RainStor is used by our partners to deliver a wide range of online data retention solutions including application archiving, application retirement etc. However, we’ve also been asked by our partners, commentators and analysts to consider how our technology can be used for “SaaS data escrow”.
In simple terms, data escrow allows companies to protect and insure the data that resides within their SaaS applications by keeping a copy with a neutral 3rd party. There are many and various reasons for considering SaaS data escrow including concerns about vendor viability, unplanned service outages and potential data loss or corruption. Many businesses are also keen to ensure that they’re complying with their own data governance standards or want improved reporting and business analytics against their SaaS data.
We’re keen to understand in more detail why and how companies might use cloud archive services to keep a copy of the data within their SaaS applications so we’re running a survey. If you’d like to participate in the survey please visit http://tinyurl.com/kl5l86 . The survey is less than 10 questions, taking just a few minutes to complete, and we will share the results with you.