Disaster Recovery Journal Winter 2022

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Commonalities Across BaaS Solutions Any organization that assumes BaaS solutions pos sess ubiquitous traits across them will find almost the exact opposite to hold true. Organizations cannot simply deploy any BaaS solution into any IT environment. Rather, each BaaS solution tends to protect certain types of IT envi ronments better than others. However, all BaaS solu tions to share some common traits. Three features that all BaaS solutions include are: n Backup software and hardware . The BaaS includes the backup software and underlying hardware needed to host the software. However, the BaaS solution typically does not include the storage needed to store the backups. typically configure and setup its backup software and hardware for use. A BaaS provider may even deliver its software as a subscription based service that it hosts in a general-purpose cloud. An organization’s first interaction with the BaaS n No hassle deployment . The BaaS provider will

Tips to Selecting the Right BaaS Solution to Protect Your IT Environment By JEROME WENDT B ackup-as-a-service (BaaS) solutions address a common, recurring problem in organizations: backup deploy ment and ongoing maintenance. They minimize the need for organizations to deploy backup software and hardware and then fix, patch, and upgrade them. In adopting BaaS, organizations outsource a task many prefer not to do

and may not currently manage well. However, BaaS solutions do not represent a one size fits all. Each BaaS’s underlying architecture results in certain offerings being better suited to performing backup and recov ery in different IT environ ments. Hence, organizations that host their IT environment in physical, general-purpose clouds, private clouds, or hybrid IT environments will find BaaS solutions better suited for each one.

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