Disaster Recovery Is Heading Into the Cloud

Published: Dec 2, 2016
Updated: May 12, 2021
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Disaster Recovery Is Heading Into the Cloud

Disaster Recovery Is Heading Into the Cloud

Disaster Recovery Is Heading Into the Cloud

To ensure that tech systems keep running smoothly—even during times of duress—companies are increasing their investment into cloud-based disaster recovery.

Need for Speed

Need for Speed

72% of CIOs and other IT leaders surveyed said the speed of data backup and recovery is very critical for their organization.

Routine Check

Routine Check

94% said they regularly test their data backups, and 88% said they conduct production level testing with their disaster recovery solutions.

Untimely Consequence

Untimely Consequence

81% of the respondents said it takes at least an hour to recover from server failure, and 26% said it takes more than two hours.

Backup Plan

Backup Plan

64% said their company uses at least three different disaster recovery solutions, with 26% using at least five.

Cloud Mix

Cloud Mix

75% said their organization leverages cloud-based disaster recovery solutions, with 36% opting for a hybrid mix of on-premise and cloud tools.

Expansion Plan

Expansion Plan

89% of respondents said their organization plans to increase cloud-based disaster recovery.

Cautious Approach

Cautious Approach

77% said their company has used disaster recovery solutions after a security threat event.

Disaster Recovery-Related Concerns

Disaster Recovery-Related Concerns

Security threats: 53%, Hardware failure: 20%, Backup disk corruption: 11%, Natural disasters: 10%, Power outage: 2%

Unified View

Unified View

90% of the CIOs and other tech leaders surveyed said they would like to consolidate their disaster recovery solutions into one dashboard.

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty

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Dennis McCafferty, a writer for eWeek, Baseline and CIO Insight, has more than 20 years of experience as a writer. He has covered a variety of technology and business topics for a number of publications, including those of Ziff Davis. Dennis was also an editorial staffer for USA Weekend, the nation’s second-largest magazine, with more than 22 million readers.

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