Those that do will propel business innovation and deliver superior customer experiences with fast, secure, and reliable business technology.

In December 2018, Dell Technologies commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the business value of modern infrastructure in company data centers. Forrester conducted an online survey with 508 IT infrastructure technology decision makers in seven countries to explore this topic. This spotlight focuses on the 102 respondents we surveyed at midmarket businesses (MBs) with 100 to 499 employees. We found that while most midmarket firms have a software-defined data center (SDDC) strategy, they have made minimal progress toward adopting SDDC technologies and automating infrastructure management processes — both of which are critical to security and business agility. However, organizations that have embraced modernized IT as a core competency are delivering applications that better meet end user needs and using automation to boost efficiency, security, and innovation. Dell EMC Solutions powered by Intel®.

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65% of European CEOs are under significant pressure to deliver on their digital transformation (DX) strategies. Creating a digital platform with an intelligent core is key to success.

The digital platform is defined as an integrated, enterprisewide technology architecture that enables the seamless flow of data across every single business application, system and application. It is intelligent, agile, trusted and orchestrated, and enables great customer and employee experience. Dell EMC Solutions powered by Intel® Xeon® Platinum processor.

IDC Prediction: By 2020 60% of all enterprises will be in the process of implementing a new IT foundation as part of an organisationwide DX platform strategy.

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There is a strong correlation between those organizations that emphasize security, automation, hybrid cloud, and the use of modern storage infrastructure and the ability to create and effectively leverage data capital to drive positive business results. Companies need to keep this in mind as they purchase new or refresh existing storage and data protection infrastructure because not all IT vendors offer an infrastructure portfolio that includes these capabilities. As a well-established, leading IT vendor with a broad storage and data protection portfolio, Dell EMC solutions powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors offer its customers the solutions and technologies that support efficient data capital creation.

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Data powers everything in modern organizations; analytics, digital experiences, IoT, and artificial intelligence are notable examples. All are essential to organizations that want to succeed in a digitally transformed world, but they simply cannot function without data. This is driving the shift from data as a static digital asset to data as a strategic business asset.

Those who do not invest insufficient data protection risk limiting their success in these key areas.

Data holds considerable value

Our research found that in the vast majority of organizations this value is recognized and, in many cases, organizations are starting to actively monetize data.

As a result, organizations have more data under management than ever before. Over time, the quantity of data will continue to grow exponentially as the attitude of treating data as capital becomes more widespread. As organizations continue to realize the importance of data and begin to treat it as an asset, data storage and protection becomes increasingly important.

In February 2019, Dell EMC and Intel commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate whether the ability to harness and apply data and analytics at every opportunity is fast becoming a prerequisite for success. To test this, Forrester conducted a global survey of 516 IT decision-makers. The survey found that companies with more mature data capital practices — leveraging more data types, managing data securely, governing data appropriately, and modernizing infrastructure for optimal performance — see greater positive business outcomes.

We tested two storage arrays to see which could best help organizations meet these goals: the Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, and an all-flash offering in the entry-level market from a competitor (“Vendor A”). In our hands-on testing, the Dell EMC Unity XT array processed up to 93 percent more input/output operations per second (IOPS) in an 8KB 100% random read test and reduced 129 percent more data. It also carried out common management tasks faster, cutting the number of deployment steps in half and allowing us to complete bulk storage provisioning in 94 percent less time than the Vendor A array.

There is a strong correlation between those organizations that emphasize security, automation, hybrid cloud, and the use of modern storage infrastructure and the ability to create and effectively leverage data capital to drive positive business results.

Companies need to keep this in mind as they purchase new or refresh existing storage and data protection infrastructure because not all IT vendors offer an infrastructure portfolio that includes these capabilities. As a well-established, leading IT vendor with a broad storage and data protection portfolio, Dell EMC solutions powered by Intel®, offer its customers the solutions and technologies that support efficient data capital creation.

Discover more in this White Paper.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.

We tested two storage arrays to see which could best help organizations meet these goals: the Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, and an all-flash offering in the entry-level market from a competitor (“Vendor A”). In our hands-on testing, the Dell EMC Unity XT array, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, processed up to 93 percent more input/output operations per second (IOPS) in an 8KB 100% random read test and reduced 129 percent more data. It also carried out common management tasks faster, cutting the number of deployment steps in half and allowing us to complete bulk storage provisioning in 94 percent less time than the Vendor A array.

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In February 2019, Dell EMC and Intel commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate whether the ability to harness and apply data and analytics at every opportunity is fast becoming a prerequisite for success. To test this, Forrester conducted a global survey of 516 IT decision-makers. The survey found that companies with more mature data capital practices — leveraging more data types, managing data securely, governing data appropriately, and modernizing infrastructure for optimal performance — see greater positive business outcomes. Dell EMC solutions powered by Intel®.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Data powers everything in modern organizations; analytics, digital experiences, IoT, and artificial intelligence are notable examples. All are essential to organizations that want to succeed in a digitally transformed world, but they simply cannot function without data. This is driving the shift from data as a static digital asset to data as a strategic business asset.

Those who do not invest insufficient data protection risk limiting their success in these key areas.

Data holds considerable value

Our research found that in the vast majority of organizations this value is recognized and, in many cases, organizations are starting to actively monetize data.

As a result, organizations have more data under management than ever before. Over time, the quantity of data will continue to grow exponentially as the attitude of treating data as capital becomes more widespread. As organizations continue to realize the importance of data and begin to treat it as an asset, data storage and protection becomes increasingly important. Dell EMC Solutions powered by Intel®

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.