Data Governance Efforts Continue to Lag
The number of companies facing external regulatory policies on data storage is increasing as the number of regulations increase. Yes: 82%, No: 10%, Don’t know: 8%
Median expected data growth in 2014 is between 26 and 50%. Median data stored is between 20TB to 50TB. More than 500TB: 26%, 100 to 500TB: 14%, 50 to 100TB: 13%, 20 to 50TB: 10%, 5 to 20TB: 17%, 1 to 5TB: 15%, Less than 1TB: 8%
Nearly half the companies surveyed have no data governance policy in place. Of that group, 71% plan to have policies within the next 12 months. Within six to twelve months: 36%, In more than a year: 31%, Within the next six months: 11%, No plans: 22%
Over half of the companies with plans in place implemented them more than two years ago. More than two years: 68%, One year to two years: 15%, Six to 12 months: 10%, Less than six months: 8%
Most companies surveyed reported that data governance is extremely important at their site. Extremely important: 60%, Very important: 36%, Somewhat important: 4%, Not important: 1%
Only about a third of the respondents have upgrade plans for data archiving. Yes, will seek a better or new solution: 33%, Maybe: 23%, No: 44%
Again, there appears to be more concern than actual action being taken when it comes to e-mail archiving plans. No plans: 50%, Yes, we have plans: 30%, Maybe: 20%
The vast majority of companies surveyed have backup solutions in place, and 25% of these companies are extremely satisfied with their current implementation. No plans to add data governance: 38%, Yes, plan to add backup solutions: 22%, Maybe: 16%
The majority are still measuring recovery times in days rather than hours. 0-1 hour: 6%, 1-6 hours: 17%, 6-12 hours: 9%, 12-24 hours: 15%, 1-2 days: 9%, 3-5 days: 6%, 5-10 days: 33%, More than 10 days: 2%, No clue: 2%, No backup: 1%
There is a bit of a lag when it comes to data governance policies for e-Discovery solutions. Almost half do not yet have plans in place and only 24% plan to implement their plans in the next year. No: 49%, Maybe: 28%, Yes: 24%