Data Management Solutions

As IT becomes ever more prevalent in nearly every aspect of our lives, the amount of data generated and stored continues to grow at an astounding rate.

Worldwide data volumes are currently doubling every two years. IDC estimates that 45GB of data currently exists for each person on the planet: that's a staggering 281 billion gigabytes in total. Or to put it another way, it is estimated that the bytes of data generated by digital cameras, mobile phones, enterprise IT systems and devices will equal the number of grains of sand on the world's beaches within the next year or two.

And whilst 85 percent of this data is predicted to come from consumers snapping photos, surfing Web pages and sending e-mail, about 60 percent of that data will still enter and cross corporate networks, resulting in 14 exabytes of corporate data by 2011.

Over the next few years, businesses will face tough decisions on how to store and find data, access information and comply with regulations. Much of the data is unstructured, unmarked and resides in a variety of disparate locations, makes it almost impossible to retrieve and use.

This unprecedented growth in data volumes is having a significant effect on many businesses, with the most obvious impact being ongoing operational costs, performance and compliance.

The iomart Group is committed to securing customer's vital information assets and to ensuring the maximisation of their business efficiency. Through investment in a range of data management solutions, the Group is able to offer its customers - both consumer and business - the ability to control data growth before it controls them.