N-able highlights the disadvantages of outdated backup technologies

A new poll from N-able highlights the disadvantages of outdated and expensive backup technologies and policies. The survey confirms the need for a cloud first approach to data protection. A solution of this type is proposed by N-able with the N-able Backup service. Here are the details:

N-able results on backup services

According to what emerged from the N-able surveynearly 75% of managed service providers (MSPs) report that their backup services are profitable. Note, however, that per 57% of participants their data retention policies are limited by local storage capacity. N-able’s survey of backup services highlights how For 45% of respondents, backup devices are an expensive choice when it comes to data protection. In fact, focusing on a local storage system is seen as a management and maintenance commitment. With the cloud-first data protectioninstead, it eliminates the need for storage management and all those activities related to maintenance.

The company comment

Eric Harless, N-able backup head nerd, declares: “Every company has its own needs, but the increasing spread of ransomware that can attack backup files on the local network should make cloud storage a default option for data protection, leaving local storage as an option. secondary. Ransomware threats demonstrate how important it is to store backups off the local network, which is why a device-free, cloud-directed approach is best. “