DataSynapse Survey Reveals High Performance Computing as the Biggest IT Initiative

Respondents identify integration with existing architecture as
their biggest challenge related to Cloud Computing
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
DataSynapse, Inc., a world leader in dynamic application service
management software for the next-generation data center, today
announced the results of a market survey which cited High Performance
Computing edging out Virtualization as the most important IT
initiative over the next 12 months. The survey, conducted through an
independent third-party with 100 senior IT executives spanning
Financial Services, Communications & Media and the Public Sector,
surprisingly ranked Green IT initiatives as last.

Other findings include integration with existing architecture as
the biggest challenge related to Cloud Computing, citing scalability
as the second biggest obstacle. The survey also revealed that 91
percent of respondents cited four key areas that would be the most
helpful with their IT processes: the ability to tie business metrics
to services; policy-driven server provisioning capabilities;
dashboards and real-time reporting; and the ability to dynamically
scale applications to meet peak service levels.

"The results of our survey clearly point out trends in the market
we were seeing across our customer base," said Joseph Schwartz, CMO of
DataSynapse. "Today's data center needs to always be responsive to
business demands, and as this survey indicates, senior IT people are
becoming more aware of the business strategies needed to make this
happen."

Other key findings within the survey include:

-- 42 percent of respondents view cost reduction as the primary
motivation in choosing a data center technology

-- 53 percent of respondents take at least 2-6 months to deploy
applications across the enterprise

-- 25 percent of respondents feel the biggest issue with data
center operations is aligning IT with business objectives

The findings from the survey will be a topic of discussion at a
cocktail reception on Tuesday night, August 5, which features a
roundtable that includes participants from The 451 Group, Adaptivity,
Inc. and DataSynapse, at the Next Generation Data Center Conference &
Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

For more information on the survey, please visit DataSynapse at
Booth 826.

About DataSynapse

DataSynapse is a world leader in dynamic application service
management software for the always on, always responsive data center.
The DataSynapse platform is used by leading organizations to deliver,
manage, and optimize scalable enterprise-class application services.
DataSynapse provides a standardized, automated approach to
configuring, activating and scaling enterprise applications in
real-time environments for many of the world's leading companies. For
more information, please visit www.datasynapse.com.

DataSynapse
Brian Callahan, 617-500-0936
bcallahan@datasynapse.com

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