Data Storage Landscape Survey

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* 1. Which of the following describes your role in making decisions regarding data storage?

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.

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* 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

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* 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	Backups and archives A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Backups and archives Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Backups and archives Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Backups and archives No data stored in the public cloud	Backups and archives Unsure
Application storage	Application storage A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Application storage Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Application storage Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Application storage No data stored in the public cloud	Application storage Unsure
Multimedia storage, including sports team media	Multimedia storage, including sports team media A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Multimedia storage, including sports team media No data stored in the public cloud	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Unsure
Research production workloads	Research production workloads A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research production workloads Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research production workloads Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research production workloads No data stored in the public cloud	Research production workloads Unsure
Research data backups	Research data backups A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research data backups Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research data backups Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Research data backups No data stored in the public cloud	Research data backups Unsure
AI/ML data	AI/ML data A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	AI/ML data Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	AI/ML data Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	AI/ML data No data stored in the public cloud	AI/ML data Unsure
Library system data	Library system data A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Library system data Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Library system data Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Library system data No data stored in the public cloud	Library system data Unsure
Surveillance data	Surveillance data A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Surveillance data Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Surveillance data Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Surveillance data No data stored in the public cloud	Surveillance data Unsure
Data lake	Data lake A large amount of data stored in the public cloud	Data lake Some amount of data stored in the public cloud	Data lake Little amount of data stored in the public cloud	Data lake No data stored in the public cloud	Data lake Unsure

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* 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	Backups and archives Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Backups and archives Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Backups and archives Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Backups and archives Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Backups and archives No data stored in public cloud	Backups and archives Unsure
Application storage	Application storage Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Application storage Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Application storage Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Application storage Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Application storage No data stored in public cloud	Application storage Unsure
Multimedia storage, including sports team media	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Multimedia storage, including sports team media No data stored in public cloud	Multimedia storage, including sports team media Unsure
Research production workloads	Research production workloads Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Research production workloads Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Research production workloads Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Research production workloads Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Research production workloads No data stored in public cloud	Research production workloads Unsure
Research data backups	Research data backups Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Research data backups Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Research data backups Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Research data backups Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Research data backups No data stored in public cloud	Research data backups Unsure
AI/ML data	AI/ML data Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	AI/ML data Data stored in public cloud will grow some	AI/ML data Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	AI/ML data Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	AI/ML data No data stored in public cloud	AI/ML data Unsure
Library system data	Library system data Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Library system data Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Library system data Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Library system data Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Library system data No data stored in public cloud	Library system data Unsure
Surveillance data	Surveillance data Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Surveillance data Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Surveillance data Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Surveillance data Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Surveillance data No data stored in public cloud	Surveillance data Unsure
Data lake	Data lake Data stored in public cloud will grow a lot	Data lake Data stored in public cloud will grow some	Data lake Data stored in public cloud will grow a little bit	Data lake Data stored in public cloud will not grow/ will stay the same	Data lake No data stored in public cloud	Data lake Unsure

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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.