Computerworld Research Report: The State of Data Protection in Today’s Enterprise

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The State of Data Protection
in Today's Enterprise
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Contents
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Demographic profile of respondents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technologies creating strain on data protection environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Benefits derived from data protection products/solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Case study - 24 Hour Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technology and business challenges faced in implementingdata protection products/solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Importance of data protection to IT personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Importance of data protection to corporate executives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Confidence in organization's ability to mitigate data protection risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Importance of various issues relative to data protection decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Expected 2008 expenditures for data protection products/solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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The State of Data Protection in Today's Enterprise
Overview
In October/November 2007, Computerworld invited data protection decision-makers at large organizationsto participate in a survey on the data protection issues at their organization. The survey was fielded throughan invitation on Computerworld.com. The goal of the survey was to better understand the impact oforganizations' data protection decisions on business efficiency. The survey was commissioned by SEPATON,but data was gathered and tabulated independently by Computerworld Research. The following report repre-sents top-line results of that survey and is meant to serve as a brief benchmarking tool for data protectiondecision-makers at large organizations seeking information about their peers' data protection environments.
Demographic profile of respondentsTotal respondents: 111All 111 respondents, who were qualified through a series of screening questions, are involved in dataprotection decisions at organizations of 1,000 or more employees. Below is a breakdown of the respondentsby involvement, company size, location, job title and industry.
What is your involvement in data protection decisions at your organization?
Determine needs/requirements/specifications 62%
Recommend, specify, select products/solutions 57%
Set data protection goals, directions, budget 33%
Final authorization or approval of purchase 15%01020304050607080%
How many people are employed at your organization?
34%35%20,000 or more1,000 - 4,999
18%13%5,000 - 9,999 10,000 - 19,999Average company size: 11,297
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Where are you located?
North America 69%
Europe 10%
Asia Pacific 8%
Latin America 5%
Africa 1%
Middle East 1%
Other 6%01020304050607080%
What best describes your job title/function?
IT/technology (net) 90%IT manager/supervisor 24%Systems analyst/architect 19%Programmer/engineer 12%Consultant 6%VP/director 4%CIO/CTO 3%Other IT professional 22%Corporate/line of business (net) 10%Manager/supervisor 5%SVP/VP/director 1%Business analyst 1%Other business management/consultant/professional 3%0 20 40 60 80 100%
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