Fortune 1000 Storage Professionals Again Rank EMC as Lead In-Use Deduplication Vendor in Backup
Latest Storage Study by TheInfoPro(TM) Shows EMC Extending Its Lead, with an In-Use Rating Now More Than Triple That of Its Nearest Competitor
HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC® Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that results from TheInfoPro's latest Storage Study indicate EMC is again cited as the top "In-Use" and "In-Plan" Backup Data Reduction/Deduplication vendor among information technology (IT) storage users at Fortune 1000 enterprises. In addition, since the release of the TheInfoPro's previous Storage Study results (Q4 2009), EMC extended its lead as the vendor in use or in pilot for the Backup Data Reduction/Deduplication category. In this most recent Storage Study, EMC's in-use rating at Fortune 1000 enterprises is now more than three times that of its closest competitor.
TheInfoPro (TIP) is an independent research network and leading supplier of market intelligence for the IT industry. TIP's Storage Studies detail technology adoption trends and timeframes, management techniques and vendor performance data for the storage industry. Additional research points from the most recent Storage Study include:
- EMC received the most mentions among Fortune 1000 organizations as having the most exciting technology of any storage vendor
- EMC was also the leading "In-Use" Backup Data Reduction/Deduplication vendor at mid-sized enterprises
- Backup Data Reduction/Deduplication has now topped TIP's Storage Networking Technology Heat Index®, which gauges the immediacy of user needs and planned spending for technologies, since Q1 2007
- EMC was the leading "In-Use" F1000 vendor for Backup Virtualization Management
- Fortune 1000 implementation of Backup Data Reduction/Deduplication has expanded from 9 percent to over 46 percent from Q4 2007 to Q2 2010, with just 18 percent of F1000 enterprises now identifying the technology as "not in plan" for implementation, versus 45 percent at the beginning of the same period
- Managing Storage Growth and Backup Administration and Management were named as two of the top five pain points by Fortune 1000 storage users interviewed
"With data growth and server virtualization continuing to fuel the adoption of backup data reduction technologies, it's clear that the vast majority of both Fortune 1000 and mid-size enterprises now view deduplication as an essential element in their storage infrastructures," said Marco Coulter, Managing Director of Storage Research for TheInfoPro. "Even with more and more storage vendors offering deduplication in an effort to capitalize on the significant market opportunity associated with backup redesign, our latest research reflects EMC continues to extend its lead in the backup data reduction deduplication space."
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.
About TheInfoPro
TheInfoPro is a leading advisory and research firm that provides real-world perspectives on the customer and market dynamics of the information technology landscape by using a unique research methodology that harnesses the collective knowledge and insights of leading IT organizations worldwide. Through a combination of expert advice, actionable analysis and our extensive network of IT professionals, TheInfoPro serves as a conduit between IT decision-makers, technology providers and institutional investors. Founded in 2002 by alumni of Gartner, Giga, EMC and Bell Labs, TheInfoPro is headquartered in New York City. To learn more, visit www.theinfopro.com or email [email protected].
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