Many mid-sized enterprises have placed digital innovation at the heart of their growth strategies. But in today’s fast-paced, data-driven business environment, this approach to expansion requires a commitment to agile IT infrastructure that can be scaled quickly and easily upon demand.
As organizations create and consume more data than ever, storage has become an increasingly important component of flexible digital strategies. Successfully managed, data storage can provide a secure foundation for efficient operations, giving access to the correct information on demand. Data storage can also perform the bedrock for data analytics – providing business leaders with new insight that can result in additional revenue streams.
Implementing a practical approach to data storage depends upon several important considerations. Firstly, where should it be stored – on-premise, in the public cloud, or in a hybrid environment? What kind of enterprise-grade technologies should used – unified storage, storage-area network, direct-attached storage, or tape storage, to name a few? And then there are capacity considerations. How do you deploy enough data storage to meet data requirements without costly over-provisioning, considering factors like the size of available facilities and future needs?
IT leaders must grapple with these complexities while also being expected to find the time to manage and lead broader efforts around digital innovation. Consequently, many mid-range organizations are looking to technology providers for help to streamline and simplify their approach to data storage. This whitepaper looks at emerging techniques utilising no-risk, no-surprise consumption models based on pay-as-you-go – providing evergreen data storage solutions that are right-sized all the time.