In today’s hyperconnected business environment, the question isn’t if your organization will face a security breach, but when. With the growing complexity of remote workforces, cloud adoption, and third-party integrations, many businesses are discovering that their traditional security tools are no longer enough to keep threats at bay.

Image backups create a full snapshot of a disk or system, capturing the OS, apps, and data. Unlike file-only backups, image backups allow bare-metal restores to new hardware or virtual machines, making them ideal for disaster recovery and fast, complete system recovery.

While Windows 11 enables you to create a backup image of your computer, it does not provide the full breadth of features that other third-party backup solutions do. Here is the skinny on what you need to know to protect your Windows 11 environment fully.