Lower disk costs and bandwidth-optimized data transfer are fueling disk-to-cloud (D2C) and disk-to-disk-to-cloud (D2D2C) strategies. Off-site, cloud-based storage provides inherent DR for SMBs and may improve response time for single or small set of files recovery over tape-based approaches.

While the transition from tape- to disk-based backup is part of many SMBs’ and ROBOs’ backup modernization strategies, leveraging a cloud-based service can provide savings in administrative time and capital budgets. Capital investments in and management of data protection infrastructure is removed, often making a service approach more palatable for budget-constrained organization...