Data management company NetApp’s research has found that Flash adoption is strong among industries such as Finance (46%) and Manufacturing (46%), while Architecture and Sales, Marketing and Media offer fruitful ground for further growth within the Flash market. The survey of over 1000 UK IT decision makers also identified areas of slow growth, with 45% of Healthcare decision makers claiming they have no plans to invest in Flash.
Within the UK’s Legal industry one in two (50%) survey participants have already adopted Flash. Along with Manufacturing and Finance, Education featured in the top five industries supported with Flash technologies, with 42% saying they’ve already adopted Flash – followed closely by IT and Telecommunications (40%).
However, 45% of Healthcare decision makers say they have no plans to adopt Flash in the next 12 months – a view shared by 40% of Retail participants, almost a third (31%) of Sales and a third (33%) of HR participants. This is not a reflection of the need for Flash support within these industries. On the contrary, 47% of Healthcare participants say they need high-performance storage across multiple applications, but over two thirds (64%) are potentially unsure or say they do not know enough about Flash to make an informed buying decision.
Laurence James, NEMEA Products, Alliances and Solutions Manager at NetApp says, “Our research shows that there is currently plenty of movement within the Flash market, with some industries proving to be stronger advocates of Flash than others. But the appetite is clearly there, and it’s encouraging to see growing demand even within sectors where the horse has not yet bolted such as Healthcare sector. ”