While data is vital to your operations and losing it could be fatal for your company, there are a wide range of data backup solutions and practices that will prevent this. And knowing about these as well as the importance of backups is the purpose of World Backup Day, an annual event for promoting data protection.
For World Backup Day 2025, we’ll cover the emerging trends and new developments in the data backup space that you should be aware of to stay current and protected.
Data backup trends to watch for in 2025
Here are some key trends to keep an eye on this year.
Cloud backups continue to rise
Local hardware-based data backups are continuing to fall out of popularity, especially for SMBs with limited budgets for business continuity solutions. Having local drives on premises to store backups require space, power, and maintenance, increasing their costs while adding relatively little value.
Cloud-based backups have become the norm for most businesses. Traditional data backups are still being used, but mostly by large organizations that desire tighter control or those with strict cybersecurity compliance responsibilities.
With prices trending down and availability trending up, cloud-based data backups are an affordable and low-risk investment for any business that can’t afford to lose access to their data.
SaaS applications are prioritized for backups
As businesses across multiple sectors grow increasingly reliant on SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions, backing up these apps and the data they generate has become a top priority. Cybersecurity think tank Gartner predicts 75% of enterprises will prioritize SaaS backups as a critical requirement in the next few years.
IT outages, cyberattacks, and human error can effect your SaaS applications as well as your standard databases, and are equally important. Therefore, prioritizing SaaS backup solutions and features should be part of your next IT audit.
Do not make the mistake of believing that your SaaS provider is solely responsible for your data’s security. This is simply not true, so you need to have your own backups in place.
Cybersecurity standards are shifting
Data backups are a key consideration of most major cybersecurity regulations, so ensuring your backups meet these compliance requirements will prevent penalties in the event of an audit or security incident. Major regulations and standards that include requirements for data backups include:
- NIST 800-53
- PCI DSS
- CIS Benchmarks
- HIPAA
- ISO/IEC 27000
Just last year, the ISO updated their recommendations for backup systems and storage security, and most cybersecurity regulations update their requirements every one or two years to respond to evolving threats. Staying abreast of the changes to compliance regulations you are beholden to will help you avoid costly and embarrassing infractions.
Backup-as-a-Service is growing in popularity
Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) is predicted to explode in popularity in this and the coming years. Gartner also predicts that 75% of large enterprises will adopt BaaS by 2028.
The reasons for this are similar to those for the rise of SaaS, HaaS, and similar solutions:
- Enterprise-grade tools for an SMB price
- Automatic monitoring and updates
- Turnkey solutions tailored to your requirements
- Full management by dedicated technicians instead of needing to rely on internal staff
Thanks to reductions in price and increases in availability, it’s just good sense to leave data backups to the experts instead of burdening your inexperienced workforce with implementing, managing, and maintaining them.
Need professional assistance to keep your data backups secure?
Whether you’re hoping to modernize your business continuity systems for World Backup Day 2025 or starting data backup solutions from scratch, contact SpectrumWise.
Our seasoned consultants will help you design a data backup and business continuity plan tailored to your needs. We’ll then plan, implement, and manage your data backups to protect your business from the unexpected and keep you safe from the consequences of data loss.
