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Source protection today

So, how do companies handle repository backup today? Generally: they don’t at all. And if so, there are
usually DIY methods based on git-clone commands and self-written scripts. Some businesses rely on
snapshots of their local git instances. But those approaches have their limitations - high-long-term costs
of script administration, no backup verification, no automation, and no restore guarantee which could
potentially make backup useless in case of any event of failure.

The source code backup market is still crawling - the first backup solutions start to appear as a result of
internal development teams’ needs. However, there are also some established and experienced backup
vendors, that discovered and decided to develop this niche, making it the most professional backup
software for GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian environments.

Considering Intellectual Property value and GitHub and Atlassian’s emphasis on adequate data
protection, we might foresee that GitHub, GitLab and Atlassian backup, in the footsteps of Microsoft and
Google Workspace, will become another, key data protection field.

About the Author

Marta Przybylska, Marketing Manager at GitProtect.io/Xopero
Software. From the very beginning of her career, she has been
associated with the IT industry and technology startups. For over 3
years has been related to the cybersecurity market – working at
Xopero Software, a backup vendor on the project code named
GitProtect.io – the most professional, fully manageable GitHub and
Bitbucket backup software (available on both GitHub Marketplace
and Atlassian Marketplace). Company websites: https://xopero.com/
and https://gitprotect.io/

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