Next-Generation Applications Such as Big Data
Analytics and IoT are Driving the Move to Cloud Architectures and
Object Storage
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced the
results of its first annual “The Growing Role of Object Storage in
Solving Unstructured Data Challenges” survey conducted in
collaboration with 451 Research. Two hundred enterprise and service
provider decision makers and influencers participated in the
September 2017 survey, providing new and valuable insights into
their unstructured data storage requirements, and their interest in
adopting object storage.
The survey validated the ongoing explosion of unstructured data,
with 63 percent of enterprises and service providers reporting that
their storage capacities are at 50 petabytes (PB) or more, of
which, more than half is unstructured data. Most service provider
respondents reported growth rates in the 60 to 80 percent range,
while enterprise customers hovered more toward 40 to 50 percent
annual growth.
Next-generation applications that are driving the adoption of
new unstructured data storage technologies, like object storage,
include analytics and Internet of Things (IoT), as well as
traditional applications, such as web and email that are outgrowing
their traditional infrastructures. Increased use of rich media,
instead of text data, including audio, video and non-text research
and engineering data, are also primary drivers for this data
growth.
“The rapid growth of unstructured data driven by new
applications, workloads and rich-media data streams, combined with
data center transformations to hybrid cloud, software-defined and
converged architectures, are unraveling traditional storage
markets,” said Phil Bullinger, senior vice president and general
manager, Data Center Systems Business Unit, Western Digital.
“Whether focusing on Big Data or Fast Data, enterprises are
increasingly competing on their ability to efficiently harness and
create value from relentlessly increasing volumes of data. Object
storage is a foundational architecture for creating the right
environments to capture, preserve, access and transform data.”
Key findings in the 2017 survey include:
- Within 24 months, object storage will
grow to reach 90 percent penetration amongst respondents for key
big data use cases – even for newer use cases like IoT and
analytics.
- The biggest technical driver causing
organizations to shift from block and file storage to object
storage is the need to support new cloud workloads and applications
being written for cloud native environments and APIs. Reducing cost
for large scale storage is a close second, especially for
enterprises.
- The top business drivers for object
storage include: 1) protecting valuable data; 2) making data
accessible; 3) cost; and 4) identifying new revenue opportunities.
Focusing in on why protecting valuable data is the top business
driver, survey responses identified the root cause as weak and
inconsistent data retention policies.
- Respondents who already had object
storage deployed, identified that metadata is an important benefit
of object storage and want help with developing metadata
frameworks.
“These results point to object storage as the foundation for
future data architectures that address unstructured data, replacing
block and file storage systems, and addressing the challenges of
Big Data and analytics,” said Joan Wrabetz, vice president of
Marketing and Product Management, Data Center Systems Business
Unit, Western Digital. “Whether data is processed in the cloud or
on-premises, new applications are already being designed for an
object storage paradigm because it provides the right environment
for that data to thrive.”
“Regardless of source, the challenge of managing unstructured
data today lies in our limited ability to identify the contents of
an unstructured data file without actually opening it,” said Steven
Hill, senior analyst of Storage Technologies, 451 Research. “In
object storage, the contents of user-facing metadata is
customizable, which adds an incredible degree of flexibility in the
identification and management of stored data. However, along with
that flexibility comes the challenge of defining a metadata
framework that best addresses a customer’s business needs over the
long term. The survey results showed that customers of all sizes
were looking for guidance in defining their long-term metadata
needs.”
For a complimentary copy of the survey report, please visit:
http://pages.hgst.com/State_of_Object_Storage_Survey.html. For more
information about the Western Digital ActiveScale™ family of Object
Storage appliances, visit:
https://www.hgst.com/products/systems.
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About Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital creates environments for data to thrive. The
company is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture,
preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of
data. Everywhere data lives, from advanced data centers to mobile
sensors to personal devices, our industry-leading solutions deliver
the possibilities of data. Western Digital® data-centric solutions
are marketed under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™,
Upthere™ and WD® brands.
About 451 Research
451 Research is a preeminent information technology research and
advisory company. With a core focus on technology innovation and
market disruption, we provide essential insight for leaders of the
digital economy. More than 100 analysts and consultants deliver
that insight via syndicated research, advisory services and live
events to over 1,000 client organizations in North America, Europe
and around the world. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in New York
City, 451 Research is a division of The 451 Group.
Forward Looking Statements
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including statements relating to the market for our object storage
system products. These forward-looking statements are subject to
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materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements,
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