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Published: 02 Nov 2012
Hot storage trends and technology for 2010

This article is part of the Vol. 8 Num. 8 November/December 2009 issue of Hot storage trends and technology for 2010

Consolidation tools have helped some storage shops keep a lid on storage growth, but a consolidation solution could very well become the problem. Back in the '90s and throughout most of this decade, a lot of IT shops must have had revolving doors leading into their data centers. Expansion, upgrades and technical refreshes kept the doors spinning as a constant flow of bigger-better-faster gear made its way in and the older, suddenly obsolete equipment was shoved aside. It's a legacy of sprawl that most IT managers are grappling with now, and storage systems are squarely in the sights of consolidation efforts. Unfortunately, most consolidation has the opposite effect. Figuring out just how we got to this point may be instructive for future planning, if not particularly useful information for dealing with the issues now at hand. It's true that a good part of the problem may seem unstoppable -- we live in a data-driven world where protecting intellectual property is approached with a kind of religious zeal, causing every jot and tittle that makes it into digital... Access >>>

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