Data Protection in Transition to the Cloud (2014)

Organizations of all types and sizes are moving many, but usually not all, applications and data to public and private clouds, and the hybrid environments thus created are an increasing challenge for those responsible for data protection. There are many new services available in the cloud for backup and disaster recovery that can help, but IT managers want to avoid setting up separate data protection procedures for each of the parts of their hybrid environments. Topics will include:

Trends in cloud usage and the impact on data protection
Challenges to the manageability of data protection brought on by the Cloud
New cloud-based tools and services available for backup and disaster recovery
Best practices for managing data protection in today's hybrid environment
Learning Objectives

Have a clear understanding of the impact of the Cloud on data protection
Gain knowledge of new cloud-based alternative approaches to data protection
Be better able to make good choices of data protection methods in and for cloud