Data Protection and Data Reduction Survey
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Country
United States
Canada
Mexico
Other
State:
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Federated States of Micronesia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Marshall Islands
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Palau
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Are you planning to deploy deduplication or compression technologies?
Yes
No
Currently doing so
None of the above
If you have no plans for deduplication or compression, why? (Select only one.)
We don't understand the benefits of them
We don't have the IT resources to take on a project
We have no budget available
Other, please specify.
Which technologies have you adopted? (Select only one.)
Both Data Deduplication and Compression
Data Compression only
Data Deduplication only
Neither
Do you use deduplication for? Select all that apply.
Primary data
Secondary backup data
Neither
What type of data and what percentage of your data do you backup? Select all that apply.
Unstructured data (spreadsheets, files, emails) Percent ___
Structured data (transactional, database) Percent ___
How much data do you backup each day?
500GB1TB<500GB
1TB
1.5TB
Backup to
disk
Replicate
data
Snapshot
data
Mirror data
Backup to
tape
1.5TB5TB
How often do you backup, replicate or snapshot data?
Twice a
Hourly
Daily
Weekly
day
Backup to
disk
Replicate
data
Snapshot
data
Mirror data
Backup to
tape
Job function (Select one).
CIO/CTO
Application Manager
Architect
Database administrator
IT Manager
IT Staff
Non IT Staff
Programmer
Network Manager/Network Administrator
>5TB
Never
Storage Administrator
Server Administrator
Systems Management/Administration
Consultant/IT integrator/MSP,VAR
Other, please specify.
Which of the following best describes your personal responsibility with respect to your
organization's IT budget and spending plans? (Select one.)
Technical Decision Maker
Approve / Authorize Purchase
Financial Decision Maker
Implement / Guide Strategy
Set Expenditure / Develop IT Strategy
Select Providers or Vendors
Recommend & Specify Products / Services
Determine Need
Evaluate Products / Services
Research
IT Budget: (Select only one.)
Over $100 million
$50-$99 million
$25-$49 million
$10-$24 million
$5-$9 million
$1-$4 million
$500,000-$999,000
$100,000-$499,000
Under $100,000
# of employees in your company: (Select only one.)
100,000+
50,000-99,999
25,000-29,999
10,000-24,999
5,000-9,999
1,000-4,999
500-999
250-499
1-250
Which of the following best reflects your organization's industry? (Select only one.)
Aerospace
Agriculture/Forestry
Automotive
Business Services/Consulting
Communications/Telecom
Computer hardware/software/technology manufacturer
Education
Electronics
Financial services/Banking/Legal/Real Estate
Government (Federal)
Government (State and local)
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Oil/Gas/Mining
Retail
Transportation
Travel/Hospitality
Utility
Other, please specify.
What is your organization's total annual revenue? (Select only one.)
Less than $50 million
$50 million to $99 million
$100 million to $499 million
$500 million to $999 million
$1 billion to $4.999 billion
$5 billion to $9.999 billion
$10 billion to $19.999 billion
$20 billion or more
Not applicable (e.g., public sector, non-profit)
What is your average annual expenditure on storage including hardware, software and
services? (Select only one.)
$20+ million
$10-$19.9 million
$5-$9.5 million
$1-$4.9 million
$500,000-$999,999
$250,000-$499,999
$101,000-$249,000
<$100,000
What percentage of your organization's total IT budget is allocated to each of the following
categories? (If no allocation for a selection, leave blank.)
IT Outsourcing Services
Professional Services/Consulting
Telecom/Network Services
Software
Data protection and data reduction
Disaster recovery and business continuity
Hardware
Staff
Other
Is the amount you are spending on data protection increasing or decreasing? Enter %
increase or decrease % _____
How many total terabytes of storage are installed at your location? (Note: If your
involvement with storage extends beyond this location please indicate the total amount for
all the locations for which you are involved.) (Select only one.)
>1 Petabyte
500-999 TB
100-499 TB
10-99 TB
5-9 TB
None
What are your organization's most important IT priorities over the next 12-18 months?
(Please rank by importance. 1=Most important to 10=Least important)
Increased use of server virtualization
Information security initiatives
Improve response time
Upgrade network infrastructure
Manage data growth
Major application deployments
Data center consolidation
Business continuity/disaster recovery
Large-scale desktop/laptop PC deployments
Regulatory compliance initiatives
What do you see as the impediments to adopting deduplication and compression
technologies? (Select all that apply.)
Time required to implement
Cost-prohibitive
Performance impact
Other, please specify
What do you see as the advantages of adopting deduplication and compression
technologies? (Please rank by importance. 1=Most important to 10=Least important)
Reduction in primary data
Reduction in secondary backup data
Reduction in storage expenditures
Reduced management
Reduced floor space and increased energy savings
Improvement of RTO/RPO
Improved LAN bandwidth
Other, please specify.
