450% ROI: next-generation backup and recovery

Overview

SME's face a common set of backup and recovery challenges. IDC looks at unique customer situations to help illustrate the positive business impacts of a next generation backup approach. This approach has shown an ROI of 450% over three years, a reduction in restore times and much more.

The key findings from the research are:

IDC analysis shows an average payback period of seven months.

IDC analysis shows a return on investment of 450% over three years.

Respondents reduced restore times from 17 to 2 hours on average.

Respondents reduced their backup windows on average from 11 to 3 hours.

Respondents saved IT staff time equal to 5.8 full-time equivalents (FTEs) over three years.

Respondents avoided an average €1.4 million in tape upgrade, media and maintenance costs over three years.