ESG conducted a comprehensive online survey of IT professionals from private- and public-sector organizations in North America (United States and Canada) between August 3, 2021 and August 14, 2021. To qualify for this survey, respondents were required to be IT professionals personally responsible for data protection and data management technology decisions for their organization.

This Complete Survey Results presentation focuses on the evolution of traditional data protection processes to more holistic data management strategies in which data is better understood and reused for other technical and business purposes.