Abstract: A backup data analysis system includes a data generation subsystem that generates primary data, a primary data storage subsystem that stores the primary data, and a backup data storage subsystem that stores backup data that has a backup file format and that is a backup of the primary data. At least one backup data conversion/analytics data provisioning subsystem is coupled to a data analytics subsystem, an analytics data storage subsystem, and the backup data storage subsystem, and retrieves the backup data from the backup data storage subsystem, converts the backup data from the backup file format to an open file format to provide analytics data, and stores the analytics data in the analytics data storage subsystem. When the backup data conversion/analytics data provisioning subsystem(s) receive an analytics data request from the data analytics subsystem, they provide the analytics data to the analytics data subsystem for use in analytics operation(s).