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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cautious Approach

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

Disaster Recovery-Related Concerns

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

Unified View

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