IDC's Worldwide Cloud Data Logistics and Protection Taxonomy, 2025

This IDC study describes important markets and market segments for data protection: data protection software, purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs), magnetic tape, and data protection as a service (DPaaS). The taxonomy describes the components of these markets and segments along with a related ontology."Data protection is required for every IT organization, and every organization has it," said Phil Goodwin, research vice president, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group, IDC. "However, it is by no means monolithic. IT organizations use a layered approach to data protection, which creates various markets, market segments, and solution platforms. IT suppliers need to understand how their solution fits into the IT ecosystem in order optimize their positioning and opportunity."