CIOs Seek Alternatives to Public File Sharing

CIOs Seek Alternatives to Public File Sharing

By Dennis McCafferty

55% of surveyed IT pros said their organizations use public File Sync and Share (FSS) services such as Dropbox.

35% of those surveyed said their organization experienced data leakage incidents over the past year as a result of employees using public FSS services, up from 4% the year before.

49% said their companies tolerate unsanctioned access to FSS services via employees’ mobile devices while issuing guidelines about this usage, while more than one-third said their companies strictly forbid this.

83% indicate that their organizations have established policies to either sanction the use of specific software as a service (SaaS) file-sharing solutions–or forbid them entirely.

31% have implemented an alternative to the use of public FSS–such as an enterprise-based solution/system–up from 6% last year.

Improved internal collaboration: 51%, Security concerns over public FSS: 45%, File access using mobile/tablet: 34%

63% said their organization has either implemented or is considering private or “private” cloud storage gateways, up from 5% last year.

Scale, off-site storage, universal access and other cloud-inherent advantages: 71%, Cost savings on file servers and tape backup: 56%, Cost savings on IT overhead and overall total cost of ownership: 56%