Results Show an Anticipated 48% Increase in Cloud-based Storage of
Email Data over Next 12-24 Months
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2009--
Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information
protection and storage services, recently teamed with IDG Research
Services to conduct a survey on the current state of email management,
and the strategies and tactics used by large companies to reduce the
costs and risks associated with email’s growing complexity. The results
represent responses from 115 executives serving in both IT and business
capabilities at companies with 1,000 or more employees. A white
paper and videocast
discussing the survey’s findings are available online.
IDG Research Services surveyed IT and business executives on the state
of email management within their companies—what they were doing, why
they were doing it, and what challenges they faced. The results reveal a
shift in the perception of email management—not only its implicit
importance, but the explicit need for serving communication needs as
well as compliance and regulatory requirements. Not surprisingly, they
also reveal an increasing desire to make email management as
cost-effective and efficient as possible.
Key findings from the survey include:
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82% of respondents report that email downtime at their companies would
have a critical or high impact on productivity;
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71% indicate their IT organizations have been tasked with finding more
cost-effective ways to manage email; 57% have been asked to do so
within the next 12 months;
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The top five drivers for email management strategy are business
continuity (which 74% of respondents rated critical or very
important), disaster recovery (72%), compliance with federal, state
and/or industry regulations (69%), eliminating email downtime (64%),
and preparation for any future litigation / eDiscovery (62%).
The survey also explored attitudes about cloud-based email management
solutions, such as those offered by Iron Mountain. It found that
cloud-based archiving could accommodate the concerns of those in IT,
Legal, and Finance:
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Respondents anticipate a 48% increase in storing email data online via
a hosted/managed service over the next 12-24 months, along with
a 30% decrease in offsite tape storage, today’s most common storage
method;
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61% of respondents expect to lower the burden on IT by outsourcing
email storage and management;
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62% percent of executives rate eDiscovery a top driver for email
management strategies, since prudent risk management dictates the
ability to find information quickly and accurately;
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52% of respondents believe it is critical or very important to lower
email storage costs, coinciding with Finance department goals of
wanting to tackle email challenges as cost-effectively as possible.
To learn more about the survey results, as well as the benefits of
cloud-based email archiving, click the links below to listen to the
videocast, or download the white paper, compliments of Iron Mountain.
For more information on Iron Mountain Digital’s email management
services, visit http://www.ironmountain.com/email-management/email-management.html.
Videocast:
Cloud-based Email Archiving
In this video interview,
Sue
Trombley
, Director of Iron Mountain Consulting Services, discusses the
merits of cloud-based email archiving solutions as an enabler of
business value, security, and efficiency in enterprises. Click
here to view.
Market
Pulse White Paper: The Shifting State of Email Management
This
white paper examines the survey results and offers strategic and
tactical recommendations for companies facing the same challenges. Click
here to read.
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of Storage-as-a
Service solutions for data protection and recovery, archiving,
eDiscovery and intellectual property management. The technology arm of
Iron Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to
thousands of companies around the world, directly and through a
worldwide network of channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in
Southborough, Mass.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) helps organizations around the
world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection
and storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and
data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to
address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs,
litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in
1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 140,000 corporate
clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia
Pacific. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Source: Iron Mountain Incorporated
Iron Mountain Incorporated
Laura Sudnik, 508-808-7528
Laura.Sudnik@ironmountain.com
or
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Shandwick
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