Managing Data Growth Tops CommVault Storage Survey

Source: NewsFactor.com

Author: Barry Levine

In spite of growth in data management and some growth in budgets, 54 percent reported that there would be no increase in IT personnel in their departments in the coming year. Sixteen percent said they expected some increase in head count, and 29 percent were undecided.

Managing data Relevant Products/Services growth is the top budget priority in the new year for IT Relevant Products/Services departments. In its annual IT Storage Spending Predictions Survey, data management software Relevant Products/Services company CommVault Relevant Products/Services found that keeping pace with the explosive growth in data tops the concerns of IT departments.

The survey of 295 respondents included CIOs, vice presidents, IT directors, and managers or administrators for backup Relevant Products/Services, server Relevant Products/Services, and storage Relevant Products/Services groups. After data growth management, the top budget priorities were network Relevant Products/Services and equipment, disaster recovery, applications and other software, data backup and recovery, and virtual Relevant Products/Services server requirements. Those top considerations were similar to what was revealed in the company's survey last year.

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