THE EDGE
One of the best ways to build such a
fool-proof plan is to invest in a data
backup solution that can replicate and
save data from the cloud to on-premises,
irrespective of which cloud platform is
being used by the organisation.
Moreover, the best backup solution is
one which allows data to be backed up
from multiple cloud platforms and saved
on-premises.
The reason for this is, most organisations
are in a multi-cloud platform environment
rather than a single cloud one.
Such a backup solution would work
equally well whether the cloud platform
was Microsoft’s Office 365, OneDrive or
MyDrive, as common examples.
The backup solution would also offer
multiple modes of backup operation, which
could be a continuous mode process,
scheduled process, or manual process.
With increasing prices of cloud storage
services, as you include value added
services such as security, backup and
recovery, backing up data from the cloud
to on-premises, is getting increasingly
economical. This is more pronounced for
large, sprawling, global enterprises.
By backing up data from the cloud to
on-premises, end users can save on
cloud storage costs and only keep the
most current data in their licensed
cloud platforms.
Lastly, the backup solution should offer
the latest storage management features
such as deduplication and single instance
data management.
This would bring cost and storage
efficiency to the organisation that has
taken the initiative to backup cloud
data into an on-premises data
management platform.
While innovative technologies may come
and go, offering multiple opportunities
for businesses to adapt and move
efficiently forward, being able to
successfully manage inherent risks is
also part of the success. ◊
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