Discover how HYCU's R-Cloud platform now protects GitHub repositories alongside 80+ other SaaS applications, providing comprehensive DevOps data protection.
The average enterprise uses over 200 SaaS applications, yet most organizations underestimate their SaaS footprint and the associated data protection risks. During a recent IT Press Tour presentation in Boston, HYCU unveiled significant expansions to its R-Cloud platform that aim to address this growing challenge while also announcing enterprise-class backup capabilities for GitHub.
The SaaS Data Protection Challenge
The shift to SaaS has created a complex data web spanning multiple services and vendors. While SaaS offerings provide tremendous business value, they also introduce new data protection and recovery risks. According to HYCU's research:
Organizations typically underestimate their SaaS footprint by a factor of 10x
SaaS applications were the #1 source of data breaches for over 60% of organizations
Nearly half of organizations incorrectly assume cloud vendors are responsible for data protection
75% of businesses would be significantly impacted if their SSO and IAM configurations became unavailable
Recent high-profile incidents like the CrowdStrike outage have highlighted these risks and awakened many organizations to the realities of the shared responsibility model in SaaS. As HYCU CEO Simon Taylor noted during the presentation, "When you give your trust, you need to be able to manage, monitor, and understand what you can and should protect."
Comprehensive Git Repository Protection
HYCU has announced a significant expansion of its DevOps protection capabilities with the addition of GitHub backup support. This makes HYCU the only enterprise backup vendor to provide comprehensive protection across all major Git platforms:
GitHub (100M+ users)
GitLab
Bitbucket
The timing is crucial as organizations face increasing risks from:
Human error with multiple contributors
Command-based activities
Complex CI/CD automation
Potential malicious attacks targeting source code
Third-party risk from cloud-hosted repositories
Critical features of HYCU's GitHub protection include:
One-click automated backups
Repository and pull request restoration
Configuration recovery
Customer-controlled backup storage location
24/7 audit logging for compliance
Integration with broader development pipeline protection
Expanding Protection Across the Tech Stack
Beyond Git repositories, HYCU has dramatically expanded its supported applications to 86 – more than 10 times the number protected by other backup vendors. The platform now provides comprehensive protection across critical categories, including:
DevOps and Application Lifecycle
Terraform and AWS CloudFormation configuration backup
CircleCI integration
Jira Product Discovery protection
Complete build-to-run pipeline coverage
Infrastructure Services
Protection for cloud services like AWS Lambda
Backup for configuration data and policies
Support for cloud-native architecture components
Identity and Access Management
Protection for Microsoft Entra ID and Okta
Backup of AWS IAM configurations
Security service configurations, including AWS WAF and KMS
Data Management & Analytics
Support for Google BigTable and Cloud Functions
Protection for Cloud Firestore and Redis
Integration with vector databases like Pinecone
Cross-Cloud Mobility and Data Sovereignty
Beyond just protecting data, HYCU has added capabilities for cross-cloud mobility, allowing organizations to move workloads between environments like VMware, Azure Stack HCI, and various public clouds. This flexibility is increasingly important as organizations optimize their infrastructure and respond to changing requirements.
A key differentiator is HYCU's approach to data storage. Unlike other vendors who may store backup data in their infrastructure, HYCU enables customers to maintain control by storing it in their storage infrastructure – whether on-premises or in their preferred cloud provider.
Preparing for DORA Compliance
The EU's upcoming Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will require financial services organizations and their technology providers to maintain physically and logically separated copies of their data. This regulation takes effect in January 2025 and impacts:
Banks and financial institutions
Credit rating services
Cloud and data center providers
Organizations providing services to financial institutions
HYCU's platform helps organizations prepare for DORA compliance by enabling:
Separate backup storage independent of source systems
Flexible storage location options, including on-premises
Comprehensive protection of configurations and policies
Automated backup policy management
Looking Ahead
As organizations adopt more SaaS applications, the need for comprehensive data protection will only grow. HYCU's rapid expansion of supported applications and focus on regulatory compliance positions them to help organizations address these challenges.
For developers and architects, HYCU provides APIs and integrations that enable automated protection of both application data and the surrounding ecosystem of configurations, policies, and dependencies. This comprehensive approach helps ensure business continuity while reducing the operational burden of managing backup and recovery across multiple SaaS platforms.
Key Takeaways for Technical Teams
Protect your entire Git ecosystem, not just repositories
Audit your actual SaaS usage – it's likely much higher than estimated
Don't assume SaaS vendors handle backup and recovery
Consider configuration data as critical as application data
Plan for cross-cloud mobility requirements
Prepare for upcoming regulations like DORA
Maintain control of your backup data storage
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