Google Backup and DR service vs. Druva Data Security Cloud

Google Cloud's Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Service is a secure, centrally managed solution designed to protect Google Cloud workloads from malicious or accidental data loss. It offers comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities for Compute Engine virtual machines (VMs), VMware VMs, databases, and file systems, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Key Features and Functionality: - Immutable Backup Vaults: Store backup data in secure, Google-managed environments that prevent modification or early deletion, providing self-contained, indelible backups.

Over the past decade, data risks have diversified, shifting data protection’s role from a passive last line of defense to an active data partner in responding to and recovering from diverse data risks. Traditionally, backup solutions aimed to secure against system risks such as hardware and application failures. However, with cloud making infrastructure redundant and applications becoming more resilient, risks have shifted from infrastructure to the data layer.