Partner content organizations take too many backups. It's that simple.

While data is undeniably critical, the endless cycle of creating backups of backups to ensure business continuity has spiraled out of control, consuming massive amounts of storage space and driving up costs. Backup is of course necessary, but dissemination is costly. Yet, with increasing threats such as cyber-attacks, system failures and natural disasters, data is constantly at risk. The question remains – how does a backup solution ensure the right balance between storage costs, functionality and the appropriate level of security?

This is the space where backup targets thrive. Adding a backup destination to your backup solution improves data protection by providing a safe and reliable destination for storing backed-up data, ensuring fast recovery and protecting against data loss or corruption. On top of all this, you can save money on storage as well.

This article explores five key features that your overall backup environment must include to protect your organization's most valuable asset: its data.