Long-term data retention is a long-term problem, according to a recent survey, and IT pros are contending with growth in unstructured data that challenges their archive and retention plans.
Aparavi, a Silicon-beach startup in SaaS solutions, surveyed hundreds of IT managers to find out about their archive, backup, and retention practices. Respondents represented a range of organizations of varying sizes, with over 40 percent managing more than 50 terabytes total.
Almost 40 percent reported their unstructured data — documents and other office files, images, videos, and other files not in a structured database — is growing at least 25 percent each year, and another 12 percent said growth is more than 50 percent yearly. This growth results in significant complaints about protection and retention.
The main problem identified by IT managers is long-term retention — more than 50 percent said it is a challenge, followed closely by cost at 47 percent. Excessive secondary storage growth is itself a problem for more than 40 percent. Around 20 percent said lack of a cloud-based solution or being unable to complete backups within the allotted time are challenges.
When asked about the specific problems in their long-term retention, ready access to archive data (41 percent), the cost of their current solution (39 percent), using conventional backup to meet retention goals (35 percent), and managing cloud storage growth (27 percent) were most frequently cited. Accordingly the most desired features in retention are “intelligent retrieval wherever the data is,” named first or second most important by 39 percent, followed by support for both on-premise and cloud data stores, ranked first or second by 38 percent.
“Unstructured data growth causes a domino effect in increased management, cost, and complexity, and these IT pros and many more are experiencing growing pains,” said Aparavi chief marketing officer Victoria Grey. “Long-term retention at an affordable cost, with the flexibility to keep archived files accessible no matter where they are stored, is a requirement for managing data today and forever.”
Aparavi Active Archive masters out-of-control unstructured data growth with data protection, retention and archive. Aparavi slows secondary storage growth by 75 percent with guaranteed availability regardless of how long data is retained. The company’s SaaS-based solution delivers true storage independence with on-premises and multi-cloud mobility. This along with an open data format removes vendor-lock in forever. Aparavi pays for itself in reduced backup and secondary storage spend and eliminates up-front investments with a pay-as-you-go model based on usage.
About Aparavi
Aparavi, the world’s leading SaaS-based Active Archive with built-in data protection, helps organizations master out of control unstructured data growth. Delivering both on-premises and multi-cloud mobility, Aparavi provides true storage independence, and together with an open-data format removes vendor lock-in, forever. Aparavi delivers huge savings by slowing secondary storage growth by 75 percent, with guaranteed availability regardless of how long data is retained. A pay-as-you-go model based on usage eliminates up-front expenditures for a better total cost of ownership. For more information visit http://www.aparavi.com.
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