At VMworld: Nearly Two-Thirds of Survey Respondents Have SSDs Deployed, Plan to Add More Within a Year
August 28 2012 - 12:14PM
VMworld – A survey of 136 attendees at VMworld
2012 confirms that solid-state drive (SSD) adoption will increase
at a rapid pace over the next year, while SSDs are no longer seen
as luxury items to provide a competitive advantage. SSD technology
is now seen as a must-have, with survey respondents focusing on
higher IOs per second (IOPS) and faster response times as the key
reasons to adopt the technology.
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), a leading global provider of
solid-state drive (SSD) solutions, today released the results of
that survey, conducted onsite during the VMworld 2012 global
conference for virtualization and cloud computing. According to
those survey results, few companies see implementing SSDs as a
means of developing a competitive edge.
The survey revealed:
- 62% have SSDs deployed in their data
centers
- 63% plan to add more SSDs within one year
- Just 5% believe SSDs provide a competitive advantage,
while 60% cite higher IOPS and faster response time
- 56% say that less than 50% of their business-critical
applications are supported by SSDs
"These survey results reflect the belief that next-generation
applications across industries require enterprise SSDs with
consistent, real-world performance so that companies can achieve
higher IOPS and faster response times," said Jim Ting, vice
president of product marketing, STEC. "This supports what we hear
from customers about the benefits of STEC's solutions for
enterprise storage."
The survey was conducted throughout the first day of VMworld
2012, among a cross-section of attendees whose professions range
from end-users to enterprise-system managers to chief information
officers. VMworld is regarded as the industry's largest
virtualization-specific event.
For the duration of VMworld in San Francisco, STEC is
demonstrating its wide range of SSD products at the company's
booth, #2113. For interviews with STEC executives, call Paul
Doherty, Voce Communications, at (510) 552-5909.
About STEC, Inc.
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise-class
solid-state drive (SSD) technologies and solutions tailored to meet
the high-performance, high-reliability and high-endurance needs of
today's data-intensive server and storage platforms. With
headquarters in Santa Ana, California, and locations worldwide,
STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state knowledge and
experience to design, manufacture and deliver the most
comprehensive line of PCIe, SAS, SATA, and embedded SSDs on the
market today. In addition, STEC's EnhanceIO™ SSD Cache Software
enables IT managers to cost-effectively scale server application
performance. For more information, please visit
www.stec-inc.com.
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STEC, the STEC logo and EnhanceIO are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of STEC, Inc. in the United States and
certain other countries. All other trademarks or brand names
referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, statements concerning the growing
acceptance and adoption of SSDs; the capabilities and performance
of STEC's products and solutions; the benefits and cost savings
from the adoption and utilization of SSDs generally; and the
rapidly evolving and growing enterprise storage and server
markets. Such forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties,
including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them,
and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially
from current expectations. Although STEC believes that the
forward-looking statements contained in this release are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
fulfilled. Important factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements are detailed in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission made from time to time by STEC,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Special attention
is directed to the portions of those documents entitled "Risk
Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations." The information
contained in this press release is a statement of STEC's present
intention, belief or expectation. STEC may change its intention,
belief, or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon
any changes in such factors, in STEC's assumptions or otherwise.
STEC undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Jerry Steach
Public Relations
STEC, Inc.
(415) 222-9996
jsteach@stec-inc.com
Jim Ting
Vice President, Product Marketing
STEC, Inc.
(800) 367-7330 x8922
jting@stec-inc.com
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