FEATURE : STORAGE SOLUTIONS
We explore how companies are storing their data as well as some possible solutions for better securing it . Arcserve , a leader in the storage field , unearths findings from its recent independent global research survey .
Arcserve , a leading provider of backup , recovery and immutable storage solutions for unified data resilience against ransomware and disasters , has announced findings from an independent global research survey of large organisations . A key result in the research survey found that 40 % of UK-based respondents are not re-evaluating and updating Disaster Recovery plans and ransomware defence as the workforce moves to a remote work model and the increased use of mobile devices on the data perimeter . As cybercriminals focus their attacks more on remote workers , it is a business imperative that organisations regularly assess changes in IT and work environments and bolster ransomware defences and update Disaster Recovery plans accordingly .
Additional survey insights emphasise the lack of awareness of the need for an end-to-end data protection plan . Only 25 % of respondents replied that Edge and remote site data protection is critically important for their data recovery solution . Cybercriminals are continuously looking for different ways to infiltrate a business , so a data backup and Disaster Recovery strategy is essential to ensure that all parts of an organisation remain operational even after a ransomware attack .
The research survey also revealed that 60 % of UKbased respondents found it difficult to ensure data compliance with country-restricted data ( Canada , EU ) when using cloud providers . As cloud computing adoption grows and country privacy and ownership laws become more restrictive and complex , global organisations will struggle to manage their data across borders .
Florian Malecki , Executive Vice President of Marketing at Arcserve , said : “ Our survey has unearthed significant data vulnerability gaps in large organisations ’ view and approach to data protection as they standardise on a hybrid workforce strategy . Ransomware attacks continue to disrupt business operations significantly and this issue is not going away anytime soon . It is critical that businesses continuously review and update their Disaster Recovery plans and incorporate data backup and recovery solutions and immutable storage as the foundation of their data resilience plan .”
However , Arcserve Unified Data Protection 9.0 boosts enterprise data resilience and offers a solution to the problem .
The IT leader recently unveiled its Arcserve Unified Data Protection ( UDP ) 9.0 – a single platform , centrally managed backup and Disaster Recovery solution that future-proofs every data infrastructure with robust protection for every type of workload . It combines
Arcserve study finds large organisations not protecting data as IT and work environments evolve
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