Hybrid Trends with Veeam: Data Sprawl and the Cyber Resilience Challenge

In this episode of Hybrid Trends, Rob Sims is joined by Michael Cade, Field CTO at Veeam, to explore the growing challenges around data protection, cyber resilience and enterprise recovery strategies. As organisations continue to expand across cloud, SaaS, edge and on-prem environments, data is now everywhere. While this distributed architecture brings agility and innovation, it also dramatically increases the attack surface for cyber threats. Looking back at the lessons of 2025 and heading into 2026, Rob and Michael discuss the key trends shaping data resilience today. The conversation also highlights the shift from traditional disaster recovery thinking to a more realistic cyber recovery strategy, where recovery timelines, data classification and business process understanding are essential. Ultimately, the message is clear: data resilience is no longer just an IT responsibility — it’s a business survival strategy. This episode sets the stage for part two, where Rob and Michael explore why Veeam’s acquisition of Securiti AI signals a deeper shift in how organisations must approach cyber resilience in the future.