HYCU, the world's fastest-growing data protection as a service company, focuses on solving the challenges customers face in today's data protection landscape. The company's presentation at Cloud Field Day highlighted its evolution over the past few years and provided a business overview. A key problem HYCU addresses is the explosion of data sources—the average mid-market company uses at least 212—making traditional, single-source data protection solutions inadequate. HYCU's approach is to provide a single, unified platform for protecting data regardless of its location, whether on-premises, in the public cloud, or within various SaaS applications.

The presentation emphasized HYCU's comprehensive coverage, protecting over 80 SaaS services compared to the aggregate of less than 10 protected by all other companies in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. This broad protection extends to hybrid cloud infrastructure, modern cloud applications and services (including BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Jira, Confluence, and Salesforce), and even DevOps and ITSM tools like GitHub and GitLab. The company boasts a 91 Net Promoter Score and numerous industry awards, including recognition from Gartner, Google, and GigaOM. HYCU’s platform, R-Cloud, features R-Graph, an auto-discovery tool that visualizes data location and compliance status, showcasing its value in simplifying data protection management for even complex organizations.

A core component of HYCU’s strategy is its 100% channel approach and its organic growth since its founding in 2018. The company has focused on building a user-friendly platform that solves the “equivalency problem,” making data protection equally simple regardless of the source. Their partnership with Anthropic has been instrumental in rapidly expanding their integrations, surpassing competitors with over 80 integrations. The presentation concluded with a discussion of the often-overlooked need for data protection in emerging areas like AI/ML and DBaaS, further highlighting HYCU's mission of building a safer world through universal data protection.

Presented by Simon Taylor, Founder & CEO, HYCU. Recorded live in Santa Clara, California on February 20, 2025 as part of Cloud Field Day 22. Watch the entire presentation at https://techfieldday.com/appearance/fortinet-presents-at-cloud-field-day-22/, https://techfieldday.com/event/cfd22/ or visit https://www.hycu.com/ for more information.