In our present, hyper-connected digital world, organizations can’t afford to stay stagnant on technological advancements to maintain business continuity. Datto, a leader in cloud-based data protection and recovery solutions, offers innovative technologies designed to mitigate risks associated with operational disruptions and cyber threats. With their Inverse Chain Technology and image-based backups, they offer great alternatives to storing as little as possible while achieving the best possible recovery performance. This approach allows businesses to recover quickly from unexpected outages, such as power failures or network downtime.
In industries such as manufacturing and logistics—with a focus on uptime of operational technology—Datto’s always-on solutions can be life-critical. The company’s proactive approach helps program and facility operators stay resilient against any threat, whether it’s a ransomware attack or an insider threat. With services such as 1-Click Disaster Recovery, Datto equips businesses with the tools necessary to define disaster recovery runbooks that can be executed with a single click, ensuring swift recovery from disruptions.
Innovative Technology for Enhanced Recovery
Datto’s Inverse Chain Technology is at the heart of everything it does. This innovative method is a game-changer for existing data recovery processes. With Datto, every past recovery point is maintained in a separate, fully built-out state. This method ensures that no matter when users come looking for them, they are able to access full and precise backups. This new capability takes the recovery process further by enabling businesses to restore recurrent business operations faster and with improved efficiency.
Virtual machine-aware image-based backups, which extend such data protection technologies by reducing the storage footprint needed to retain data. This increased efficiency not only saves costs on data storage, it greatly enhances the performance of the entire system during data recovery operations. Faster restoration times and added reliability when they need access to their most critical data are both advantages organizations can stand to gain.
Datto’s operational resilience promise goes beyond data recovery alone. The integration of their solutions into Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) workflows supports organizations in rapidly recovering to their pre-attack state. This holistic approach addresses the multifaceted obstacles that enterprises face in pursuit of resilience. This is particularly important today as we face increasing cyber threats and other operational disruptions.
Addressing Operational Disruptions
Operational disruptions can have multiple causes, from last-minute power cuts to software errors and network interruptions. For industries like manufacturing and logistics, such interruptions can be catastrophic, stopping production lines in their tracks and pushing back delivery schedules. Datto’s solutions are purpose-built to protect organizations from these risks, so they can continue to operate at peak performance, even in the face of adversity.
With industry-leading data protection and disaster recovery capabilities, Datto helps businesses run and protect their operations, so that disruptions can have the least impact possible. Recovering this lost information as quickly as possible is crucial to maximizing productivity. It lets businesses get back to business and helps them provide quality service to their customers. In operational environments where operational technology is true mission-critical, the value of a dependable, tested recovery solution cannot be understated.
Furthermore, Datto’s solutions take into account various components of an organization’s infrastructure, including SaaS tools and third-party integrations. Though it may sound simple, this enterprise-wide practice maintains continuity for businesses trying to understand and thrive amid the complex nature of their IT ecosystems.
Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures
With cyber threats not only increasing in severity, complexity and frequency, organizations need to take a prioritized, strategic approach to cybersecurity. That’s where Datto comes in to address these challenges. Examples include their advanced integrated solutions purpose-built to combat threats such as ransomware, insider threats, and credential compromise. A strong BCDR strategy is key to maintaining business continuity amid these sophisticated threats.
In SMBs and IT-led organizations, IT teams often assume ownership of the BIA. They become leaders in this essential process out of desperation. Understanding how cyber threats could disrupt business operations is key to informing appropriate recovery strategies. Datto’s solutions enable organizations to perform comprehensive and effective Business Impact Analyses (BIAs). More importantly, they assist with executing customized recovery plans that suit each organization’s individual needs.
Datto marries cutting edge technology with a smarter methodology to disaster recovery. This increases institutions’ overall cyber readiness and empowers faster, more effective organization-wide responses to cyber threats. Their solutions more than just reactively respond to help safeguard against catastrophic data loss. They further minimize operational downtime, enabling businesses to remain more resilient in an increasingly unpredictable climate.