The State of Cloud Backup & Data Protection 2017

Unitrends 2017 annual survey of IT professionals’ cloud backup and business continuity programs shows data protection and recovery remains a significant challenge. Data centers are growing in complexity and the volumes of data requiring protection are adding to the pressure on IT teams to guarantee quicker recoveries. Many organizations are not even following minimal best practices, and at the opposite end of the spectrum leaders in DR are increasingly using the cloud to play a critical role in business continuity. See where your business stands against the very latest IT metrics including recovery times, DR testing frequency, and cloud usage.

Six major findings stand out from the survey responses.