Data disasters
Indecent Exposure
88% of IT consultants have a disaster-recovery plan for their clients, but 39% don’t believe these clients are properly prepared for a large-scale disaster or outage.
Data Downtime
79% say it would take “hours” to restore data due to these incidents, and 19% say it would take several days.
Integrity Oversight, Part I
Only 44% check client backups daily for errors, while 15% check weekly and 21% check monthly.
Integrity Oversight, Part II
8% check only once a year; 13% never check at all.
Methodical Pace
Only 19% of IT pros surveyed resolve backup errors in less than an hour after they’re discovered; 52% need a day; 25% require a week; and 4% ignore them altogether.
Shopping List
39% say data security is a top criteria for selecting a backup and recovery vendor, while 20% say it’s technical services/support and 14% indicate that it’s tech capabilities (such as features and functionality).
Pecking Order
50% give Microsoft Exchange, SQL databases and Microsoft Office files top priority for backup and recovery, while 43% prioritize QuickBooks and other financial applications, and 30% focus on SharePoint.
Regulatory Requirements
52% say Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance is a major challenge, while 36% list the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and 30% list the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17a-4.