What are the top challenges with backups? (Select all that apply)

ResilienceApplication Integration

Backup tool integration23%

Implementation37%

Too manual/lack of automation41%

Difficulty expressing the need for backups to the business (e.g., hard to define ROI)33%

Initial costs30%

Ongoing costs (e.g., subscription or usage fees)24%

Protecting the backup files from cyber attacks17%

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SVP - Global Technology Services in Travel and Hospitality2 years ago

The challenge is to make sure back up are good, and there isn't any good ways to know than to use them on a regular basis which obviously increase cost and resources consumption.

Director in Manufacturing4 years ago

Ensuring you are backing up everything and dedication to testing regularly to ensure what you backed up works

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Director of IT in Software4 years ago

Drastic data growth that translates to significant backup size growth. Effectively upgrading your backup servers, proxies and repositories to keep up with all the data growth. If you use SaaS backup, then keeping up with the bandwidth increase.

Being able to recover the data in a timely manner.

Design of a proper air-gapped backup solution that will be effective, having immutable repositories.

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