The document summarizes the results of a survey of 2,453 global organizations across 32 countries regarding data center complexity. It found that data center complexity is prevalent worldwide, with organizations in the Americas reporting the highest levels of complexity and Asia-Pacific reporting the lowest. The increasing complexity leads to outages and losses, but companies are fighting back by establishing information governance programs. It recommends that organizations establish C-level ownership of information governance, improve visibility beyond platforms, understand their IT assets, reduce backup applications, deploy deduplication, and use backup appliances to simplify.

1. SEPTEMBER 2012

2. METHODOLOGY
ReRez surveyed 2,453 global organizations North America
United States
(2 countries)
250
across 32 countries Canada
Latin America
250
(12 countries)
Brazil 75
Mexico 75
NOLA 50
SOLA 50
EMEA (7 countries)
United Kingdom 100
France 100
Germany 100
Italy 100
Spain 100
Sweden 100
Switzerland 100
APJ (11 countries)
China 103
Japan 100
Australia/New Zealand
100
India 100
Indonesia 100
South Korea 100
Philippines 100
Singapore 100
Thailand 100
Vietnam 100

3. DATA CENTER COMPLEXITY… IS PERVASIVE
REGIONS OF DATA CENTER COMPLEXITY
Data center complexity is everywhere with the Americas
reporting the highest levels of complexity and APJ reporting the
lowest

4. IT IS HIGHLY VALUABLE TO BUSINESS TODAY
THE DRIVERS OF THE SIDE EFFECTS OF 16 OUTAGES AND A
INCREASING COMPLEXITY DATA CENTER LOSS OF $5.1 MILLION
COMPLEXITY

5. IT IS FIGHTING BACK…
Companies involvement with
information governance

6. RECOMMENDATIONS: WAYS THAT IT CAN MITIGATE
1. Establish C-level ownership of information governance
2. Get visibility beyond platforms
3. Understand IT assets,
ones you have, how they are consumed, and by whom
4. Reduce the number of backup applications
5. Deploy deduplication everywhere
6. Use backup appliances to simplify