Data Center Survey from Forbes Insights and Vertiv reveals lack of preparedness

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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. These are among the findings included in a new report from Forbes Insights and Vertiv. “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: 11% of executives say their data centers are updated ahead of current needs while just 1% of engineers say the same. “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,” said Martin Olsen, vice president of Global Edge Systems for Vertiv. “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.

Sunil Khanna, managing director, Vertiv India, said, “The accelerated pace of digital transformation leaves most IT organizations unequipped to handle complexities. Businesses now expect data centers to keep pace with technology innovations by enabling agility and scale, to support their growing IT workloads. In India and across the globe, data center providers will need to evolve from centralized and locally operated models, to cloud-enabled and edge equipped.”

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