Traditional backup protected information stored on servers in data centers, and it was very manageable. A predictable, controlled, contained environment that underwent scheduled backups and updates.
But then the inevitable happened: office employees began saving information to desktops; mobile workers began doing the same with laptops; and backup admins began losing control. Add to that bring your own device (BYOD) and IT consumerization, and the backup market now has shifted to the other end of the spectrum: an unpredictable, de-centralized environment that needs to protect the data stored on endpoint devices – such as desktops and laptops – while supporting an everincreasing variety of platforms and user needs.
Unfortunately, it’s human nature to resist change. So, much to their dismay, many backup admins made futile – and usually costly – attempts to protect endpoint data using inadequate techniques. Here are the top five.
