More and more IT managers and business professionals have recognized the importance and cost-efficiency of utilizing online data protection in order to back up and recover corporate data within their organization. However, one question often arises when it comes time to approach management for funding: How does one measure ROI and prove profitability of an online backup solution? This paper answers that question and more, by not only covering the topic of how to measure ROI, but also the soft benefits of online backup. Though these benefits can be difficult to quantify, they are extremely valuable to the corporation in evaluating any data protection strategy.

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