Data is one of an organization’s most valuable assets, but is constantly under threat from cybercrime, natural disasters, systems failures, and even accidental deletion – all of which could have an impact on global business operations. That’s why a solid cloud disaster recovery (DR) plan is a must for your company’s data protection strategy. This whitepaper provides a blueprint to achieving cloud-based data protection including emerging methods for implementing a DR strategy, the data loss risks of traditional backup and recovery practices, the advantages of cloud backup and disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS), as well as how to design an effective plan that meets security, compliance, and recovery requirements.