GEC NEWS WIREAccording to the latest industry data released from Veeam Software that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise, there is a major disconnect between user expectations and what IT can deliver, and it is hindering innovation. In fact, 82 percent of regional enterprises admit to suffering an ‘Availability which is impacting the bottom line to the tune of $21.8 million per year, and almost two thirds of respondents admit that this is holding back innovation.
Now in its sixth year, the 2017 Veeam Availability Report surveyed more than 1,000 senior IT leaders from 24 countries including Saudi Arabia and UAE, the two biggest IT markets in the Middle East. The survey shows that 74% of enterprises in the Middle East feel that Availability, that is continuous access to IT services, is a requirement for Digital Transformation; however, the majority of senior IT leaders feel these initiatives are being held back by unplanned downtime of services caused by cyber-attacks, infrastructure failures, network outages, and natural disasters. While many regional organizations are still “planning” or “just beginning” their transformational journeys, 72% of respondents agree that these initiatives are critical or very important to their C-suite and lines of business.
Gregg Petersen, Regional Director, Middle East, Africa and SAARC at Veeam Software says, “Moving forward, reducing downtime and data loss will require business decision makers to acknowledge that downtime and data loss have costs, so doing nothing will almost assuredly cost more than any solution. Meanwhile, technical decision makers will need to reimagine that Availability and protection really are attainable, if they first stop using legacy approaches and embrace an IT strategy that is underpinned by agile virtualization and complemented with cloud-services wherever possible, with reliable protection and rapid recovery as foundational elements of the design”. “Anything less than 24.7.365 access to data and applications is unacceptable” said Peter McKay, President and COO of Veeam Software
