Data Storage Landscape Survey
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1.
Which of the following describes your role in making decisions regarding data storage?
(Required.)
I am a primary decision maker when it comes to choosing data storage.
I am somewhat involved in decisions for data storage.
I am not involved in decisions around data storage.
2.
What’s the approximate full-time enrollment at your school?
Less than 1,000
1,000-2,999
3,000-9,999
10,000-19,999
More than 20,000
Not sure
3.
Relatively speaking, how much of each type of data below do you store
in the public cloud
?
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Backups and archives
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Application storage
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Multimedia storage, including sports team media
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Research production workloads
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Research data backups
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
AI/ML data
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Library system data
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Surveillance data
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
Data lake
A large amount of data stored in the public cloud
Some amount of data stored in the public cloud
Little amount of data stored in the public cloud
No data stored in the public cloud
Unsure
4.
And how do you expect the amount of data stored in the public cloud for each of these to change
over the next 1-2 years
?
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Backups and archives
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Application storage
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Multimedia storage, including sports team media
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Research production workloads
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Research data backups
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
AI/ML data
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Library system data
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Surveillance data
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
Data lake
Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot
Data stored in public cloud will grow some
Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit
Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same
No data stored in public cloud
Unsure
5.
What measures have you had to take to save on data storage costs? Select all that apply.
Delete data
Cut back on needed data retention periods
Reduce the number of protected systems (e.g. servers) we’re backing up
Change to a different storage provider
Reduce or eliminate other cybersecurity standards
Reduce or eliminate services for certain departments, faculty, or staff
Reduce the frequency of backups/reduce desired RPOs
Cut budget for other IT initiatives
Other (please specify)
I don't know
6.
Specifically, what measures do you plan to take or have already taken to manage data stored in a previously free tier that is no longer free? For example, data previously stored for free on Google Drive.
Move data to public cloud
Delete data
Implement storage quotas for users
Move data to another drive service like Dropbox, Box, etc.
Increase budget for data stored on the drive
Require users to source their own storage
Other (please specify)
I don't know
7.
How confident are you in your institution’s current disaster recovery stance?
Very confident
Somewhat confident
Neutral
Not very confident
Not confident at all
8.
What measures has your institution taken to ensure disaster recovery in the event of a cyber-attack or natural disaster? (Check all that apply.)
We utilize immutable backups (e.g. Object Lock protection)
We utilize the public cloud for off-site backups
We encrypt data encryption at rest and/or in transit
We have a DR facility
We use cross-site replication
We back up data to physical tape (LTO- linear tape-open) and other Physical storage media
We replicate public cloud data to an entirely different region for a 2nd copy of data
We regularly test our backups
Other (please specify)
I don't know
9.
How long did it take your institution to fully recover from its last cyberattack or natural disaster?
A week or less
Between a week and a month
1-2 months
3-4 months
More than 4 months
We have never required a recovery plan to be put into action.
I don’t know
10.
Please describe some of the AI/ML projects your institution is undertaking. How do you plan to use the public cloud for AI/ML workloads? If you’re not sure, just write n/a.