Storage for Enterprise Applications

Which of the following best describes your job level?

CEO/Owner

IT-Manager

Non-IT Manager

IT Staff

Non-IT Staff

Others

What is your organization’s primary business

What the best describes of your organization

An MNC (multinational company)

A local company

A company with several branches within the country

A government agency

A non-profit organization

Others

Presently, what is your organization’s primary storage technology?

Direct attached storage (DAS)

Storage area networks (SAN)

Network attached storage (NAS)

IP Storage

Others

Is your organization implementing or considering implementing new or different storage technology? Which? (Check all that apply.)

Direct attached storage (DAS)

Storage area networks (SAN)

Network attached storage (NAS)

IP Storage

Storage virtualization tools

Storage management tools

Not considering

Is your organization using SAN for Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM …)?

YES

NO

Do you agree of using SAN for Enterprise applications because of the reasons below

Which would be the best storage technology you would choose for your Enterprise application?

Direct attached storage

Storage area networks (SAN)

Network attached storage (NAS)

IP Storage

Other

By what percent will your 2007 SAN spending increase or decrease?

Do you have a person or persons on your IT staff, like a storage administrator or a storage network manager, that is dedicated to managing SAN?

YES

NO

Does your organization have excess storage capacity currently?

YES

NO

What applications are driving your company’s increased demand for storage? (Check all that apply.)

Enterprise Applications (ERP, CRM, Email, Internet Applications, SCM …)

Backup/Recovery

Business continuity

Intranet, File and Print

Multimedia Content

Security

Others

What reasons are you using the below storage technology?

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