Six cloud service providers offer the following 10 cloud data backup strategies below. But whichever strategy your organization adopts, "All of the considerations of a conventional backup scenario still apply to cloud backup and we encourage the adherence to established best practices for backup and recovery," said Cameron McNaught, group executive director, solutions and cloud services, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand.

Define a solution for cloud data backup as part of a consultative process, while addressing the customer's specific business needs.