Why SaaS Backup Matters: Protecting Data Beyond Vendor Guarantees
ITProToday, Monday, November 11th, 2024
As businesses rely more on SaaS applications, internal backup strategies are essential for safeguarding data against accidental deletion, ransomware, and vendor issues.
Do you need to back up software-as-a-service applications? Traditionally, the answer has been no. After all, part of the beauty of SaaS apps from the perspective of IT operations teams is that the SaaS vendor is responsible for most aspects of application management and maintenance.
But that doesn't mean that IT departments shouldn't worry about SaaS backup. Even if vendors promise to back up SaaS data for their customers, there are plenty of reasons for IT engineers to make their own backups, too.