LONDON, UK. - Oct, 11, 2011-
On average, only 17% of IT managers in the UK feel that their IT
infrastructure is ready for the future according to a study
commissioned by data storage and management specialist NetApp.
The independent research, conducted by Vanson
Bourne, polled the opinions of 200 IT decision makers across the
UK, and found that 83% of respondents were aware that their IT
infrastructure was not ready for the future. Of the largest
organisations surveyed, 6% agreed that they had a number of aging
legacy systems and that they were by no means ready for future
challenges.
The survey revealed that 66% of organisations
with more than 3000 employees, was substantially unprepared for the
future, and yet 28% of them were solely responsible for growth and
demand.
Laurence James, UK Product Alliances and
Solutions Marketing Manager for NetApp UK said: "The findings from
this survey are not surprising. There are a number of
organisations, both large and small who are uncertain of their
future infrastructure requirements. This is something they will
undoubtedly have to tackle and I suggest they look to implement a
cost-effective agnostic solution that enables them to simplify data
management to help lower risk while increasing control. This will
ultimately enable them to adapt quicker in response to change."
According to the survey, 41% of organisations
existing software is not restricted or tied into being used with
other vendor's products. 39% of organisations existing software
restricts them from integrating with other vendor's software, and
20 % said they would like to include more products than they are
currently able to.
The survey findings show that the need for
organisations to review their IT infrastructure and prepare for the
future is paramount to their success. 59% of respondents are
inhibited from expanding their infrastructure due to contracts,
software and hardware they already have in place. If providers of
their current solution are not expanding into an area that is of
interest to the IT department, such as virtualisation, then there
is no easy way for the department to adequately investigate that
technology.
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