survey results: the state of backup

The State of BackupResearch Results and Takeaways

Agenda

What We AskedWhat We LearnedHow Zetta.net Can Help

What We Asked

What is the average backup environment?

• Are you using file-based backups, application-aware backups, server image backups, a combination or none?

• Which operating systems are you currently using in your environment?

• What percentage of your environment is virtualized?

• Are you using an on-premise disaster recovery solution, offsite physical solutions (tape, etc), cloud-based solutions or Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)? Do you plan to add solutions in the near future?

400+ responses from IT professionals in a range of industries

What We Learned

Most respondents used multiple backup types.

79% used at least two types of backup

52% used all three types

File Backups

Application Backups

Server Image Backups

9%15%

8%3% 4%

9%

52%

Most used multiple operating systems

63% use more than one OS

95% have Windows in their environment

33%

3%

47%

1% 1%8% 4% 1%

<1%: Mac, Other, Mac + Linux, Linux + Other

Virtualization is an ongoing project

47% have 71-100% virtualized servers

34% have 31-70% virtualized servers

19% have 0-30% virtualized servers

Physical Offsite DR remains common...

15%20%

10%

25%

70% use one of four DR solutions.

97% using some form of disaster recovery

On-Premise

Physical Offsite

On-Premise + Cloud

On-Premise + Offsite

...but cloud adoption is growing

31% planned to add a new DR method.

52% of those adding DR planned to use cloud.

What about DRaaS?

13% currently use DRaaS

28% of those adding DR planned to add DRaaS

How Zetta.net Can Help

What we do

SERVER

LOCAL MEDIA

ZettaMirrorSoftware

ZETTA.NET SERVICE

• NAS• SAN• USB• HDD

CENTRALIZEDWEB MANAGEMENT

• Online backup and disaster recovery, designed for enterprise

• Built-in WAN optimization transfers up to 5TB in 24 hours

• SSAE 16-audited, HIPAA/ITAR compliant

One solution, multiple backup types

PHYSICAL SERVERS

VIRTUAL SERVERS

FILES • DATABASESSERVER IMAGES

BACKUP • ARCHIVINGDISASTER RECOVERY

CLOUD + LOCAL

• Back up file directories, application-specific data or complete server images, with granular recovery options.

• Multiple physical and virtual recovery options

• Included support for SQL, Exchange, Hyper-V, NetApp, VMware and unstructured data

• Simultaneous backup to cloud for offsite data protection and local drive for onsite recovery

Starting at $175/month

• Cloud + local file, database & server image backup / recovery for physical & virtual servers

• Backup & DR software licenses for an unlimited number of servers & endpoints

• Built-in WAN acceleration for optimal transfer speeds

• 500GB secure cloud storage in SSAE16-audited datacenters

• 24 x 7 US-based engineer-level support

• Plugins for SQL, Exchange, Hyper-V, NetApp & more

Streamlined central management

• Create, configure and manage all backup jobs from a single web-based console

• Unified interface to backup physical and virtual servers

Browse files in the cloud

• Choose snapshot from versions stored in the cloud

• Data is replicated to the cloud in its native format, making it simple to locate and browse files and directories

• Recover a full backup, or select and restore individual files

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