If you’re like most organizations that use expensive primary storage systems to store infrequently accessed data, you may be spending significantly more on storage than your peers. We surveyed more than 250 IT professionals to understand current storage strategies, particularly as it relates to inactive data. Read the whole report at: http://www.twinstrata.com/storage-survey-2014/

1. 10%
store inactive data on
storage area networks
2014 DATA STORAGE BENCHMARKS
53%
Replace storage
systems within
five years
Top 3 ways to meet capacity needs
Budget implications of inactive data
Top reasons for storage system replacement
60%Need more
capacity
New
technology
High
maintenance
costs
Manufacturer
end of life
49%
54% 38%
30%
delete old data
buy more disks
79%
replace systems
40%
52%
Sources:
All statistics collected from a survey of 254
IT professionals involved with storage strategy.
To read the full report, visit:
http://www.twinstrata.com/storage-survey-2014
56% estimate more than
half their data is inactive
22% estimate more
than 3/4 is
spend MORE than
of IT budget on storage
Estimates of inactive data
of organizations storing inactive
data solely on SANs and NAS
use the public cloud
to store inactive data
62%
39%