Data Protection
Data protection has never been as challenging as it is today, thanks to the continuing adoption of virtualization and private cloud architectures, the specter of ransomware, the unfettered growth in unstructured data, increased compliance regulations, consolidation initiatives, and aggressive service-level agreements.
Data protection is evolving to adjust to new IT infrastructure driven by digital transformation, cyber threats, legal mandates, and the risk of data loss.
Data protection software and services are essential for preventing downtime, ensuring IT continuity, and facilitating system and data recovery. They are also crucial in the fight against ransomware.
Enterprise Strategy Group’s Data Protection analysts and demand-side research cover the technologies and services available, both in the data center and in the cloud, including:
- Backup
- Business continuity/Disaster recovery
- Cloud data protection
- Compliance
- Cyber resilience/Ransomware
- Data privacy regulations
- Data protection
- Data replication
- DRaaS
- E-discovery
- Intelligent data management
Research Report
Cloud Data Protection Strategies at a Crossroads
The broad adoption of public cloud services and containers as sources and repositories of business-critical data puts the onus on data owners to deliver on data protection SLAs for cloud-resident and container-based applications and data. Users are confused about the data protection levels that public cloud and Kubernetes environments deliver and about the changing protection options (DIY in the cloud, cloud-native third-party solutions, hyperscalers’ built-in features, as-a-service, etc.).
Analysts Covering Data Protection
Christophe Bertrand
Practice Director, Data Protection
Areas of Expertise
- Backup
- Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
- Cloud Data Protection
- Compliance
- Cyber Resilience
- Data Privacy Regulations
Brian McKenna
Senior Analyst, Business Applications & EMEA Analyst Services Director
Areas of Expertise
- Business & Technology Strategy
- Business Applications
- Business Intelligence
- Contact Center
- Customer Data Platforms (CDP)
- Customer Experience/CRM
Recent Data Protection Insights
Survey Results | February 29, 2024
2024 Technology Spending Intentions for Small Businesses
Infographic | February 23, 2024
2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey
Research Report | February 13, 2024
2024 Technology Spending Intentions Survey
Survey Results | February 5, 2024