Explore three technology trends reshaping Cyber Resilient Hybrid NAS GPBAs: hybrid storage architectures, immutability technologies, and air-gapping.
Organizations have long used network attached storage (NAS) appliances as backup targets because they provide familiar, flexible, and accessible storage. However, ransomware and rapid backup growth now force organizations to demand more from the NAS systems protecting their backup data. These requirements increasingly include immutability, cyber resilience, high-speed recovery, greater capacity, and tighter backup software integration. To help organizations identify these systems, DCIG has begun researching cyber resilient NAS appliances that providers specifically position for backup
DCIG has identified more than 20 storage providers offering 100+ NAS systems explicitly positioned for backup workloads. These numbers reflect how NAS platforms remain a viable option for organizations building scalable, cyber-resilient backup repositories. Despite this common use case, enterprise buyers lack objective guidance for evaluating NAS systems specifically for backup. Recognizing this gap, DCIG has initiated comprehensive research into using NAS systems as general-purpose backup appliances. This research will culminate in multiple DCIG TOP 5 reports identifying the ones best suited for modern enterprise backup environments.
The now released 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – US Edition report helps enterprises identify the best cyber resilient PBBAs available in the US and North America. This research evaluated 30 cyber resilient purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best cyber resilient PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
The now released 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – US Edition report helps enterprises identify the best cyber resilient PBBAs. This research evaluated 34 cyber resilient purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best cyber resilient PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
The now released 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – Global Edition report helps enterprises identify the best cyber resilient PBBAs. This research evaluates 34 cyber resilient purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best cyber resilient PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
The latest 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – 3PB+ Logical Global Editionreport helps enterprises identify the best PBBAs that offer three petabytes or more of logical capacity. This research evaluates 21 3PB+ logical cyber resilient purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best 3PB+ logical cyber resilient PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
The now released 2026-27 DCIG TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBAs – All-Flash Edition report helps enterprises identify the best all-flash PBBAs. This research evaluates fourteen all-flash purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) across more than 250 features and capabilities. It then identifies the five best all-flash PBBAs that protect, secure, and recover their data in today’s hostile cyber environment.
Ransomware continues to reshape how enterprises evaluate purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs). Backup performance, data reduction, and scalability remain important, no doubt. However, organizations increasingly prioritize PBBAs that strengthen cyber resilience and accelerate recovery from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. DCIG’s recent research into all-flash cyber resilient PBBAs reveals several notable market trends beyond traditional backup capabilities. These findings highlight how providers integrate AI-driven analytics, identity security, cloud connectivity, and recovery-focused features. These 9 key trends that now shape the PBBA market came out of the research and TOP 5 Cyber Resilient PBBA reports being released shortly.
Organizations of all sizes recognize the total amount of data that they manage, store, and protect continue to grow year-over-year. However, they also recognize they must protect this data from increasingly sophisticated and more frequent cyberattacks. Originating from both inside and outside their IT environment, organizations must proactively take steps to protect their data. These threats demand that organizations implement robust, cyber-resilient solutions throughout their IT environment. To help organizations consider these threats, DCIG just released a competitive intelligence report that compares how well HPE StoreOnce Systems and Dell PowerProtect Data Domain deliver on these modern requirements.
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