This brief summarizes global SMB data-protection insights. It shows SMBs face disproportionately high ransomware impact, lower recoverability, and greater operational disruption. Budget, staffing, and maturity constraints widen availability and protection gaps, leaving SMBs more likely to pay ransoms and suffer additional extortion. Hybrid architectures continue to rise, and SMBs increasingly rely on cloud-focused protection, immutable backups, and automated DR. The brief highlights the need for simplified, unified platforms to overcome resource limitations and improve resilience.

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