Requirements Checklist for Choosing a Cloud Backup and Recovery Service Provider

Top five questions you should ask

Published May 2013

As the importance and value of corporate data grows, complex enterprise IT environments need more sophisticated strategies for backup, recovery and restore. Cloud backup and recovery service providers can provide a wide range of support to an enterprise, from acting as experienced consultants who provide recommendations for private cloud deployment models to providing fully managed outsourced services. Regardless of your specific IT environment, it’s important to work with a service provider that has the technology and experience to adapt to new requirements as your strategy evolves.

This checklist provides a comprehensive list of critical requirements enterprises should consider in a cloud backup and recovery service provider. Use this resource as a starting point to guide your evaluation of potential vendors and to inform a more detailed assessment of their capabilities.