keep all of their VM backups and replicas onsite, and thus run a high risk of losing all of their data in case of a disaster, storage failure, or backup repository corruption.
- Failed recoveries: Almost a third of companies do not verify their VM backups for recoverability and run a risk of not being able to recover data because VM backups are corrupted.
- Long DR times: 35% of businesses rely solely on VM backup, and thus run a risk of long recovery times in case of a disaster.
- High cost of a downtime: 41% of SMBs do not know the cost of their business-critical VMs being down, and can suffer significant revenue/customer loss if their Tier 1 VMs become unavailable.
Offsite VM Backup and Replication
Keeping a copy of VM backup and replicas offsite is essential for disaster recovery. However, 1 in 4 SMBs keep all of their VM backups and replicas onsite, and thus run a high risk of losing all of their data in case of a disaster.
NAKIVO recommendations:
- Keep at least one copy of business-critical VM backups offsite to ensure that VMs can be recovered in case of a disaster. NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a single-click integration with Amazon cloud, providing a simple, reliable, and affordable offsite backup storage solution.
- Schedule VM backup verification. On average, 2/3 of SMBs had to recover VMs in the past 12 months, and 16% of those VM recoveries failed. Backup & Replication provides built-in backup verification that can be run on schedule and ensure that files, application objects, and VMs can be recovered.
- Use VM replication for business-critical VMs. Backup & Replication provides a simple way to create and maintain identical copies of source VMs (aka replicas) on a target site. In case of a disaster, the VM replicas can be powered on, providing near-instant DR.
- Identify business-critical VMs and assess downtime/data loss costs. Backup & Replication can help achieve high RPOs with frequent backup and replication job run schedules, and low RTOs with VM replicas and Flash VM Boot.
To download the report (registration needed)