Are file analysis tools the answer to the data explosion?
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ARE FILE ANALYSIS TOOLS the answer to the data explosion? IN THE 2014 DATA HEALTH CHECK UNSTRUCTURED FILE DATA was the biggest cause of storage growth and was listed as the most important data type to recover after a disaster. In parallel, hardware and maintenance costs were the biggest cause of storage spend. FASTEST AREA OF STORAGE GROWTH 24% of respondents listed unstructured file data as the fastest area of storage growth. ... whilst almost 30% of organisations have no retention policy or simply keep all data forever. MOST IMPORTANT THING TO RECOVER 24% of respondents listed file data as the most important thing to recover in a DR situation. BIGGEST COST OF STORAGE GROWTH 22% and 18% listed hardware and maintenance as the biggest cost of storage growth respectively. HOWEVER 2 OUT OF 3 BUSINESSES don’t know which data has been in active use over the last 12 months. 13% Only 13% of businesses use file analysis tools ... ON THE SUBJECT OF FILE ANALYSIS, GARTNER’S RECOMMENDATION is to “Map the organization's unstructured content infrastructure with file analysis tools, and use subsequent reports to plan for future storage investment and use of current resources.” Does File Analysis Have a Role in Your Data Management Strategy? Garth Landers, et. al, 6 March 2014
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In our Data Health Check 2014, unstructured file data was the biggest cause of storage growth and was listed as the most important data type to recover after a disaster - but it's also the most expensive. What's the answer?
Transcript of Are file analysis tools the answer to the data explosion?
ARE FILE ANALYSIS TOOLS the answer to the data explosion?
IN THE 2014 DATA HEALTH CHECK
UNSTRUCTURED FILE DATA was the biggest cause of storage growth and was listed as the most important data type to recover
after a disaster. In parallel, hardware and maintenance costs were the biggest cause of storage spend.
FASTEST AREA OF STORAGE GROWTH
24% of respondents listed unstructured file data as
the fastest area of storage growth.
... whilst almost 30% of organisations have no retention policy or simply
keep all data forever.
MOST IMPORTANT THING TO RECOVER
24% of respondents listed file data as the
most important thing to recover in a DR situation.
BIGGEST COST OF STORAGE GROWTH
22% and 18% listed hardware and maintenance
as the biggest cost of storage growth respectively.
HOWEVER
2 OUT OF 3 BUSINESSES don’t know which data has been in active use over the last 12 months.
13% Only 13% of businesses use file analysis tools ...
ON THE SUBJECT OF FILE ANALYSIS,
GARTNER’S RECOMMENDATION is to “Map the organization's unstructured content infrastructure with file analysis tools, and use
subsequent reports to plan for future storage investment and use of current resources.” Does File Analysis Have a Role in Your Data Management Strategy? Garth Landers, et. al, 6 March 2014
