Data is doubling every 1.2 years. And it no longer stems from just one source. In fact, this volume is emanating from an average of 15 different data sources, including social media, video, websites, databases and much more.

Reacting to this influx of data has never been more important. In 2010, 42% of businesses required near real-time access, meaning within seconds or minutes. Two years earlier, merely 28% of businesses needed such swift access.

Compounding matters is the fact that SQL-based decision-support systems don't always meet these rapidly changing demands. Powerful servers are needed to deliver immediate responses, requiring cost-savvy, scalable storage and high-speed networks to unify disparate workforces with little delay. Legacy systems are no longer viable.

This white paper explores the results of a market research report about decision-support systems, highlighting how Dell's 12th-generation servers and solutions meet these ever-evolving decision-support solution requirements based on business users' responses.