What is the New Normal in Data Storage

WHAT'S THE NEW NORMAL IN DATA STORAGE? Where do you stand in comparison to your data storage peers? We asked them lots of questions about storage infrastructure, projects, buying patterns and more. Check out the findings to see how you measure up. Life is Good 85% are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with their current storage infrastructure. That New 66% of storage Storage Smell devices in use are between l and 3 years old. RELIANT Frequent Shopping Trips 33% of companies are buying equipment every 2 to 4 years. 26% buy every year. Most Popular Protocol #1 Many use multiple protocols with 75% using Fibre Channel, 58% using ISCSI and 57% using NFS. Gets Top Billing DR 42% are working on a Disaster Recovery initiative. 35% say it's their highest priority. Virtualization is second at 23%. Used is the New New LIKE NEW! 49% have bought used hardware - ideal for a DR site - for their environment. The Big Dogs 12 EMC HP and NetApp tie for second at 20%. How Full? 58% say storage is at 50-70% capacity. 22% say 71-90%. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: RELIANT TECHNOLOGY This comprehensive data storage survey was conducted by Reliant Technology in July 2013. A total of 180 data storage professionals responded to this survey, providing an informative insight into current storage trends. For a complete report of survey results visit: http://www.reliant-technology.com/storagesurvey Visit us online at www.Reliant-Technology.com Call 877.227.0828 Follow us on Twitter: @GoReliant © 2013 Reliant Technology, Inc. Allrights reserved. Reliant Technology as well as the respective logo is a registered trademark of Reliant Techno logy, Inc. Allother company names, products and services used hereinare trademarks or registered trademarks of their res pective owners. The information published herein is subject to change without notice. This publication is for informational purposes only, without representation or warranty ofany kind, and Reliant Technology shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to this publication. The only warranties for Reliant Technology are those thatare set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting any additional warranty. ........