SaaS data protection gaps and how to manage them [Video]

Before the proliferation of software-as-a-service applications reshaped the business landscape, SaaS data protection was a lesser-known concern. If data was lost, the first call placed would have been to IT.

But as the SaaS landscape has grown, that picture has changed. It’s been a big shift over the past 10 years, according to Simon Taylor (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of HYCU Inc.

“Unfortunately, over the last 10 years, with the spread of SaaS and the spread of cloud services, IT has been forced to cede a lot of that authority and control to the vendors that are being used by the lines of business,” he said.

Taylor spoke with Christophe Bertrand, principal analyst at theCUBE Research, during a CUBE Conversation with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed a recent report published by HYCU and the company’s mission to simplify SaaS data protection and recovery. (* Disclosure below.)

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