'Information Glut' choking Australian organisations: report

Stephen Withers
Monday, 14 September 2009 19:00

IT Industry - Market

Secondly, the organisational structure should be reviewed, along with the skill sets required. It is important that these are actually aligned with the needs of the business.

Finally, the technology needed to support those processes and people can be determined.

If this is done, a 25-30% saving on the cost of managing digital information is both possible and typical, Vincent said.

"I'm not sure that [Australian and New Zealand organisations] have really woken up to the fact that they have an information glut," he said.

"Now is the time to act."

Tim Smith, ANZ senior marketing manager at HDS said that when the procedure reaches the technology stage, server virtualisation is high on the list as it helps to get more out of the existing hardware assets.

Storage virtualisation is also important, as it helps break down information silos as well as helping with thin (or dynamic) provisioning, which can significantly reduce the amount of unused storage. According to Smith, a large majority of organisations already have enough storage to meet their expected needs for at least the next year. Since storage costs continue to fall, he said this is "a waste of money."

What other technologies can be applied, and what is the view from academia?