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\u00a0Cloud and mobile computing driving information sprawl: ANZ leading mobile storage after India <\/em><\/p>\n

SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 November 16, 2012<\/strong> \u2013 Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has launched its first Digital Information Index highlighting the significant impact that cloud computing and mobility are having on businesses today. The 2012 State of Information Report<\/a> reveals the benefits but also growing challenges of \u201cinformation sprawl\u201d as organisations increase the level of information stored and accessed outside of the firewall.<\/p>\n

A surge in mobility is contributing to the sprawl, with smartphone and tablets in ANZ storing around 46 percent of business information, second only to India (62per cent).<\/p>\n

Read more detailed blog post:\u00a0 <\/strong>Mobility and Cloud Computing Are Driving Information Sprawl Blog <\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses are undergoing a transformation unlike anything we\u2019ve seen before. With mobile devices and cloud giving employees access to information from nearly anywhere, we\u2019re also seeing more sensitive information living beyond the traditional IT boundaries,\u201d said Sean Kopelke, Director, Specialist Solutions, Pacific region. \u201cThis is creating concern about how to best protect this information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Information Sprawl<\/strong>
\nGlobally, almost half (46 percent) of an organisation\u2019s information is being stored outside of its own data centre. At 53 percent, small and medium businesses (SMBs) outpace enterprises when it comes to information residing outside the firewall, when taking into account mobile devices and laptops. In some countries this number rises to more than half, such as India (83 percent), China (60 percent) and Singapore (60 percent).<\/p>\n

Symantec has created a Digital Information Index to represent this information sprawl visually and provide a barometer of where information sits today in different parts of the world. The Index highlights markets experiencing high information sprawl \u2013 such as India and China where other markets are dealing with less information sprawl, such as Japan and France.<\/p>\n

Modern technologies and information sprawl clearly has benefits, but over a quarter of businesses surveyed have experienced challenges as a result. More than one-third of businesses had experienced the exposure of confidential information as a result of lost or stolen mobile devices. Other issues arise from being unable to find what they need, with a large proportion of their information being unorganised or difficult to find. And even within the firewall, their storage utilisation is at just 31 percent, dipping even lower outside the data centre.<\/p>\n

The Impact of Mobility and the Cloud<\/strong>
\nThe surge in mobility is contributing to information sprawl. In fact, smartphones and tablets store 14 percent of business information globally. For enterprises, this is 14 percent, compared to 11 percent for SMBs. This number is much higher in countries including India (62 percent), Australia and New Zealand (46 percent) and Italy (38 percent). Information accessed on mobile devices is even higher at 28 percent globally. Here again we see enterprises leading with 31 percent, compared to 25 percent for SMBs. Once again India is higher than average, with 43 percent of its information being accessed on smartphones and tablets, joined by Brazil (42 percent), Singapore (39) percent and Malaysia (38 percent.)<\/p>\n

In addition, the advantages in cost and agility presented by cloud computing are leading to significant use of the cloud to store business information. Globally, almost a quarter (23 percent) of business information is stored in the cloud, between public, private and hybrid deployments. This number is particularly high in Indonesia (45 percent), China (39 percent), Vietnam (34 percent) and Japan (32 percent).<\/p>\n

Protecting Information in Today\u2019s Environment<\/strong>
\nIn light of this shift beyond the data centre, making information management a priority is more important than ever. To minimise information sprawl and its effects on the organisation, Symantec has developed the following recommendations:<\/p>\n