Data Storage Outlook: 2008 Summary Report

Data Storage Outlook conducted in-depth, face-to-face interviews with senior IT decisionmakers such as Chief Information Officers and Vice Presidents of IT, across two waves of research. In the second wave (Wave 2), 129 interviews were completed. In the first wave (Wave 1), 49 interviews were completed. During these meetings the interviewees addressed a broad range of storage-related questions designed to gauge their current and projected storage requirements and to identify their storage challenges.

The respondents represent several key vertical markets, including financial services, manufacturing, and life sciences. These organizations are located in the Northeast and represent mid-market and Fortune 1000 companies. Companies range in revenue size from less than $250 million to multi-billion dollars.

This report will provide you with:

• Information on peer activities that will help you benchmark your data storage requirements
• Best-practices that will guide you on a range of storage topics
• Insight into technology options and trends to help drive your strategic planning
• Informative conclusions that explain the implications of key findings
• Robust tutorials to help educate your IT team on important storage topics