Wednesday, January 19, 2005

European companies shun managed storage

A survey of European IT managers has found that the vast majority do not fully trust managed data storage services, preferring instead to keep systems in-house.

Building private networks for data centres was preferred by 40 per cent of respondents, while only 13 per cent wanted a managed service from a carrier. The story was even worse for unmanaged carrier services, which only one manager in 50 would consider.

It also appears that legislation is not driving companies to review their storage policies. Barely a quarter of those polled felt any pressure to modify their storage strategy in light of legislation.

Newly drafted rules on storage contained in Sarbanes-Oxley and Basel II require companies to keep all data for fixed time periods so that it can be examined by regulators.

European companies shun managed storage

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