Clearly, cloud computing plays a critical role in backup for enterprises. Today’s enterprises face the daily risk of ransomware, cyberattacks and natural disasters — as well as the common occurrence of accidentally deleted files. As a result, a robust cloud backup procedure is a must. And with the competitive prices from many cloud companies, online backup offers enterprises an easy way to comply with the 3-2-1 backup rule.
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The 3-2-1 rule is a simple shorthand for making sure you are complying with industry best practices for cloud backups:
Using a cloud backup service is a very easy way to get one backup copy on a different device and in an offsite location. In addition, these services are very affordable and many offer advanced features that can enhance your data availability and security.
However, enterprises do need to vet their online backup vendors carefully to make sure they find the best fit for their needs.
Leading enterprise cloud backup vendors include the following:
Serving more than 5 million consumers and 500,000 businesses in 145 countries worldwide, Acronis is a global leader in data protection. It offers online backup solutions for individuals, small businesses, enterprises and service providers. Its primary cloud backup service for enterprise users is called Acronis Backup, and it also offers a more robust solution called Acronis Backup Cloud that is designed for services providers. It has won multiple awards and gets very high reviews from analysts and users.
In business since 1983, Arcserve has a long history with backup technology, and it has an impressive list of customers that includes Expedia, Bloomberg, Sony Music and Thomson Reuters. It offers both on-premises and online backup solutions, and unlike some of the other companies on this list, it focuses exclusively on enterprise customers. It offers three different cloud backup services for enterprises: Arcserve UDP Cloud Hybrid, which incorporates online backup, disaster recovery and archive capabilities; Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct, which is a backup as a service/disaster recovery as a service offering that doesn’t require any on-premises hardware; and Arcserve UDP Cloud Archiving, which backs up enterprise email.
Backblaze has built its reputation on fast, cheap online backup capabilities. It has a very large customer base that includes both consumers and businesses, and it also offers low-cost cloud storage. It has more than 750 PB of data stored on its servers, and it has won several awards. However, this service is just for individual PCs, not for enterprise servers or data stored in the cloud.
For Cohesity, online backup is just one piece of its complete data management platform, which focuses addressing the issues created by mass data fragmentation. It focuses on helping enterprises protect and manage their secondary data that resides in many different locations. Its primary cloud backup service for enterprises is called Cohesity DataProtect, and it also incorporates backup into its Cohesity DataPlatform, which also includes more advanced data management capabilities.
Designed for enterprises with hybrid IT environments, Commvault is another vendor that combines data protection with data management capabilities. This company offers a lot of backup software and appliances, but it does also have an online backup offering called Commvault Software as a Service. It comes in three flavors: one for backing up endpoints, one for backing up AWS workloads and one for backing up Office 365.
Dell EMC offers a range of data protection, disaster recovery and online backup solutions that build on its storage expertise. The company is key vendor in data protection, and clearly Dell EMC – after the merger of these two mega-giants – has the resources to invest in its product line. In particuarly, its services are likely to be of interest to enterprises that use Dell EMC storage and are looking to back up that storage to a public cloud service. The company also offers the ability to back up data that already resides in the cloud.
As one of the leading public cloud providers, IBM is in a unique position to offer enterprise cloud backup services that run in its own data centers spread across the globe. And with its decades of experience serving enterprises, IBM has one of most well-respected brands in the industry. It is able to offer advanced backup technology to customers anywhere in the world. In addition, customers who purchase other IBM products, like servers and storage, can purchase IBM Cloud Backup as an add-on service.
Rubrik offers a complete enterprise data management platform that can run on premises or in the cloud. It offers services that are very easy to use but offer near-instant access. It reports that customers have reduced backup costs by as much as 50 percent while spending no more than two to three minutes per day on backup activities. Its customers include Expedia, Cisco, the Department of Defense, UC San Diego, and many other large organizations.
As a leading cloud data management vendor, Veeam has earned numerous awards and industry accolades. It has a lengthy list of industry partners and supports all the major platforms. It has more than 343,000 customers around the world, including Royal Caribbean Cruises, Telecom Italia, the Vancouver Canucks and many others. It offers multiple online backup products, including Veeam Availability Suite, Veeam Backup and Replication and Veeam Backup Essentials.
As a leading provider of availability services with more than 25 years of experience, Veritas has an impressive roster of customers that includes the world’s largest financial institutions, largest telcos, largest investment banks and largest healthcare organizations. It also has partnerships with industry leaders like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, Pure Storage, HPE and others. Its long list of availability and data protection products includes NetBackup, CloudPoint, SaaS Backup and others.
Company
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Cloud Backup Services for Enterprise
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Key Differentiators
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Acronis
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· Acronis Backup · Acronis Backup Cloud |
· Support for physical, virtual, cloud and mobile environments · Fast setup and fast recovery · Machine learning-based ransomware protection · Blockchain-based security features |
Arcserve
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· Arcserve UDP Cloud Hybrid
· Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct
· Arcserve UDP Cloud Archiving
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· More than three decades of experience
· Support for cloud, physical, and virtual environments running Windows and Linux
· Automated disaster recovery and application-level recovery testing
· Failover to Arcserve Cloud, Azure, AWS, or a private cloud
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Backblaze
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Backblaze |
· Fast, low-cost backup for PCs · Ransomware protection · Support for single sign-on · Free hard drive restore |
Cohesity
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· Cohesity DataProtect
· Cohesity DataPlatform
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· Simplified user interface
· Converged backup for diverse workloads
· Fast restores and fast search
· Policy-based automation
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Commvault
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Commvault Software as a Service |
· Data management capabilities · Extensive ecosystem · Flexible service plans · Fast setup |
Dell EMC
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· Hybrid Cloud Backup
· In-Cloud Backup
· Cloud Snapshot Manager
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· Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support
· Low TCO
· Advanced VMware support
· Free trial available
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IBM
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IBM Cloud Backup |
· Multi-platform support · Global data centers · Ease of use · Recover to a known point in time |
Rubrik
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Rubrick Cloud Data Management
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· Backup integrated with other data management capabilities
· Fast setup, search and recovery
· Self-service
· Support for multiple physical, virtual and cloud environments
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Veeam
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· Veeam Availability Suite · Veeam Backup and Replication · Veeam Backup Essentials |
· Backup only and full data management options · Support for multiple physical, virtual and cloud environments, including SaaS · Simple and flexible · Very reliable |
Veritas
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· NetBackup
· CloudPoint
· SaaS Backup
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· Multiple backup products available
· Support for multi-cloud and SaaS
· Simplified management and automation
· Automated deletion of PII
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