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Storage System Considerations in the Digital Era
RESEARCH BY:
Amita Potnis, Research Director Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group, IDC
An IDC InfoBrief, Sponsored by Quantum | March 2020
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Table of ContentsThe Data Management Challenge 3
Unstructured Data Types, Characteristics, and Challenges 4
Entertainment-Related Content Creation 5
Four Stages of Video and Unstructured Data Life Cycle 6
Unstructured Data in Context with Industries 7
Why Organizations Need to Future-Proof Infrastructure 8
Outcomes of Digital Transformation 9
What Does Your Organization Need? 10
Characteristics of Ideal Infrastructure 11
About the Analyst 12
Message from the Sponsor 13
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The Data Management ChallengeFacing a rising tide of data…
(1,133 exabytes) of overall capacity will be shipped to
support structured and unstructured data by 20231
1 IDC, Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker2 IDC, Worldwide File and Object Storage Forecast, 2019–20233 IDC, Worldwide Edge Infrastructure Storage Capacity Shipment, 2018–20234 IDC, Worldwide Composite Media Workloads (Compute and Storage) Infrastructure Forecast, 2018–2022
of data will be shipped in support of file
and object storage (unstructured data)2
of capacity will be shipped in
support of edge IT environments3
will be spent on compute and storage infrastructure in support
of media workloads by 2022, growing at 14.6% CAGR4
$24B1.1YB 643EB 134EB
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Unstructured Data Types, Characteristics, and Challenges
Data Types
Documents
Sensor logs
Images
Video files
Characteristics High volume
High velocity
Typically large files
Various formats (video, audio, image, etc )
Challenges Workflow automation
Governance
Insight and search
Limited metadata
Data protection
Text files
Surveillance
Social media
Emails
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Entertainment-Related Content CreationIDC’s Worldwide Global DataSphere Forecast, 2019–2023, indicates that content created and replicated related to entertainment continues to be the largest category of data within the Global DataSphere.
35% of the overall 103ZB
of data created and replicated
During the period from 2018–2023, entertainment-related content will have
a CAGR of 21% and will represent
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Four Stages of Video and Unstructured Data Life Cycle
Create & Ingest
Catalog & Process
Finish & Distribute
Archive & Cold Storage
1 2 3 4
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Unstructured Data in Context with Industries
Examples of Unstructured Data Orthogonal and Specific to Industries*
Healthcare Finance M&E Transportation Life Sciences Government
Industry-SpecificUse Cases
Medical records (EHR)
Medical imagingPatient health info
Medical transcription
FinancialEconomic
TradeCustomer
transactions
Rich media4K videoReal-time
data
Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)Connected cars
PharmaceuticalsMedical devices
DiagnosticsClinical trials
Geospatial dataWeather data
Security-related data
Smart cities
Orthogonal Across Industries
Text files and documents | IoT (sensor logs/ticker data) | Training video/audio files (including corporate training)
Emails/records/invoices | Social media data | Video surveillance data
Data Stores Big data analytics | Data lakes | Cold storage (archival) | Data protection and backup
*Representative industries
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IT projects alignment
Analytics and governance
Mitigating risk
Cost and efficiency
Why Organizations Need to Future-Proof Infrastructure
Data is intellectual property, and managing it with legacy storage is challenging
Video and unstructured data is:Machine- or human-generated
Created in various locations
Part of data lakes/data warehouses
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Key Considerations When Updating Infrastructure:
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Outcomes of DigitalTransformation
Storage silos
Inefficient data management
Higher infrastructure management costs
Limited data analytics insights
Lower time to market/value
Inefficient use of manpower
The risks of not digitally transforming infrastructure for unstructured storage include:
Flexibility Data analytics
Future-proof infrastructure
Cost-efficiency Data visibility & control
Data security & integrity
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What Does Your Organization Need?IT professionals must ask themselves these questions before making purchase decisions:
1 What are the key criteria and characteristics of storage systems ideally suited for your organization?
2 What are you using for edge strategies?
3 What’s your datacenter strategy?
4 Are you considering the lowest-cost storage tier for cold storage?
Technology innovation Total cost of ownership Capital cost Ease of system management
Top 4 Criteria for Selecting Storage Systems:
Reliability Performance Integrated security features Scalability
Top 4 Storage System Characteristics:
Source: IDC’s Enterprise Infrastructure MarketPulse, 4Q19 (n=303)
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Characteristics of Ideal InfrastructureWhat steps should organizations take to solve the problem or seize the opportunity?
IDC’s Digital Transformation Platform
Source: IDC, 2018
End-to-end solutions• Edge• Core• Cloud• Ease of use
Content management capabilities
Performance and scalability requirements• Scale-out file systems on appropriate hardware
tier for performance (Hybrid, All-flash, NVMe)• Object storage for active-archive, cold storage• Tape for long-term archive
Partnerships
What to Look For:
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About the Analyst
Amita Potnis, Research Director Infrastructure Systems, Platforms, and Technologies Group, IDC
Amita Potnis is a Research Director within IDC’s Enterprise Infrastructure Practice, covering research on infrastructure for content and cloud native apps, artificial intelligence (AI), and security. Ms. Potnis specifically focuses on early-stage and emerging vendors providing advisory services in areas of product management, marketing, and market positioning. She takes a keen interest in assessing the impact of new technologies and products on established markets. Ms. Potnis also engages with clients on various custom research and consulting services.
More about Amita Potnis
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Quantum technology and services help customers capture, create, and share digital content—and preserve and protect it for decades at the lowest cost. Quantum’s platforms provide the fastest performance for high-resolution video, images, and industrial IoT, with solutions built for every stage of the data life cycle, from high-performance ingest to real-time collaboration and analysis and low-cost archiving. Every day the world’s leading entertainment companies, sports franchises, research scientists, government agencies, enterprises, and cloud providers are making the world happier, safer, and smarter on Quantum.
Message from the Sponsor
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