2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms

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This is why we are believed we are recognized:

• Hybrid and multicloud coverage. Protects on-premises, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, and AI workloads across VMware, Nutanix AHV, AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Bring-your-own-storage (BYOS). Backup data stays under your control, stored on-premises or in AWS, Azure, GCP, or any S3-compatible target, including Dell PowerProtect Data Domain.
• Microsoft 365 protection with BYOS. One of the few platforms to support BYOS for M365, including Exchange, OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.
• AI workload protection. API-driven protection for vector databases including Pinecone, GCP AlloyDB, BigQuery, and Bigtable.
• Malware scanning at the source. Scans snapshots directly on Nutanix Files, Dell PowerScale, NetApp, Azure VMs, and Amazon EC2, not within backup infrastructure.
• Application-aware recovery. R-Graph technology maps app dependencies across hybrid and multicloud environments for smarter, faster recovery.

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