Concerns Over Security & Control Preventing Cloud Storage Adoption

20/11/2011

81%t of IT Decision Makers have Data Security Concerns; 48% Worry About the Level of Control Over Data

A recent survey by Nasuni of information technology (IT) leaders' views on cloud storage has found that 81% of IT decision makers have concerns about document and data security in the cloud, while  48% were concerned about the level of data control available. These two concerns are currently holding back many enterprises from adopting cloud storage.

The attitude of these IT professionals was mirrored across all the industries surveyed including business services, education, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, plus software and telecommunications.

It was therefore not surprising that only 43% of IT decision makers plan to store documents and data in the cloud over the next 12 months. However, this could be a mistake as Chris Glew, of Nasuni commented,

“if IT does not seek out enterprise-grade cloud storage solutions that address security and data control concerns, they will likely find that their users adopt much less secure consumer solutions to attain the functionality they desire.”

The survey was fielded by Nasuni and completed by 451 IT decision makers at North American enterprises.

Additional findings of interest include:

• Data growth continues: Without exception, respondents expect significant data growth to continue. Notably, IT leaders in the financial services sector expect to see the greatest increase, with a cumulative average of 9.7 additional terabytes (TB) over the next 12 months. Those in education expect to see the smallest increase reported by the industries represented – a still sizable 5.5 TB of growth.
• Larger companies enjoy significant economies of scale in managing cost: The survey revealed that larger organisations will spend less per employee for data storage, despite the fact bigger companies generally experience faster data growth. On average, spending on data storage per employee broke down as follows: (201-500 employees: $320 per employee), (501-1,000 employees: $294 per employee), (1,001-2,500 employees: $148 per employee), and (2,501-5,000 employees: $87 per employee).

What this survey demonstrates is the need for a new, cost-effective approach to storage that harnesses the unlimited capacity of the cloud in a way that guarantees data is always secure, always available, and always under IT's control.

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