HYCU® Named a Leader and Fast Mover in 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar Report

Recognition Highlights HYCU R-Cloud’s Unified, Zero-Infrastructure Approach to Multicloud and SaaS Data Protection

Boston, Mass., Oct. 9, 2025 – HYCU, Inc., a leader for modern data protection of on-prem, cloud, and SaaS and one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, today announced it has been named both a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar Report. The report recognizes HYCU R-Cloud™ for its unified, SaaS-based approach to data protection across hybrid, cloud-native, and SaaS workloads, positioning it in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant as a standout among industry peers.

GigaOm analyst James Brown states, “HYCU supports all industry verticals and use cases by offering a comprehensive, multicloud data protection platform. Key use cases include achieving ransomware resilience with its R-Shield capabilities, orchestrating disaster recovery, simplifying data protection for a vast range of cloud-native and SaaS applications (including AI workloads), and enabling seamless data mobility across diverse environments. It is ideally suited for organizations seeking a unified, infrastructure-agnostic, and outcome-focused approach to data resilience, providing robust capabilities to protect and recover data across their entire hybrid and multicloud IT estate.”

HYCU R-Cloud delivers a policy-driven, API-first platform that empowers IT teams to discover, protect, and recover workloads across 90+ as-a-service applications, cloud services, and on-prem environments, all without managing a single piece of infrastructure. With integrated ransomware protection via HYCU R-Shield™, customers benefit from resilient, immutable backups and rapid recovery, even across regions or cloud providers.

“This recognition from GigaOm validates what our customers already know: when it comes to protecting your data estate, whether that’s a virtual machine, a cloud function, SaaS application, or an AI workload, HYCU just works,” said Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO of HYCU. “We're proud to lead with a platform-first strategy that gives customers control, simplicity, and speed when it matters most.”

The 2025 GigaOm Radar report cited HYCU’s strengths in several key areas:

Granular restore across all workloads, including metadata and application objects
Cross-cloud mobility with automated format conversion and driver injection
Comprehensive serverless function protection for AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions
SaaS-native deployment with no infrastructure required
Transparent, utility-based licensing with zero egress fees

The report also acknowledged HYCU’s advanced capabilities in ransomware resilience, operational recovery, and self-service simplicity, making it ideal for organizations seeking outcome-driven protection across multicloud, hybrid, and SaaS ecosystems.

Download the full report: 2025 GigaOm Cloud Data Protection Radar Report.

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About HYCU 

HYCU, Inc. is the #1 AI Resilience Company that protects, uncovers, and recovers the data that runs your business. With one platform covering more than 100 workloads across AI systems, SaaS applications, cloud environments, and on‑premises infrastructure, HYCU reduces cost for customers by eliminating complex, out‑of‑phase data protection operations. With HYCU R‑Cloud, customers protect any workload, recover data to a location of their choice, and connect and correlate that data to streamline compliance and governance processes. When disruption occurs, customers safely and securely resume operations quickly and efficiently—achieving true AI data resilience. Based in Boston, HYCU is trusted by thousands of enterprises and government agencies worldwide.

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HYCU, Inc.
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don.jennings@hycu.com