Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 45 | Page 25

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// at boardroom level. While we have seen an encouraging decrease in the levels of redundant, obsolete and trivial data in the UAE in recent years, a startling 83% of companies indicate that they have classified less than half of their public cloud data. “It not only makes business sense to prioritise an intelligent data management and IT infrastructure, but this will also help businesses achieve greater operational efficiency in the long term. This is where Veritas can help, by extracting the complexity from the process, identifying dark data, removing risks and delivering true value for organisations.” Read more about the key findings of this study in a VOX blog at vox.veritas.com/t5/ Veritas-Perspectives/The-bright-future-of-dark- data-with-Veritas-Technologies/ba-p/867368. www.intelligentcio.com To learn more about how Veritas can help global organisations protect their data and bottom line, download the full report at www.veritas.com/form/whitepaper/realizing- the-power-of-enterprise-data. For more information on implementing a centralised data management strategy, visit www.veritas.com. Methodology A total of 1,500 IT decision makers and data managers were interviewed in October and November across the US, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, the UAE, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. n TRENDING “ IT’S VITAL THAT ORGANISATIONS TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THEIR DATA IS EFFECTIVELY MANAGED. INTELLIGENTCIO 25