As data volumes have grown and retention requirements grow more complex, a host of quick fixes for backup, such as data deduplication, have arisen. Yet these band-aids do not remedy the core problem: Organizations, for fear of violating compliance rules, are saving everything, even data they no longer need. Analyst George Crump notes that archiving—offloading inactive data to a separate storage tier—offers a real solution. Read this paper to learn how cloud archiving, particularly with an experienced provider, can help even smaller companies easily and cost-effectively reduce backup headaches.