Resilience Architectures

for 2027

Independent research assessing how enterprises are modernizing datacenter and cloud solution stacks to strengthen backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience in 2026.

Sponsorships Available Now • Project begins July 2026

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Why resilience Architectures Matter

Data Protection Matters (DPM) will assess enterprise Strategies and Trends in Resilience Architectures for 2026 — focusing on what solution components organizations are using today and what they are prioritizing as they modernize their Data and Cyber Resilience stacks across datacenters and cloud services.

The research is designed to move beyond surface level trends and capture how organizations actually design, evaluate, and evolve their resilience architectures — including the technologies in use, the gaps they are experiencing, and the models they plan to adopt.

This project is intended to provide vendors of hardware, software, and cloud services with the insights needed to increase market share through meaningful differentiation. The findings are also designed to fuel field and partner enablement by clarifying which solution stacks customers want — and why.

What Topics are covered

The Resilience Architectures for 2026 survey will assess enterprise stakeholders across IT and Information Security to understand current architectures, future plans, and buying priorities.

Target Sample: N=800+ in US, UK, FR, DK, AU with 25% midsized & 75% enterprises.

The research will examine:

Top concerns/challenges with current capabilities
Current/planned usage of cloud services for backup, DR, cyber
Current/planned usage of datacenter technologies for backup, DR, cyber
Interest in managed services (why/why-not)?
2026 drivers, budgets, vendor preferences, anticipated changes, and brand sentiment
Preferred architectures for cyber and data resilience in-cloud and on-prem

Architectural models assessed will include:

Generic hyperscale storage
Purpose-built Protection Clouds
First-party (vendor) BaaS
Third-party (MSP) BaaS

Generic datacenter storage
Backup appliances
Deduplication appliances
Object-storage appliances

how you can engage

DPM is seeking up to four co sponsors, ideally representing non overlapping segments of the cyber and data resilience ecosystem, such as:

Backup or resilience software provider
Hyperscaler or cloud platform
Appliance or storage vendor
Managed service provider
VAR or GSI

Each co sponsor will receive co exclusive access to data cuts relevant to their segment.

wHY THIS wILL BENEFIT YOU

Input into survey framing and focus areas
Early access to research findings
Private debriefs supporting GTM strategy and enablement
A complementary marketing asset drawing from Resilience Architectures research data
Independent research that strengthens sponsor narratives without promotional bias

when it will happen

Sponsorships Available through June 2026
Survey Fieldwork Begins: July 2026
Initial Data Available For Sponsor Debriefs: November 2026
First Public Publications: Nov. & Dec. 2026

Interested in Participating in Resilience Architectures Research?

This research offers sponsors early, credible insight into how enterprises are designing their datacenter and cloud resilience architectures for 2026 — grounded in real enterprise sentiment and independent analysis.

Sponsorship opportunities are limited.

Contact DPM About Sponsorship

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About Data Protection Matters

Data Protection Matters (DPM) delivers independent research and insight on backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience.

Led by industry analyst and speaker Jason Buffington, DPM helps vendors and service providers understand how organizations actually plan, buy, and operationalize resilience.