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NetApp Flash Survey

EMEA: Survey Findings, Part Two

NetApp and Opinion Matters September 2016

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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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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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Payments, CRM and business intelligence apps are most important.

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.

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Question: Please describe your awareness of Flash

Over three quarters of IT decision makers are knowledgeable enough to invest in Flash. Source: NetApp/ Opinion Matters

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Question: Is your business currently using Flash Storage?

Flash awareness and possibility for growth is high, with almost 1 in 5 businesses planning to adopt Flash.Source: NetApp/ Opinion Matters

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Thank you

NetApp’s Flash Survey was conducted in partnership with independent research experts Opinion Matters.