October 1
Dell surveyed 1000 IT decision makers in public and private organizations across 15 countries for its Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot. Dependence on data remains a key facet of business life. One of the key general findings was that the amount of data being managed by organizations continues to shoot up. The problem going forward is as data increases so do the associated challenges: managing and protecting it.
Adding to the challenges facing organizations like the global pandemic is a general trend of increasing downtime and disruption. Managing and organizing the increasing amounts of data becomes secondary if stable access and availability to it isn’t maintained and that is a major concern impacting confidence, the survey finds. This survey looked for insights into how investment in data systems and protection was coming along in the face of those things.
This latest release of the Data Protection Index looks at how investment in data systems and protection is coming along in the face of these things and identifies key trends and attitudes. We’ve picked out some numbers to highlight for you:
40% increase in organization data

82% have suffered from a disruptive event in the last 12 months

61% think that emerging technologies pose a risk to data-protection

64% are not confident in being able to recovery from a data loss incident

80% see their data as valuable and Mission-Critical

“As the data landscape grows more complex, organizations need nimble, sustainable data protection strategies that can scale in a multi-platform, multi-cloud world.”
The Dell survey captures the notion that data is mission-critical in both its usage and its recovery when things go wrong and make it central to the strategy of any modern business. A statement from Beth Phalen, president, Dell Technologies Data Protection, sums up the interesting findings: “As the data landscape grows more complex, organizations need nimble, sustainable data protection strategies that can scale in a multi-platform, multi-cloud world.”
Further Reading/Sources:
- Dell Technologies Research: Cyber Attacks and Disruptive Events Are on the Rise, Affecting 82% of Organizations Surveyed
- Data Protection Complexity – The Enemy of Innovation
- Dell Technologies Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot shares key challenges in data protection readiness for Asia Pacific companies
Category: business, data loss prevention
Tags: business continuity, business data, cloud, data loss, data protection, dell, disruption to business, it industry, survey