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  • MSP Affinity for DPaaS

    MSP Affinity for DPaaS

    Retention is the new growth, especially if you’re an MSP selling BaaS or DRaaS. DPM’s latest research shows just how sticky Data Protection relationships really are, and the two things that actually make a customer walk (or stay).

  • The avg org runs 2.8 Backup Products

    The avg org runs 2.8 Backup Products

    How many backup products does your org actually run? Only 7% of orgs run a single backup and recovery stack; the avg org runs 2.8 data protection solutions. It’s not because IT teams enjoy tool sprawl; it’s because most need to supplement their primary solution to cover the breadth of their IT, especially due to…

  • Four tiers isn’t enough

    Four tiers isn’t enough

    502 BC/DR leaders told DPM that their orgs average 3.4 tiers of IT workloads to recover in a crisis — here are the two things most of them forgot to count.

  • How does DPM Custom Research work?

    How does DPM Custom Research work?

    The difference between ‘okay’ marketing content and ‘great’ thought leadership assets determines whether you’ll build credibility … replenish your Q1 pipeline … or enable differentiated conversations for your sellers. The key often comes down to the quality of the research that fueled it. We’ll design your survey, develop the analysis, and equip not just your…

  • Third parties & resilience are a double-edged sword

    Third parties & resilience are a double-edged sword

    More than half of all organizations suffered a disruption of a business process due to an issue with one of their third-party suppliers and providers. Not all outages are IT nor is ransomware the only event that can disrupt your operations – according to 502 BC/DR leaders.

  • Making the case for resilience service providers

    Making the case for resilience service providers

    If you are trying to improve your org’s resilience, you likely will need third-party service providers – according to 502 BC/DR leaders. Let’s talk a look at which kinds of MSPs are most frequently utilized to improve Cyber Resilience and Disaster Recovery.

  • How to improve research-powered Thought Leadership content

    How to improve research-powered Thought Leadership content

    If you’re thinking about developing research-powered Thought Leadership marketing content … here are 6 steps in 4 minutes that can make the difference between GOOD content that might create marketing leads … and GREAT content which delivers value to the reader and influence for the vendor/provider.

  • The Resilient Journey Podcast – Organizational Resilience

    The Resilient Journey Podcast – Organizational Resilience

    Was delighted to join Mark Hoffman’s podcast to start 2026 by discussing findings from DPM’s Organizational Resilience Trends research from last fall. We took the top ten takeaways and split them between episodes 216 & 217. Episode 216 January 5, 2026 First four takeaways : methods and metrics Episode 217 January 12, 2026 Six More…

  • DRJ article – your organization isn’t as resilient as you would like to believe

    DRJ article – your organization isn’t as resilient as you would like to believe

    According to your BC/DR professionals, 2/5 of your business processes are not resilient. One of the most revealing statistics came when survey respondents were asked, “What percentage of your organization’s key business processes do you believe to actually be resilient in alignment with your resilience goals?” Figure 1 reveals a fairly consistent distribution from worst…

  • Don’t believe every statistic

    Don’t believe every statistic

    Did you know that “85% of homeowners believe that they would have a better looking lawn if they used a red, rechargeable lawnmower”? Let’s talk about why you should not believe every statistic that is published.