Who are the biggest drivers of deduplication and compression misconceptions? (Select all
that apply.)
Storage vendors
Analysts or media
Traditional IT vendors
Executives
Line of business managers
End-users
IT leadership
Who was the main driver of deduplication and compression adoption within your company
or department?
Company founder
Development team
Business Manager
Executive
Solution or Systems Architect
Program Manager
IT Manager
Systems Administrator
Other, please specify.
When will you begin to deploy deduplication and compression?
We've already adopted.
0-6 months
6 months to 1 year
1 year to 18 months
18 months to 2 years
What are your deduplication and compression plans in the future?
Part of IT transformation
Part of broader data reduction roadmap
Point solutions to address specific business needs
Part of business transformation
What best describes your company's stage of deduplication and compression
implementation?
Early stage of understanding the technology
Evaluating products solutions now
Implementing a solution
Already implemented one or more solutions
Have no plans to evaluate or implement
Other, please specify.
What is your primary purpose for deploying deduplication and compression?
Need to reduce response times
Part of infrastructure upgrade
Reduction of storage will help our throughput
OPEX savings
Increase business agility
Take advantage of the latest technology
Reduce total cost of ownership
Scale consumption up or down
Other, please specify.
Why did you originally sign up with your deduplication and compression provider? Please
select the three most important reasons.
Pricing
Speed-to-market (ability to implement a solution in a short period of time)
Flexibility (choice of operating system, software, programming languages)
Expanded using existing vendor
Achieved highest performance based on in depth evaluation
Trust the vendor's ability to support the product
Scalability (add resources on demand)
Service features and functionality
Had no choice because of throughput and response time demands
My boss told me to
Other, please specify.
Which of the following helped you evaluate or get started with deduplication and
compression? (Please check all that apply.)
Sales representative
Webinar
News article or Trade Publication
Analyst Article/Report
Friend or Colleague
Employer
Solution Integrator
Independent Software Vendor
Industry event/conference
User Group
Blog
Website
Other, please specify
What deduplication and compression vendors are you planning to use? Please select your
top 3.
Actifio
Arkeia
Bridgestor
COFIO
Dell
Druva
EMC Data Domain
EMC Avamar
Exagrid
Exar
FalconStor
GreenBytes
HP StorOnce
IBM StorWize
IBM Diligent
Inquinox
NetApp
Open Source Deduplication
Oracle
Permabit
Quantum
SEPATON
Spectra Logic
Symantec NetBackup
Symantec BackupExec
Rainstor
Other, please specify ______
What tradeshows have you attended? (Select all that apply.)
Storage Networking World
HP Discover
Dell Storage Forum
Storage Decisions
VMWorld
EMC World
IBM Pulse
Other, please specify.
How familiar are you with the SNIA Data Management Forum?
2=
1= Not
3=
4= Very
Somewhat
familiar
Familiar Familiar
familiar
SNIA
Do you backup user laptop and desktops?
Yes
No
Are you confident in your ability to restore lost data?
Extremely confident
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Not confident
How often do you test your data backup procedures?
After a problem
Monthly
Quarterly
Twice a year
Once a year
Less than once a year
Do you have a formal disaster recovery plan?
Yes
No
Do you test your disaster recovery plan?
Yes
No
Don’t have a plan
How quickly can your company restore the ‘mission-critical’ applications and data
necessary to run the business after a major loss caused by a disaster?”
Two hours
Four hours
Eight hours
12 hours
24 hours
Two days
Three days
More than three days
What vendors do you use to backup your systems?
Acronis
Actifio
Amanda.org
AppAssure Software
Arkeia Software
Asigra
Atempo
Axcient
Barracuda Networks
CA Technologies
Cofio Software
CommVault Systems
CTERA Networks
Data Robotics
Dell
Digitiliti
Diligent (see IBM)
Double-Take Software (see Vision Solutions)
Egnyte
EMC
EqualLogic (see Dell)
FalconStor Software
Geminare
HP
I365, a Seagate Company
IBackup (see Pro Softnet)
IBM
Idera
KineticD
Nasuni
NetApp
Nexsan
Nine Technology
Oracle
Overland Storage
Pro Softnet
Quantum
Quest Software
Revinetix
R1Soft
Roxio
Scale Computing
SEP Software
SEPATON
Sonic Solutions (see Roxio)
SOS OLB CA
StorageCraft
Symantec
Symform
Syncsort
TeraByte Unlimited
Tivoli (see IBM)
Veeam Software
Vembu Technologies
Venyu
Vision Solutions
Vizioncore (see Quest Software)
Zmanda
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Yes
No
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Yes
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