We explore 3 ways that organizations can get more out of their backup budgets, using simple analogies.

1. 3 ways to stretch your backup budget. Image Source: Flickr User: LululemonAthletica

2. …because we want you to get a better deal. Lets consider this simple analogy… Image Source: Flickr User: Treehouse1977

3. Jack and Karen are looking to buy a house. Jack likes to do things himself and thinks he has an eye for detail that’ll help him choose the right place. Karen on the other hand decides to hire a professional home inspector before making the final decision. Analogy 1 Image Source: Flickr User: Eschipul

4. This is Jack’s bedroom in year 2 of occupancy. Jack spent a total of $10,000 on maintenance in 2 years . Image Source: Flickr User: Ryancm

5. This is Karen’s bedroom in year 2 of occupancy. Karen spent a total of $2,000 on maintenance in 2 years . Image Source: Flickr User: newAndrew

6. Stretching your backup budget: Option 1 Just as Karen called in her expert home inspector… You can allow the experts (Managed Service Providers) to help you with backup - even if your data resides in-house. Image Source: Flickr User: Mai Le

7. Would Karen and Jack be willing to pay more for a brand new house in the same location? Of course they would! Analogy 2 Image Source: Flickr User: laurenatclemson

8. Stretching your backup budget: Option 2 Don’t treat all your data the same way! E.g. Young data is more valuable than older data and hence requires faster RTO/RPO objectives. Establish different SLAs at different costs for different types of data (or even data sets) Image Source: Flickr User: Chovee

9. Both Jack and Karen were able to afford a house and live a good lifestyle because they had the ability to pay on a monthly basis. Analogy 3 Image Source: Flickr User: TheTruthAbout

10. Stretching your backup budget: Option 3 Take the backup asset off your own books. Switch to Opex by backing up to a service provider. Pay monthly, based on usage. Image Source: Flickr User: turkeychik

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