DELL Technologies’ Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot reveals that organisations in the Asia-Pacific and Japan are facing a growing number of disruptive events, from cyber-attacks to data loss to systems downtime.
In a statement, Dell said organisations in the region are now managing 13.31 petabytes (PB) of data, a 64% increase since the average 8.13 PB in 2018 and the largest threat to all this data seems to be disruptive events.
According to the study, the majority of organisations (84% in 2019 compared with 80% in 2018) suffered a disruptive event in the last 12 months, while an additional 70% fear their organisation will experience a disruptive event in the next 12 months.
The average cost of downtime in the last 12 months surged by 61% in 2019 from 2018, resulting in an estimated total cost of US$794,308 in 2019, up from US$494,869 in 2018.
Dell Technologies Data Protection Solution, Asia-Pacific & Japan vice-president Alex Lei said the exponential data growth combined with an increasing data value is not only creating opportunities but also new risks as organisations grapple with how to reliably and sustainably protect their information.
“As the value of an enterprise’s data increases, the cost of data loss increases substantially.
“In 2020 and beyond, organisations that leverage comprehensive data management and protection capabilities across their multi-platform and multi-cloud environments will be prepared to effectively mitigate emerging risks, accelerate innovation, reduce Total Cost of Ownership and optimise business outcomes,” he added. — April 1, 2020, Bernama
