In the current climate we could probably all do with a bit more backup (and perhaps not just in IT), especially as a new report from Kaseya, The State of Backup and Recovery Report 2025: Navigating the Future of Data Protection, has found that some of us are having a bit of a backup nightmare. The survey of over 3,000 IT professionals worldwide emphasises the importance of data protection and the increased need for robust backup and recovery strategies, revealing that, while 40% of those surveyed felt confident in their systems, 33% have reported nightmares - and many are less prepared than they believe.

Only 15% of respondents tested their backups daily with another 25% testing weekly. Disaster recovery tests were given even less attention, with only 11% testing daily and 20% testing weekly. And 12% of those surveyed admitted they tested their disaster recovery on an ad hoc basis or not at all. And while 60% of respondents believed they could recover in under a day only 35% could do so in reality.

Approximately 40% stated they could recover lost SaaS data in hours, with others requiring days or weeks (35%). 8% were unsure of their recovery time and 2% didn't believe they could recover any lost SaaS data. An alarming 40% of respondents would need days or weeks to recover data from a public cloud and 8% do not back up their public cloud data at all. It's hardly any wonder then that more than half plan to switch their primary backup solution but are finding major challenges in trying to do so, with price being the major obstacle.

Commenting on the research Frank DeBenedetto, GTM General Manager, MSP Suite at Kaseya said "In today's cyber landscape, it's hard to be confident about any systems you're using. So much is out of your control, it's not surprising that nearly a third of IT professionals have had nightmares about their backup. From human error to natural disasters to ransomware attacks, the only way to know your systems work is to test them repeatedly." In testing times like these it's more critical than ever to have a backup strategy in place to prevent those nightmare scenarios becoming a reality.

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