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Quick Poll Research:

Backup Technologies; the Tale of the Tape

Presented by IDG Research ServicesConducted on behalf of FalconStor Software

August 2012

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Research Methodology and Goals

This quick poll was conducted online and fielded among the InfoWorld audience.

Responses were collected between July 26, 2012 and August 11, 2012.

Members of the InfoWorld audience received an email message inviting them to participate. The email message included a unique URL link to access the survey.

A total of 215 qualified respondents participated in the survey. To be considered qualified respondents must have reported: They are employed at an organization with 50 or more employees They hold an IT-related job title

The margin of error in a sample size of 215 is +/- 6.7 percentage points. Responses to single select questions may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Statistically significant differences observed between LEs (1,000+ employees) and SMEs (101-1000) employees are observed at the 95% confidence level. Data from SMBs (50-100 employees) should be used for directional purposes only due to base size.

The survey instrument was designed to assess a number of factors regarding backup technology trends including: current technologies relied on, retention time of backed up data, expected usage of tape and disk backup over the next year, adoption of deduplication solutions, and achieved/perceived benefits of deduplication solutions.

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Survey Findings

4Q1: How does your organization currently perform its backup functions? (Select all that apply) Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs*Indicates statistically significant difference between LEs and SMEs

Other method

Online backup - hosted service

Online backup - onsite licensed product

Backup to disk using software-based data deduplication

Backup to disk-based data deduplication appliance

Backup directly to tape (no disk-based storage systems)

Back up to disk storage systems only (no tape)

Backup to disk-based storage system plus tape

5%

9%

13%

19%

20%

25%

34%

59%

Current Backup Methods in Use

The majority of qualified respondents report their organizations utilize both disk and tape storage mediums for backup. Deduplication technologies are much more likely to have penetrated LEs.

LEs MEs SEs

*66% 47% 61%

33% 33% 44%

29% 20% 17%

*30% 5% 11%

*25% 13% 0%

15% 11% 17%

11% 7% 11%

4% 7% 0%

Aggregated Respondents

5 Q2: How long do you retain your backup data?Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs

More than 3 years

Up to 3 years

Up to 2 years

Up to 1 year

6 months or less

40%

6%

10%

19%

26%

Retention of Backup Data

A plurality of organizations, regardless of company size, report that they retain backed up data for more than three years.

LEs Mes SEs

22% 31% 33%

18% 19% 22%

10% 13% 0%

6% 5% 6%

44% 32% 39%


6 Q2: How long do you retain your backup data?Base: 215 total qualified respondents

More than 3 years

Up to 3 years

Up to 2 years

Up to 1 year

6 months or less

40%

6%

10%

19%

26%

Retention of Backup Data

When looking at retention by storage medium, only 38% of disk-only users store backup data for more than 3 years, compared to 47% of tape-only users.

Tape and Disk user (n=126)

Tape-only user (n=53)

Disk-only user (n=73)

22% 23% 29%

21% 19% 18%

7% 8% 14%

10% 4% 1%

40% 47% 38%


Note: these categories are not mutually exclusive

7Q3: How many slots does your tape library support?Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs*Indicates statistically significant difference between LEs and SMEs

Not sure

We do not have a tape library

Less than 200 tapes

201-1000 tapes

More than 1000 tapes

15%

31%

26%

14%

14%

Size (in Slots) of Tape Library

On average, respondents report their organization’s tape library supports ~467 tapes (~530 tapes* at LEs, ~366 tapes* at SMEs, and ~183 tapes at SMBs).

Aggregated Respondents LEs Mes SEs

*20% 7% 0%

18% 11% 6%

25% 25% 28%

16% *49% 61%

20% 8% 6%

8Q4a: How much data is your company planning to store online (on disk) over the next 12 months?Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs*Indicates statistically significant difference between LEs and SMEs

On average, respondents report over 150 TB of data will be stored online at their organizations over the next 12 months (~249 TB* at LEs, ~63 TB* at SMEs, and ~12 TB at SMBs).

