In today’s information age, protecting critical data of an organization’s branch offices, across multiple locations, should be standard practice. However, delivering a robust data protection strategy in environments with limited resources and often untrained personnel, can prove challenging. IDC quantified the size of this challenge: one-fifth of large companies have over 50% of their data in remote offices1, and another one-third of large companies have 20-50% of data in their remote offices. Very often, business-critical data at remote or branch office (ROBO) locations is inadequately protected, exposing the business to greater risk of lost data and lost productivity.

Introduction
A study conducted by industry analyst Enterprise Strategy Group found that the top three IT priorities for remote office / branch office (ROBO) locations were driven by business priorities: to improve information security, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance disaster recovery2. However, the many choices in data protection technologies and approaches, coupled with a wide range of vendors to choose from, can make data protection planning a daunting endeavor.

This white paper drills deeper into these challenges and the considerations for a better way to approach data protection. It also explains how the HP data protection portfolio can help businesses overcome their data protection challenges, and drive better business outcomes. The white paper includes a glossary, defining terms used to expand data protection approaches, and where customers can find further information on HP data protection offerings.

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