DCIG Review: Embracing Hybrid Clouds and Mitigating Ransomware Threats with Arcserve UDP 10

The recent release of Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 10 provides customers with an intuitive, flexible, and affordable way to address their critical data security and business continuity challenges. But you don’t have to take our word for it.

In a recent Product Review by the Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG), Principal Analyst Jerome Wendt wrote, “Arcserve UDP 10 provides a reliable last line of defense against ransomware challenges that budget-conscious organizations face in their complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments.”

Here's a quick overview of DCIG’s findings.

Seamless Hybrid Cloud Integration

According to Statista, 73 percent of the enterprise respondents indicated that they have deployed a hybrid cloud in their organization in 2024. As DCIG notes in its review, any modern backup solution must be versatile enough to handle cloud-based infrastructure while delivering robust defenses against cyber threats like ransomware.

DCIG points out that Arcserve UDP 10 delivers vital hybrid cloud capabilities, including seamless integration between on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments. The software offers flexible cloud support, enhanced storage and disaster recovery options, and native AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Wasabi integrations. It also enables fast recovery in the cloud, enhancing business continuity. As DCIG puts it, Arcserve UDP 10 “positions organizations to fully, and affordably, capitalize on hybrid cloud functionality."

Arcserve UDP 10: Enhanced Security and Operational Efficiency

Arcserve UDP 10 adds several advanced features that enhance security and increase operational efficiency:

Mitigating Ransomware Risks with Advanced Malware Detection

With ransomware attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated—and targeting backups—data protection solutions must actively defend those backups. Arcserve UDP 10 delivers on this requirement, as DICG notes that it “leans into anti-malware detection" by leveraging Microsoft Defender for backup scanning.

By scanning backups for malware, Arcserve UDP 10 provides a built-in security layer that doesn’t add costs or complexity. DCIG writes, "Arcserve’s decision to use Microsoft Defender in this role to scan backups for ransomware makes sense because Arcserve already hosts UDP 10 on Microsoft Windows Server. This gives Arcserve UDP immediate access to Microsoft Defender’s APIs,” enabling organizations to perform thorough scans without needing specialized third-party software.

The software also features Assured Security Scan, which detects malware before restoration, preventing system reinfection and minimizing disruptions.

On-Demand Virtual Standby: Rapid Disaster Recovery

One of the standout enhancements in Arcserve UDP 10 is Ad-hoc Virtual Standby. This feature allows for seamless disaster recovery, providing a faster, more flexible approach to recovering virtual machines (VMs). Per DCIG, “Arcserve UDP 10’s new On-demand Virtual Standby feature addresses this underserved need for standard virtual machines to recover more quickly.”

With Ad-hoc Virtual Standby, IT administrators can automatically spin up new VMs without needing pre-configuration and recover to any on-premises or cloud environment, including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.

Efficient Data Replication

With its One-to-Many Replication Support, Arcserve UDP 10 streamlines replication. It enables organizations to efficiently replicate backup data to multiple locations, reducing the risks associated with site-level disasters. 

DCIG points out that “Arcserve One-to-Many replication support quickly creates a backup copy at the replication target location with the lowest latency” and “makes it practical for organizations to implement more widely.” Arcserve’s approach eliminates bottlenecks in data replication while allowing simultaneous replication across diverse on-premises and cloud targets, enhancing data resilience.

Cost-Effective Data Resilience Delivered

Arcserve UDP 10 focuses on security, efficiency, and cost management, delivering tangible value to users. As DCIG puts it, “Arcserve UDP 10 provides a reliable last line of defense” for addressing “the ransomware challenges that budget-conscious organizations face.”

Thanks to the software's built-in anti-malware scanning, customers will realize reduced operational costs. Flexible recovery options minimize the need to pre-allocate resources, while management is streamlined via a centralized cloud console that supports multisite and multi-cloud environments.

DCIG review’s closing remarks tell you everything you need to know: “Arcserve UDP 10 does more than help keep organizations ahead of the hybrid cloud and ransomware challenges they face. It positions them to fully, and affordably, capitalize on hybrid cloud functionality while better mitigating the threats that ransomware presents.” 

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

Read the DCIG Arcserve UDP 10 Review

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