The author of this Pathfinder report is Mike Fratto, a Senior Research Analyst on the Applied Infrastructure & DevOps team at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Pathfinder reports navigate decision-makers through the issues surrounding a specific technology or business case, explore the business value of adoption, and recommend the range of considerations and concrete next steps in the decision-making process.

This report explores the following topics:

• the growth of already commonplace cloud usage for mission-critical applications
• the importance of cloud governance
• the top cloud security concerns for enterprises
• the adoption of third-party tools for cloud management
• the steps IT teams should take to make their cloud environments more secure and reliable

GigaOm’s report spotlights HYCU’s seamless data protection and recovery across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and VMware. Recognized for its robust multi-cloud and hybrid cloud support, HYCU simplifies data management and ensures scalable, enterprise-grade protection across diverse cloud environments.

Cloud-Native Data Protection: Simplify, Secure, and Scale Your Cloud Journey

Read the report to learn why features like these put HYCU in the leaders’ circle of cloud-native data protection:

• Comprehensive data protection: Covering on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments - crucial for today's diverse IT landscapes
• Broad workload support: Protecting data across major cloud providers, SaaS applications, and development tools
• Rapid innovation: AI-powered, low-code development for quickly extending protection to new data sources, significantly outpacing traditional providers
• Advanced visualization: HYCU R-Graph for data estate discovery and visualization, enhancing compliance and identifying protection gaps
• Robust security and recovery: "Extensive encryption capabilities" and "fine-grained recoverability" for enhanced data security and efficient restoration

Your organization's identity and access management systems hold the keys to your IT landscape, so protecting them is crucial to maintaining operational security and data integrity.

Manual backups and outdated scripts are slow and expensive. You need a solution that automates your backups and helps you recover data within minutes. HYCU offers robust data protection for Microsoft Entra ID, enhancing security for identity and access management.

Key Highlights of the 3-Minute Demo:

• One-click restore of critical configurations: Whether accidentally deleted or breached, you’ll se how you can restore your entire Microsoft Entra ID tenant or single users, groups, roles, custom domains, app registrations, and more.
• Safe, ransomware-proof copies. Learn how to store off-site copies in safe, immutable public cloud storage targets owned by you and only accessible to you – no one else.
• Autopilot backups with ‘backup assurance’. Find out how to assign flexible ‘set and forget’ backup policies that run 24/7 with logging and notifications. Save time, resources, and risk by avoiding manual or scripted exports.

Watch this quick demo and take the first step towards a more secure, streamlined identity management solution.

• Cost Savings: Nerdio reduces AVD costs by 55% on average, cuts IT management time by 50%, and lowers support expenses by 36%, providing predictable and efficient cost management.
• Business Efficiency: Optimizes resource usage with AI-driven scaling, accelerates onboarding, automates workflows, and empowers IT teams to focus on strategic goals.
• Enhanced Security: Improves patching, compliance, disaster recovery, and breach prevention, reducing risks and strengthening the organization's security posture.
• Customer Feedback: Customers appreciate Nerdio’s intuitive interface, real-time cost-saving insights, and its role in reducing complexity while supporting sustainability.
• Tangible Business Impact: Drives increased revenue, operational clarity, and resource optimization, enabling businesses to achieve measurable improvements in efficiency and profitability.