GEC NEWS WIRENetApp revealed the results of its first industry research on Flash adoption in EMEA. In a survey of 3,000 IT decision makers, 90 percent of respondents acknowledged there is a need for Flash within their businesses.
Key findings of the survey include: Despite the cost of Flash technology decreasing, 40 percent of IT decision makers think it is too expensive to invest in. The apparent cost barrier is most prevalent amongst smaller businesses. 90 percent of respondents admitted there was a need for Flash within their businesses. IT decision makers from medium sized businesses are the strongest advocates of Flash, with 94 percent agreeing that ‘a lack of need for Flash solutions’ is not a barrier to Flash adoption. IT decision makers revealed that one in five financial decision makers (22 percent) within enterprises do not have sufficient understanding of the benefits of Flash technology to make an investment.
Fadi Kanafani, Regional Director Middle East & Africa said, “Despite the introduction of new high capacity drives and downward pricing trends of Flash technologies, our research shows that there is still work to be done to educate business leaders on the true value of Flash. We are working to remove the barriers and risk to Flash adoption, so customers can realize the promise of an All-Flash data center, simply and cost-effectively.”
Peter Wüst, NetApp Senior Director Emerging Solutions & Innovation Group EMEA said, “Flash, together with NetApp software to manage data more efficiently between clouds in a scale-out fashion, enables the digital transformation.”
