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Three keys to the power of storage as a service Accelerating outcomes with storage as a service Take your next step Understanding why complexity is the enemy But here's where IT complexity gets in the way. Achieving data-driven modernization requires that you first confront and eliminate the operational complexity, management silos, specialized tools, constant firefighting and complex procurement, and provisioning cycles that slow you down. Those challenges have only grown with the advent of IT resources that now span across edge, core, and cloud. As an example, the average organization today relies on 23 different data management tools to handle the lifecycle of their data and data infrastructure. 3 That's unsustainable. Complexity impacts everyone All this complexity impacts multiple personas across your organization. It impacts agility with IT tied up in routine tasks as opposed to higher-value strategic initiatives. Constant firefighting and app disruptions increase risk—hindering IT's ability to deliver on SLAs. Complex procurement and provisioning inhibit the pace of innovation for line of business and app owners—slowing downtime to value for new apps and services. And up-front capital expense and overprovisioning increase cost—constraining cash flow, capital utilization, and ROI. A recent study found that 39% of businesses typically wait anywhere from three to six months for new storage resources to arrive and could lose up to $250K of revenue from storage disruptions during that time. And because of these two facts, 53% of companies prepare by overprovisioning capacity by at least 10% to 25% with 44% overprovisioning by more than 25% during the initial purchase. 4 3 ESG Data Management Survey, ESG, April 2021 4 "The Pulse of Storage and Compute Consumption in 2020," Futurum Research, January 2021 Transform faster with cloud operations more...