1/3 of respondents either have no data retention policy at all or simply keep all data forever.

51% of respondents find end point devices (laptops, smartphones and tablets) the most challenging to backup.

We asked our respondents how confident they were in the effectiveness of their backup solution:

45% of respondents are using combined media and online-based services.

Tape is on its way out, as use fell to just 6%.

BackupDATA HEALTH CHECK 2013 RESULTS

Backup is getting easier, but does that mean we back up too much?

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Fairly confidentVery confident Not confident

Survey years:40%35%

54%55% 8%

6%

2008

2013

Establish clear and intelligent retention

policies to make backup most effective

However, this convenience shouldn’t

result in unchecked storage growth

As we modernise the physical media we use,

access to our backed up data gets easier and

more responsive