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CTERA Research Report

Organizations Actively Use Just 4.4% of Their Stored Data

CTERA research reveals the hidden costs of cold and ROT data, and details how IT leaders can better manage their data estate and mitigate risk.

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CTERA’s analysis of 856 enterprise NAS environments finds just 9.9% of total data is accessed in any given 90-day period, while only 4.4% of data is modified during that time frame. Most of an organization’s data sitting in primary storage is cold or ROT. It creates budget pressures, expands security and compliance risk, and degrades the data quality that AI systems depend on.

What's Inside

  • Understand the compounding cost of cold and ROT data across the full infrastructure
  • Assess your security and compliance risks created by inactive, ungoverned files
  • Learn how to mitigate these challenges with a data lifecycle management framework designed for IT leaders