In an attempt to minimize costs and fight competition, small businesses in India are increasingly investing in data storage and other solutions, according to the latest NetApp India and Nielsen Company study .
Titled as ‘Data Explosions in India – Trends and Challenges’, the study states that the data explosion among SMEs has been caused by IT applications and e-mail. The deployment of IT applications like enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) has applied pressure for facilities to continuously monitor and upscale storage capacity to meet requirements. Among the chief sources of rapid growth of data, IT applications make up 43 percent, followed by e-mail at 19 per cent.