Not sure

None

<500 GB

500 GB - 999GB

1 - 2 TB

3 - 9 TB

10 - 24 TB

25 - 99 TB

100 - 499 TB

500 TB - 1 PB

More than 1 PB

16%

0%

3%

7%

10%

18%

15%

13%

7%

4%

7%

Estimated Disk Storage Over Next 12 Months

LEs Mes SEs

*11% 1% 0%

6% 1% 0%

9% 7% 0%

13% 13% 6%

11% 16% 33%

12% *24% 28%

9% 12% 11%

2% *13% 6%

3% 1% 11%

1% 0% 0%

*21% 11% 6%


9Q4b: How much data is your company planning to store offline (on tape) over the next 12 months?Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs*Indicates statistically significant difference between LEs and SMEs

Not sure

None

<500 GB

500 GB - 999GB

1 - 2 TB

3 - 9 TB

10 - 24 TB

25 - 99 TB

100 - 499 TB

500 TB - 1 PB

More than 1 PB

16%

19%

5%

5%

8%

10%

6%

9%

9%

7%

7%

Estimated Tape Storage Over Next 12 Months

LEs Mes SEs

*12% 0% 0%

*10% 3% 0%

12% 7% 0%

7% 12% 6%

7% 5% 0%

4% *15% 33%

6% 9% 17%

5% 5% 6%

3% 7% 6%

12% *28% 28%

*21% 9% 6%


The amount of data expected to be stored offline over the next year is expected to be higher than online, driven by the LE segment (~182 TB in aggregate, ~305 TB* at LEs, ~54 TB* at SMEs, and ~6 TB at SMBs).

10Q5: Which of the following best describes your organization's adoption of a data deduplication solution?Base: 215 total qualified respondents: 122 LEs , 75 SMEs, 18 SMBs*Indicates statistically significant difference between LEs and SMEs

About two-fifths of respondents report they currently have a deduplication solution in place; a similar proportion report deduplication deployments are planned or of interest.

We have no plans or interest in a data deduplication solution

We are interested in, but have no plans to implement a data deduplication solution

We plan to implement a data deduplication solution

We currently have a data deduplication solution in place

16%

25%

16%

43%

Adoption of Data Deduplication Solutions

Aggregated Respondents LEs Mes SEs

*52% 32% 28%

17% 16% 11%

20% 32% 28%

11% 20% 33%

11Q6: Which of the following benefits have you realized or do you expect to realize from having a data deduplication solution in place?Base: 181 respondents who have a data deduplication solution in place or have an interest in/plans to implement a data deduplication solution: 109 LEs , 60 SMEs, 12 SMBs

None of these

Other

Increased visibility into backups

Improved compliance

Faster access to data when offsite

Increased data protection

Reduced complexity

Lower IT operating costs

Improved efficiency

Faster recovery of data

Faster backups

3%

2%

22%

24%

28%

30%

33%

52%

62%

66%

70%

Achieved/Expected Benefits Associated with Deduplication

LEs Mes SEs

69% 73% 58%

63% 70% 75%

63% 60% 58%

59% 43% 33%

33% 30% 50%

33% 23% 33%

29% 25% 33%

24% 20% 42%

21% 25% 17%

1% 2% 17%

2% 3% 8%

Over three-fifths of respondents have either achieved or associate faster backups, faster data recovery, and improved efficiency with deduplication technologies.


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Respondent Profile

13 D2: What is your primary job title? Base: 215 total qualified respondents

Other IT title

IT/Networking/Security Staff

Systems Integrator

Application/Software Developer

Supervisor

Manager

Director

IT Architect

Vice President

Executive VP, Senior VP

CIO/CTO

10%

20%

3%

7%

3%

22%

20%

2%

1%

2%

8%

Job Title

14D1: Approximately how many people are employed in your entire organization or enterprise? (Please include all plants, divisions, branches, parents and subsidiaries worldwide.) Base: 215 total qualified respondents

33%

24%

35%

8%

Greater than 5,000 1,001 - 5000 101 - 1000 50 - 100

Company Size (Number of Employees)

15 D3: Which of the following best describes your organization’s industry?Base: 215 total qualified respondents

Other

Transportation

Advertising/Marketing/PR/Media

Services

Retail, Wholesale and Distribution

Healthcare

Financial Services

Government - Federal, State or Local

Education

Manufacturing

High Tech, Telecom & Utilities

5%

2%

3%

4%

6%

7%

9%

13%

16%

17%

17%

Industry