Free Report Provides Guidance to Enterprises
on the Best SDS Object-based Backup Targets for Enterprise Backup Environments
OMAHA, Neb., (November 26th, 2024) – DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2025-26 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise SDS Object Backup Targets Report. This report provides enterprise organizations with guidance on the best software-defined storage (SDS) object-based backup targets for deployment in today’s enterprise backup environments. The report is available for free download.
Twenty years ago, enterprises started adopting disk in lieu of tape as their primary backup target. Now enterprises have started to make another change in their choice of backup targets. These new backup targets still use disk as their underlying storage media. However, more providers deliver backup targets as software-defined storage (SDS) with a simple storage service (S3) object-based interface.
Two corporate operational priorities currently drive this trend of enterprises seeking out SDS object backup targets. First, enterprises now embrace a hybrid cloud strategy. While hybrid cloud usage among enterprises varies, adoption rate estimates generally range from 80 to over 90 percent. When pursuing this strategy, enterprises often continue to perform backups and recovery. Indeed, backup and recovery may represent the primary way that enterprises implement their hybrid cloud strategy.
Second, every enterprise must deal with the threat of ransomware. Object backup targets better position enterprises to deal with ransomware’s threat as they can withstand a common ransomware attack method. SDS object backup targets guard against these attacks by storing backups in an immutable format. Further, they help enterprises restore and recover their data more quickly and economically.
SDS object backup targets also put enterprises in control of how much they spend on achieving these two corporate priorities.
Using SDS object backup targets, they can potentially re-use storage hardware they already own. SDS object backup targets can virtualize and then manage multiple storage types. These types range from high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) to cost-effective, high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) or even cloud object storage.
In preparing this report, DCIG formally evaluated over 20 different SDS object-based backup targets of which 17 met DCIG’s criteria for an enterprise SDS object backup target. The general categories under which the features of these SDS object backup targets fell included:
- API/Network Protocol Support.
Cyber Security and Data Protection.- Management.
- Software Architecture.
- Technical Support.
Cyber Security and Data Protection.Based on these criteria, DCIG awarded the following enterprise SDS object backup targets a DCIG TOP 5 ranking:
- Cloudian HyperStore
- Cohesity SmartFiles
- OSNexus QuantaStor
- RackTop Systems BrickStor SP Virtual Appliance
- Scality RING
The full DCIG TOP 5 report is available for immediate download. The full report contains additional details such as:
- A list of the 17 SDS object-based backup targets evaluated.
- Available cyber security features on SDS object backup targets.
- Common features across all enterprise SDS object backup targets.
- Nine distinguishing features of the DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise SDS Object Backup Targets.
- Differences between the DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise SDS Object Backup Targets.
- A profile of each DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise SDS Object Backup Targets that lists at least three (3) ways each one distinguishes itself from the other solutions.
Individuals may access the full report at no cost by following the link below.
2025-26 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise SDS Object Backup Targets
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