# What hybrid cloud storage platforms are best for a dev team that needs fast backup and disaster recovery so they can recover quickly if something goes wrong in production?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hey G2 software reviewers, researchers, and anyone who has lived through a bad production day. Something breaks, and the only question that matters is how fast you get your data back. I'm looking at hybrid cloud storage platforms for exactly that: fast backup and disaster recovery for a dev team. From the<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions"> </a><a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/hybrid-cloud-storage-solutions">hybrid cloud storage solutions</a> list, three names keep coming up:</p><ul>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/nasuni/reviews"><strong>Nasuni</strong></a> saves a version of every file as it changes, so recovery means pointing back to a clean moment and moving on. Reviewers rate it near the top of this category for business continuity. It's built for file data though, not databases.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/netapp-ontap-data-management-software/reviews"><strong>NetApp ONTAP</strong></a> takes constant point-in-time copies and keeps a synced replica somewhere else, so restores are quick. The trade-off is that it takes real expertise to run.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/aws-storage-gateway/reviews"><strong>AWS Storage Gateway</strong></a> continuously backs up your on-prem data into AWS, and in a true disaster you can bring things back up in the cloud itself. Reviewer satisfaction is more mixed here, and recovery speed depends on how well you've set up the AWS side.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For anyone who has actually had to recover, not just test it: how long did it really take, and did the tool keep its promise?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true"></p>

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- Posted at: 3 months ago
- Author title: Tech Consultant
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;The DR conversation usually gets stuck comparing backup speed, but what actually matters is whether the failover path has ever been rehearsed end to end, not just documented. A tool can promise fast recovery and still take hours the first time someone actually needs it, simply because nobody had walked through it in advance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 12 days ago
- Author title: Marketing



### Comment 2

&lt;p&gt;NetApp ONTAP would probably give me the most confidence for fast recovery, but only if the team has the expertise to manage it well. In a real incident, recovery time usually comes down as much to how well replication and restore procedures were configured beforehand as to the storage platform itself.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 15 days ago
- Author title: Marketer



### Comment 3

&lt;p&gt;Nasuni sounds convincing for file recovery, but I’d separate backup speed from actual recovery readiness. The test I’d want is a full restore with the primary environment unavailable, not just recovering a deleted file. AWS Storage Gateway especially seems dependent on what was configured beforehand, so a platform that looks strong on backup can still leave a team waiting during the recovery that actually matters.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 16 days ago
- Author title: Writer



### Comment 4

&lt;p&gt;From G2 reviews, Nasuni keeps its recovery promise most consistently in practice. G2 reviewers who have recovered from actual incidents (not just tests) describe pointing back to a clean version and restoring in minutes for file data, with the caveat that anything database-heavy needs a separate solution. AWS Storage Gateway is where the gap between tested and real recovery shows up most, with reviewers noting that actual recovery time depends heavily on how the AWS side was configured beforehand, making it reliable for teams that have rehearsed it.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 2 months ago
- Author title: Marketing Executive





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