Disaster Recovery: As-A-Service Vs On-Premise?
Computerweekly, Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
It's easy to backup to the cloud, and we run lots of applications there now, too. So, running DR as-a-service in the cloud makes perfect sense for many. We look at the pros and cons
Enterprise options for disaster recovery (DR) have changed significantly over the past decade.
Cloud computing and low-cost cloud storage has allowed organisations to keep copies of their data offsite, without the need for expensive secondary or tertiary datacentres, and the growth of web applications and software as a service (SaaS) means much enterprise data is already in the cloud.
Meanwhile, the market for disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) has grown rapidly. Analyst estimates vary, but the DRaaS market is estimated to be worth around $14bn today, and could be $80bn by the end of this decade.