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Enterprise Backup: The Cloud is Cloudy

In his position as senior vice president of Symantec's Information Management Group, Deepak Mohan oversees a range of products and services including archiving and backup to information management and regularly meets with enterprise customers. In this article on CIO Update, Mohan says he frequently sees a hybrid approach where companies rely on a cloud provider for storage or certain applications, but also maintain on-premise backup for security and recovery.

"He jokes that the cloud is very 'cloudy' when it comes to enterprise adoption as companies are still experimenting with the best way to leverage it and feel confident their data is secure. Mohan said he's frequently seeing a hybrid approach where companies rely on a cloud provider for storage or certain applications, but also maintain on-premise backup for security and recovery and to make sure they can adhere to compliance requirements.

"'Inside the cloud, customers need the same level of security and data protection,' said Mohan. While managed service providers offer service level agreements (SLA) and security assurance, Mohan said companies can and should take extra steps to ensure there information is safe."