New requirements from cloud, security, and compliance mean SMBs must choose the right business continuity solution. Businesses without cloud recovery can be significantly impacted by natural disasters such as fires and flooding when physical access is not possible. In addition, on premise hardware failures and accidental deletion by employees impact productivity.

Small businesses who invest in security software can never be 100% protected, so it is critical companies have business continuity as a last line of defense to recover data. 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses and 60% of businesses who are successfully attacked are out of business within six months. For companies operating in regulated industries, compliance and data privacy are becoming more important due to new laws and increased enforcement by federal and state governments. Fines can be significant which wipe out any profits. Data protection is required by most data privacy and security legislation, including HIPAA and GDPR.