Data Growth Hurdles due to Server Virtualization

Quantum Corp. has announced findings focused on server virtualization from its 2012 IT Manager Survey. According to the survey, nearly 90 percent of IT decision makers struggle with backing up data in virtualized environments. This represents a 5 percent increase in reported difficulty compared to Quantum survey findings just a year and a half ago.

Compared to Quantum’s 2010 survey, the latest survey results suggest that while fewer IT managers experience higher energy demands (21 percent versus 31 percent in 2010) and data bottlenecks (22 percent versus 30 percent in 2010) as a result of server virtualization, they are paying more in software costs to address these issues (25 percent versus 22 percent in 2010). Finally, one in four IT managers continues to experience backup problems at remote branches as a result of server virtualization.

Robert Clark, Sr. VP, Data Protection Group, Quantum said, “The benefits of virtualization are well established, and more businesses are looking to extend these benefits to their environments. However, this survey shows that while organizations are adopting virtualization as part of their data center, they often run into unforeseen challenges with data protection. We’ve spent the past year creating solutions that simplify backup in virtual environments so organizations can take full advantage of the benefits of virtualization.”