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In this study, Forrester conducted an online survey of 106 IT decision-makers in France, Germany, the UK, and
the US to evaluate organizations’ storage network environments. Survey participants included those from
organizations with 500 or more employees with a network storage environment of 100 TB or more. Questions
provided to the participants asked about the current state of their SAN and LAN teams, as well as the benefits of
convergence of storage and LAN networking, including catalysts for adoption. In addition, Forrester conduct
four telephone interviews with IT decision-makers in various industries to capture in-depth information on
their storage environment and future strategy. The study began in May 2010 and was completed in August
2010.
the US to evaluate organizations’ storage network environments. Survey participants included those from
organizations with 500 or more employees with a network storage environment of 100 TB or more. Questions
provided to the participants asked about the current state of their SAN and LAN teams, as well as the benefits of
convergence of storage and LAN networking, including catalysts for adoption. In addition, Forrester conduct
four telephone interviews with IT decision-makers in various industries to capture in-depth information on
their storage environment and future strategy. The study began in May 2010 and was completed in August
2010.
32%
19%
30%
19%
Global 2000 (20,000+)
Very large (5,000-19,999)
Large (1,000-4,999)
Medium to large (500-999)
“In terms of number of employees, what is the size of your organization?”