Seagate selects Exertis as first UK distributor of new cloud storage service

Current UK data storage and management spending has been labelled “unsustainable” as the duo aim to ease these costs

Exertis has been named as the first UK distributor to add Seagate Lyve Cloud to its roster.

The storage as a service offering is built to enable multi-cloud freedom, allowing the customers to retain full control of their data while lowering the cloud TCO for storing, accessing and moving massive data sets.

A survey from Seagate found British businesses are spending an average of £213,000 per year on storing and managing their own data.

Seagate's UK data management costs and opportunities index, 2022 edition, also revealed that companies are prioritising spending on data over energy costs, as well as employee welfare and training.

The findings, which come during today's global macro-economic crisis, highlight the urgent need for businesses to rein in their data costs, Seagate said.

"UK Businesses are using and storing data at unprecedented levels and Seagate Lyve Cloud equips them with true multi-cloud flexibility, world-class security and long-term cost predictability," said Seagate CIO and executive VP of storage services, Ravi Naik.

"Companies that minimise data costs and maximise data innovation, win. Lyve Cloud empowers businesses to manage and transfer mass data easily, rapidly and securely across various storage environments, unlocking significant savings and accelerating digital transformation and innovation."

UK data spending is "unsustainable"

Moreover, according to the 2022 Global DataSphere forecast report by research house IDC, 211 zettabytes of data will be generated globally in 2026, causing budget headaches for British businesses.

Seagate's survey, which polled senior IT decision-makers at companies with more than 1,000 employees, revealed that over half (52 per cent) of respondents describe the current level of spending as "unsustainable".

Jason Daly, Seagate systems business unit manager at Exertis, added: "Achieving multi-cloud reality is complex. Data has become distributed across edge, on premise, centralised datacentres, and public cloud infrastructures.

"Seagate's Lyve Cloud and Systems portfolio provides customers with a set of tools to build an ecosystem with industry leading data storage features as well as being able to take control of their multi-cloud strategy.

"At Exertis Enterprise we understand that for enterprises to succeed we must help them achieve a ‘data everywhere' strategy, and we believe our partnership with Seagate Lyve Cloud will help our customers harness the power of their data, regardless of location."