Forbes Insights and Vertiv report reveals lack of preparedness in Data Center

As per findings included in a new report from Forbes Insights and Vertiv, it is clear that just 29% of data center decision-makers say their current facilities are meeting their needs, and just 6% say their data centers are updated ahead of their needs.

“The Modern Data Center: How IT is Adapting to New Technologies and Hyper connectivity,” examines the results of a survey of 150 data center executives and engineers from various industries around the world.

The survey results indicate a troubling lack of planning and preparation for today’s evolving data ecosystem. A closer examination of the results reveals a stark contrast between executives and engineers.

Other notable results from the survey:

92% of CIOs and CTOs say their business will require faster download and response times in the near future.

63% say they have difficulty meeting bandwidth needs at all times.

Security (45%) and bandwidth (43%) are the two areas most in need of upgrades.

Security (43%), backup and emergency preparedness (33%), the ability to implement new technologies (28%) and bandwidth (27%) were the most commonly identified features that will give businesses a competitive advantage.

Respondents are bullish on self-configuring and self-healing data centers. 24% said more than half of their data centers will be self-configuring by 2025, and 32% said more than half would be self-healing.

“As today’s data center evolves to incorporate enterprise, cloud and edge resources, thorough planning and foresight is needed to meet organizational computing requirements and business objectives. It is clear, however, that many organizations are lagging on that front. With that in mind, we anticipate considerable investment and activity among businesses trying to catch up and get ahead of the changes,” said Martin Olsen, Vice President of Global Edge Systems for Vertiv.