The extensive, architectural shift to virtual data center environments, as confirmed by server and storage virtualization and the move to private cloud architectures, is transforming data centers from expensive business necessities to highly efficient business enablers and accelerators. 

In this presentation transcript, Senior Analyst from ESG, Terri McClure presents new research on IT priorities, data growth, and data protection trends that explain why this shift is taking place. She’ll also take a closer look at why data storage is one of the first stops on the path to optimizing the IT environment, and how a combination of file virtualization and deduplication storage can address the financial and operational challenges created by data growth.