Organizations of all sizes are currently navigating their plans to avoid the recent surge in cyber-attacks and data breaches and preparing for unforeseen setbacks. Building a sensible backup and recovery strategy needs to be a top priority in the current landscape. At the same time, businesses now find themselves facing significantly higher data storage costs—and even costly overage fees. With only three out of 10 organizations knowing exactly where their cloud costs are going, it’s critical for organizations to keep a closer eye on their data environments to avoid sprawl and risk of breach. With this, I’ve outlined how your organization can mitigate data volume and costs by proactively applying more robust data governance and information lifecycle principles.
