Researchers seem to think that 2017 is the year for Disaster-Recovery-As-Service to take off in South Africa. Given the rate at which the country is embracing cloud, this is no surprise. Says Iniel Dreyer, MD of Gabsten Technologies: "DRAAS is looking very promising within the local market. Most businesses are moving to the cloud, and disaster recovery is usually one of the top priority services to migrate."

Market researchers MarketsandMarkets are expecting the DRAAS market to grow from $1.42 billion in 2015 to $11.92 billion in 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 52.9% – adding that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are expected to emerge rapidly in this market at high CAGRs.