…however, tape is still a common method for getting backups off-site
Not so sticky tape
56%
Replicate to offsite disk
22%
No offsite copy
17%
Copy to tape, take offsite
Human error is still a leading case of data loss
“It was like that when I got here”
Who’s clumsier?
Large organisations
22%
listed human error as the main cause of data loss over the last 12 months
Small organisations
6%
listed human error as the main cause of data loss over the last 12 months
… and backup is still very time consuming
1/3 of respondents either spend over two hours a day on backup or employ dedicated staff
Who is more likely to have a business continuity plan?
… and how many people actually test their disaster recovery?
Number of respondents who tested their DR plan in the last 12 months
157
Have tested their disaster recovery
106
Have not tested their disaster recovery, but plan to within the next 12 months
88
Have not tested their disaster recovery, and are not planning to
41% of small organisations don’t have a business continuity plan and don’t intend to implement one in the next year
What are the reasons why organisations don’t test?
When planning to fail is the right thing to do
Lack of time for testing
Cost
Lack of staff with relevant skills to test
Fear of prolonged downtime
The most important factors when selecting a cloud provider
Security over functionality
Who were the respondents?
The locations, bandwidth and number of cloud services used. How do you compare?
… and what does it cost?
Biggest costs associated with storage growth
22%
Hardware
18%
Maintenance
13%
Backup
49% of respondents do not actively distinguish between unused and recently accessed file data, despite it being the largest cause of storage growth
…but for some, existing security policies were deemed sufficient
(Sometimes without needing to be reviewed)
Yes, we have reviewed our security policies and made no changes 32%
Yes, we have reviewed our security policies and have made changes 29%
No, we have not reviewed our security policies 26%
By organisation size
Medium organisations were most likely to review security policies, regardless of whether they made changes
Review of backups
17%
of all respondents have increased the frequency of backups in response to cyber threats
After years of falling budgets have things started to even out?
Pick a card, any card
And finally, it is the largest organisations who claim they are best at cloud computing
Self-assessment of competence when implementing and managing cloud services
---------%
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Small organisations
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Large organisations
FIND OUT MORE
Take a look at the Data Health Check 2014 PDF report,
read the 2012 and 2013 reports or visit www.databarracks.com
