An IDC White Paper, sponsored by Seagate Technology
FUTURE-PROOFING STORAGE
Modernizing Infrastructure for Data Growth Across Hybrid,
Edge, and Cloud Ecosystems
RESEARCH BY:
Andrew Smith
Research Manager,
Cloud Infrastructure Services, IDC
Natalya Yezhkova
Research Vice President,
Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group, IDC
Ashish Nadkarni
Group Vice President,
Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group, IDC
March 2021 | IDC Doc. #US47565321
Future-Proofing Storage: Modernizing Infrastructure for Data Growth Across Hybrid, Edge, and Cloud Ecosystems
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Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Situation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Data Visibility and Insight Are the Foundations of a Data-Driven Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Modern Workloads Rely on Digital Infrastructure Capabilities to
Manage Massive Data Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Management Inefficiencies Inhibit Enterprise Visibility and Insight into Data . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Addressing Complex Challenges of Enterprise Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Consider Your Organization at the Beginning of Its Data Management Journey. . . . . . 14
Essential Guidance for IT Buyers and Decision Makers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
About the Analysts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Message from the Sponsor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
IDC White Paper, sponsored by Seagate Technology
March 2021 | Doc. #US47565321
