The Importance of Versatile Cloud Data Protection Support in a Multicloud World

In the 2024 State of Cloud Strategy Survey, 79 percent of respondents said they have or are planning multicloud deployments. So, the odds are good that you are or will be employing a multicloud strategy. That doesn’t mean on-premises and private clouds are going away. It’s simply a reflection of the fact that storing and processing data across public clouds offers unmatched flexibility and scalability. 

But managing and protecting data in a multicloud world brings unique challenges. In a recent Dynatrace survey, 87 percent of respondents said multicloud complexity makes it more difficult to deliver an outstanding customer experience, and 84 percent said that the resulting complexity makes it harder to protect applications from security vulnerabilities and attacks.

Much of that complexity comes from data fragmentation, a key challenge in multicloud environments. With workloads distributed across platforms like Good Cloud, AWS, Azure, Wasabi, and private clouds and data centers, ensuring consistent data protection, disaster recovery, and compliance can be overwhelming. That’s because each environment has its own tools, compliance requirements, and security protocols. And that makes a unified and versatile data protection strategy crucial to ensuring business continuity.

When considering the potential gaps in your data protection strategy, there are several requirements for a solution that you need to pay attention to. These requirements reflect the growing complexity of multicloud environments while balancing other considerations, like budget and independence from any given cloud provider.

Key Cloud Data Protection Capabilities

A versatile cloud data protection solution must address these requirements:

• Unified management with centralized tools lets IT teams easily manage data backup and recovery across all cloud (and on-premises) environments.

• Flexible disaster recovery across all platforms to minimize downtime in a disaster.

• Scalability that can keep up with increasing data volumes and adapt to evolving IT strategies, including migrations to new cloud providers.

• Cost-efficiency that protects data and ensures recovery without breaking the bank.

Arcserve UDP 10: Versatile Cloud Support for a Multicloud World

Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 10 meets all these requirements. That starts by taking the complexity out of protecting data in multicloud environments by offering complete visibility and control over backup environments using a single-pane-of-glass. Add in the Arcserve UDP 10 Virtual Standby feature, available for Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, and Wasabi, and you can create robust disaster recovery strategies that fit your specific needs.

Arcserve UDP 10 offers these valuable benefits:

• Streamlined recovery by letting you configure, manage, and recover directly within the Arcserve interface, enabling seamless operations across cloud providers.

• Hybrid infrastructure support so you can count on comprehensive data protection across your cloud and on-premises environments.

• Flexible recovery options that let you recover workloads to any supported cloud platform, eliminating vendor lock-in and empowering you with more options.

By consolidating cloud data protection into a single platform, Arcserve UDP 10 ensures you are prepared for any data loss scenario, whether caused by a cyberattack, system failure, or natural disaster.

More Reasons to Choose Arcserve UDP 10

Arcserve UDP 10 delivers much more than versatility. It also:

• Increases operational efficiency by automating critical processes, reducing manual intervention and IT staff time, including automating software updates with the latest OS versions across multiple vendors to ensure compliance. 

• Simplifies management across multicloud and multi-site environments thanks to an enhanced Cloud Console that provides a single-pane-of-glass interface with complete visibility and control over backup environments. That centralizes operations and streamlines workflows, eliminating complexity.

• Ensures cost-efficiency by delivering enterprise-grade features at a fraction of the cost, opening the door to advanced data protection for any size organization. A flexible licensing model ensures you only pay for what you need, optimizing IT budgets without compromising data protection capabilities.

• Offers tailored solutions as you work with Arcserve’s team of data protection experts to design a solution that meets your unique needs. 

Ready for a deeper dive into Arcserve UDP 10?  

Watch this video of our CEO and EVP of Product Management to discover the vision for Arcserve UDP and explore the future of data resilience enabled by UDP 10. Learn about new features, updated capabilities, and AI innovations that we're bringing to UDP in the future. 

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