In an era where data breaches cost companies an average of $4.35 million per incident, and with 68% of business leaders feeling their cybersecurity risks are increasing, it's clear that data protection isn't just IT jargon—it's a business imperative.
The Data Loss Dilemma: More Than Just Missing Files
Data loss can be catastrophic. We’re not talking about the minor inconvenience of a misplaced file; we’re talking about the kind of data loss that can shutter businesses. According to the University of Texas, 94% of companies suffering from a catastrophic data loss do not survive – 43% never reopen, and 51% close within two years. Without backups, data loss is inevitable.
But What Exactly Constitutes Data Loss?
- 🖥️ Hardware failures: Your trusty hard drive decides to retire... permanently.
- 🦠 Cyberattacks: Ransomware alone caused $20 billion in damages in 2021.
- 🤦♂️ Human error: Causes 95% of all data breaches, maybe because we've all hit "delete" when we meant "save" at least once.
The Consequences? They're Not Pretty:
- 💸 60% of companies that lose their data will shut down within 6 months.
- ⚖️ Legal nightmares: GDPR fines can reach up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover.
- 📉 Reputational damage: 81% of consumers would stop engaging with a brand online following a data breach.
Why Cloud PCs and Virtual Desktops Are the Ultimate Solution
Although cloud computers bring their own challenges of expertise required to deploy, manage, optimise, and scale, there are also exciting developments that have made virtualisation solutions a lot easier to handle and a lot less complicated.
Cloud PCs and Virtual Desktops: Revolutionizing Data Protection
- Clientless access: Work from anywhere, on any device. It's not just convenient; it's 65% more secure than traditional setups. Neverinstall provides a seamless, low-latency performance even on Chromebooks, or your oldest devices.
- Scalability on steroids: Grow your business without growing your IT headaches. Cloud solutions can scale 4x faster than traditional infrastructure.
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Comprehensive data security:
- Multi-factor authentication reduces the risk of breaches by 99.9%.
- End-to-end encryption ensures your data is as unreadable to hackers.
- Automatic backups mean you're always one click away from data recovery.
- Management made easy: Centralised control isn't just efficient; it reduces security risks by over half, especially given the range of granular controls and DNS level restrictions that you can impose over your team’s virtual workspaces.
- Penny-wise protection: Neverinstall’s Cloud PCs can reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by up to 56% compared to the more complicated and overhead-heavy alternatives like Citrix and VMware. The fully managed DaaS or even Neverinstall DaaS you host on the cloud of your choice (CloudLink) comes with a fixed monthly pricing based on your usage limits and configurations, making your bills a lot more predictable.
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