Security News > 2020 > February > Security and disaster recovery are priorities when choosing data center provider
Based on a recent survey of 110 US-based IT decision-makers, US Signal's "2020 State of Data Center Offerings" report cited security and compliance, backup and disaster recovery, and network availability as the top factors when selecting a third-party edge data center provider.
Some 42% of those surveyed cited disaster recovery and backup availability as a key factor when evaluating edge data center providers.
A full 66% said they currently use backup and disaster recovery services from an edge data center provider.
Despite the move toward external data center providers, 86% of the respondents said they have sufficient resources to handle their daily data center operations.
"The recent introduction of major data regulations signals a change in the way governments are viewing data management, and this is causing companies to better equip themselves by seeking the services of third-party data center providers," Dave Wisz, executive vice president of operations for US Signal, said in a press release.