ThinkOn Blog Data Protection for Business Continuity: Turning Backups into Strategic Assets for Long-term Resilience

Data backup is the backbone of cloud security, creating a reliable foundation for data protection and seamless operations. But true data protection goes beyond safe storage. A cloud-smart, holistic approach that prioritizes both recovery and outcomes is essential for a fully secure strategy. Backups are critical to cybersecurity, but for complete protection, even your backups need backup. Outcomes and restoration: Give your backup a fighting chance Cyberattacks, human error, and natural disasters can impact your IT infrastructure at any time, causing potentially catastrophic service interruptions. When you consider that the average cost of downtime for large organizations is $9,000 a minute-a figure that can escalate into the millions for enterprises in finance and healthcare sectors-data recovery is critical to your business.i In today's landscape of digital threats and increasing risks, a data breach is more than a threat-it's an inevitability. According to the Commvault Recovery Readiness Report, 83 percent of organizations have experienced a material security breach, while 55 percent are not fully confident that they could recover systems and data following a major incident.ii A solid data recovery strategy that leverages your backups during a crisis is your best defense against data loss. The 3-2-1-1-0 rule is ideal for [...]The post Data Protection for Business Continuity: Turning Backups into Strategic Assets for Long-term Resilience appeared first on Thinkon.