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• This e-book is designed as a dynamic resource, offering a comprehensive overview and actionable insights for making informed, strategic decisions so that your organization will have a cost-optimized and secure environment.
• Whether you are an IT professional, a business leader, or a member of your company’s cloud team, this e-book aims to polish your understanding of the intricacies of managing cloud costs, security, and backup so you can traverse the ever-changing hybrid and multi-cloud landscape with confidence.
• In both hybrid and multi-cloud environments, cost control is crucial — which may explain why 82% of organizations consider managing cloud spending as their top business challenge. Resources spread across both on-premises infrastructure and multiple cloud services lead to increased management complexity and the potential for bill shock.
• Without cost-control measures, organizations run the risk of incurring unnecessary expenses due to duplicated efforts, underutilized assets, and misaligned resources.
• Put simply, you must plan, implement, and optimize for an effective yet cost-efficient cloud strategy.
• Through comprehensive understanding and adherence to the guidelines provided below, organizations will be able to maximize the financial efficiency of their cloud storage solutions.
• As we begin, it's essential to understand the difference between snapshots and backups when tasked with the management of hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Snapshots are a point-in-time copy of a data set, usually taken for quick recovery purposes. However, like storage snapshots, snapshots of cloud services are often stored on the same volume(s) they’re supposed to protect. As such, they fail to protect against all data loss scenarios, such as accidental deletion of the primary data store, corruption, security events, and more.
• Backups, on the other hand, are a separate copy of that data set stored in a different location. They offer an additional layer of protection and point of recovery, and thus give you the flexibility to recover data in the event of human error or security event.
• With backups, organizations can ensure comprehensive cyber resilience and recovery options, making them the preferred choice in ensuring data resiliency and business continuity.

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