$7.8bUS to be invested on data storage by Mid-sized Companies according to study

Tape/Storage

Wednesday, 23 April 2008 14:38

Written by Staff Writer

According to a study conducted by Access Markets International (AMI) US medium sized businesses  (companies with between 100-999 employees) will be investing up to $7.8 billion on data storage and security in 2008 — an increase of 12 percent over 2007.

Data backup is critical to any business and most (near 90%) of medium sized businesses utilize data backup and data recovery software. Stats from AMI and other analyst groups placed storage and security investment to be around 7 to 10 percent of the total IT spending in most medium sized companies.

AMI’s study also shows that on, average the U.S. MBs spend about $4,900 on SAN (server attached storage) solutions and 20 percent purchased this technology in the last 12 months. MBs tend go to their trusted channel partners/VARs/IT consultants for storage related solutions. About 85 percent of MBs said enhancing IT security and privacy is the top IT strategy for the next 12 months.
 
Just over half of MBs polled said they plan to implement VPN solutions in the coming months to ensure that they have a secure IT infrastructure. Because almost all MBs use antivirus, anti-spam and anti-spyware solutions, the data for most MBs is adequately protected from electronic threats.
 
The study indicated that intrusion detection, encryption, and security management are top technologies for these MBs to implement in the next 12 months. Cisco was the most popular brand for security related products, and Dell is the top manufacturer purchased for storage related products.

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