Flash Survey Findings - Part Two

1. NetApp Flash Survey
EMEA: Survey Findings, Part Two
NetApp and Opinion Matters
September 2016
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2. NetApp’s EMEA Flash survey of 3000 IT decision makers in Germany,
France and the UK gauges the level of knowledge and awareness of
Flash in key markets.
This presentation summarises the driving need for high performance
storage in support of critical business applications, according to this
study.
Introduction
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3. Key findings from the NetApp survey included the following:
• Payments, CRM and business intelligence applications are the most
important
• The EMEA Flash market is not saturated
• Flash Awareness and opportunity for growth is high
Enterprise apps drive need for high
performance storage
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4. Payments, CRM and business intelligence apps are most important.
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Source: NetApp/ Opinion Matters
Question: Which solutions and systems are the
most important to business continuity?

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Question: What enterprise applications are you currently using
Flash technologies for?
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Almost a quarter of IT departments do not support any applications with Flash
and only 16 per cent use Flash to support the most performance-hungry apps.

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Question: What would happen if Flash Storage failed within your
business for an hour during peak time?
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Loss of Flash storage for an hour at peak-time would cause customer frustration,
loss of money and confidence towards business.

7. Question: Please describe your awareness of Flash
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Over three quarters of IT decision makers are knowledgeable enough to invest in
Flash.
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8. Question: Is your business currently using Flash Storage?
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Flash awareness and possibility for growth is high, with almost 1 in 5 businesses
planning to adopt Flash.
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Thank you
NetApp’s Flash Survey was conducted in partnership with
independent research experts Opinion Matters.