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Data protection takes a backseat in the move to the cloud

The Accordion system converts ordinary external HD into a NAS box and enables you to backup data using any usb based storage device whether it is RAID, SATA, ATA, IDE, SSD, or even CF-card. Accordion backup appliance is a self contained device that can utilize any external storage for backing up data. You can utilize existing excess storage on existing workstations or servers. You can use existing NAS storage or you can use any usb based storage device. Accordion is agnostic when it comes to where it backs up to or what technology is used for backup.

Even though data loss in on the decline, challenges remain. Compared to 2014, data loss due to data corruption, hardware failures and power outages have fallen according to EMC Global Data Protection Index 2106 . Unfortunately, many companies are neglecting their onsite data centers while transitioning to cloud enabled delivery models.

A survey was conducted by Vanson Bourne and sponsored by EMC polled 2200 IT decision makers. According to the survey, 80 percent said they were using SaaS business application from the public cloud . It also states and alarming trend, over half of these businesses fail to protect their data on the cloud. On average, they run 30 percent of their IT environments in the public cloud, and the majority rely on the cloud for their business email needs but, less than half protect against data corruption or deletion.