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ESG conducted an in-depth survey of 418 IT and data storage professionals concerning their organizations’ current data storage environments including current storage resources, challenges, purchase criteria, as well as forward-looking data storage plans. Survey participants represented midmarket (100 to 999 employees) and enterprise-class (1,000 employees or more) organizations in North America (United States and Canada).
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Report Conclusions
Introduction
Research Objectives
Research Findings
General Storage Environments
Capacity and Infrastructure
Larger Storage Environments Translate to More Storage Administrators
Storage Spending Trends
What Organizations Spent in 2012…
…And What They Expect to Spend in 2013
Storage Challenges
The Impact of Virtualization Technology and Cloud Services on Storage Infrastructure
Storage Media
Solid-state Storage and Its Impact on Hard Disk Drives
Trends in Tape Technology
Storage Requirements and Buying Criteria
Conclusion
Research Implications for Technology Vendors
Research Implications for IT Professionals
Research Methodology
Respondent Demographics
Respondents by Data Storage Purchasing Responsibility
Respondents by Familiarity with Data Storage Environment/Strategy
Respondents by Primary Area of Technology Responsibility
Respondents by Number of Employees
Respondents by Industry
Respondents by Annual Revenue
Respondents by 2012 IT Budget
Respondents by Number of Production Servers
Respondents by 2012 Storage Budget
Respondents by Total Disk-based Storage System Capacity
Respondents by Server Virtualization Usage
Respondents by Percentage of x86 Servers Virtualized
Respondents by Total Number of Virtual Machines
Respondents by Total Storage Capacity Used to Support Virtual Server Environments
Respondents by Role of Data Storage Technology in IT and Business Operations
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