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User Survey Analysis: Key Trends Shaping the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Through 2011
22 October 2010
 
April Adams   Naveen Mishra  

What's hot and what's not in the data center for 2011? Our 2010 Data Center IT Issues and Priorities survey explored not only the top projects and technologies that large enterprises are implementing, but also the underlying assumptions that are driving investment and change in the data center.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Survey Objective
  • Data Insights
    • Data Growth Is No. 1 Challenge for Data Center Hardware Infrastructure
    • Large Enterprises Are Struggling With Performance and Scalability
    • Network-Related Challenges Rear Their Ugly Head
    • Business Continuity and Availability Needs Drive Strategic Change in the Data Center
    • Large Enterprises Define the Technology Projects They Are Implementing to Enable Strategic Change in the Data Center
    • Their Philosophical Approach to Change in the Data Center
    • Data Center Demographics
    • Technology Investment Plans
    • Implications for the Cloud
    • Demographics
  • Methodology
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Top Three Data Center Hardware Infrastructure Challenges Through 2011
Figure 2.
Technology Projects That Large Enterprises Are Investing in to Address the Challenge of Data Growth
Figure 3.
Most Important Drivers of Strategic Change in the Data Center
Figure 4.
Technology Project Implementations to Enable Business Continuity and Availability
Figure 5.
Strategic Approach to Change in the Data Center Through 2015
Figure 6.
2011 Changes to Data Center Demographics
Figure 7.
Technology Investment Plans Through Year-End 2011
Figure 8.
Investment Plans for Cloud Computing and Cloud Services
Figure 9.
Respondents by Country
Figure 10.
Respondents by Organization Size
Figure 11.
Respondents by Industry




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