HYCU, Inc., a leader for modern data protection of on-prem, cloud, and SaaS and one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, announced it has been named both a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar Report. The report recognizes HYCU R-CloudTM for its unified, SaaS-based approach to data protection across hybrid, cloud-native, and SaaS workloads, positioning it in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant as a standout among industry peers.
GigaOm analyst James Brown states, “HYCU supports all industry verticals and use cases by offering a comprehensive, multicloud data protection platform. Key use cases include achieving ransomware resilience with its R-Shield capabilities, orchestrating disaster recovery, simplifying data protection for a vast range of cloud-native and SaaS applications (including AI workloads), and enabling seamless data mobility across diverse environments. It is ideally suited for organizations seeking a unified, infrastructure-agnostic, and outcome-focused approach to data resilience, providing robust capabilities to protect and recover data across their entire hybrid and multicloud IT estate.”
HYCU R-Cloud delivers a policy-driven, API-first platform that empowers IT teams to discover, protect, and recover workloads across 90+ as-a-service applications, cloud services, and on-prem environments, all without managing a single piece of infrastructure. With integrated ransomware protection via HYCU R-ShieldTM, customers benefit from resilient, immutable backups and rapid recovery, even across regions or cloud providers.
“This recognition from GigaOm validates what our customers already know: when it comes to protecting your data estate, whether that’s a virtual machine, a cloud function, SaaS application, or an AI workload, HYCU just works,” said Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO of HYCU. “We’re proud to lead with a platform-first strategy that gives customers control, simplicity, and speed when it matters most.”
The 2025 GigaOm Radar report cited HYCU’s strengths in several key areas:
- Granular restore across all workloads, including metadata and application objects
- Cross-cloud mobility with automated format conversion and driver injection
- Comprehensive serverless function protection for AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions
- SaaS-native deployment with no infrastructure required
- Transparent, utility-based licensing with zero egress fees
The report also acknowledged HYCU’s advanced capabilities in ransomware resilience, operational recovery, and self-service simplicity, making it ideal for organizations seeking outcome-driven protection across multicloud, hybrid, and SaaS ecosystems.
Download the full report: 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar Report.
