Storage Optimization & Futureproofing Benchmarking Study

Storage remains a critical element to any aspect of a company's IT and modernization initiatives. This study endeavors to explore what kinds of strategic storage choices businesses are making in today's initiative to modernize their business operating infrastructure.

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#1. What are the most common challenges your organization faces with your current data storage and management solution? (select all that apply)

Data management

Cost control

Security and recovery

Compliance

Scalability

Legacy systems or compatibility

Skills gap

None

Other, please specify

#2. How quickly, if at all, do you plan to take steps to address the challenges you selected above?(Select one)

Immediately

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

Longer than 12 months

I don't have any challenges

No plans

#3. With regard to ON-PREMISE storage solutions, please rate their important in your current storage initiatives and road mapping. (Select one)

Critical

Important

Somewhat important

Neutral

Not important

#4. With regard to ON-PREMISE storage solutions, please select the responses that best reflect how these technologies fit into your current initiatives, plans or projects for the next 12 months or what role they will play during this timeframe. (Select all that apply)

Improve data governance or compliance

Enhance data security

Increase data accessibility or speed

More control over server hardware

Reduce operational costs

Expanding infrastructure/computing resources

Updating legacy line of business (LOB) apps

None

Other, please specify

#5. When it comes to storage, what are the top priorities for your organization?(Select all that apply)

Improving data security and recovery

Moving legacy applications to the cloud

Reducing storage-related costs

Speed up application development

Maximize business uptime/prevent disruption

Manage increasing amounts of data

Reduce admin efforts/operational simplicity

Streamline data management and support

Improve data accessibility

Integrating cloud solutions

Not sure

Other, please specify

#6. About how much data does your organization currently manage and store across all systems?(Select one)

Under 100TB

100 TB, 500 TB

1PB or more

Other, please specify

#7. In the next 12 months, I expect data growth at my organization to be: (Select one)

Less than 10%

Between 10-20%

Greater than 20%

#8. Which of the following storage hardware-related initiatives do you have planned in the next 12 months? (Select all that apply)

Cloud

Hardware Refresh

Hardware – New Capacity Requirements

Hybrid

Flash Storage

Tape Storage

Cyber-Resilient Data Storage

Other storage solutions, please specify:

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