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Sep 2001
Storage virtualization
Storage virtualization is one of the hottest areas in IT today. While investors have spurned most of the technology market, they have continued to invest heavily in this segment.
Why? The need for storage is rising exponentially, and storage virtualization allows users to cut costs and increase flexibility. Put simply, storage virtualization separates the representation of storage to the server operating system from actual physical storage.
Such is the importance of storage virtualization that a multitude of well-established and emerging IT companies have recently started developing many different technologies, each of which is claimed to address this 'holy grail' of storage management.
The 451 Group is pleased to announce the publication of an extensive new report on the storage virtualization market. The report is 174 pages and provides a comprehensive overview of the market and its future direction.
Storage virtualization is a massive potential market, but its future path remains far from clear. This report clearly articulates what different companies need to do to be winners in this space by profiling over 30 companies and assessing the impact of standards, the development of the storage market and the needs of users. The report took over five months of research and includes extensive primary research including interviews with senior management at over 40 storage companies, and extensive research of the SNIA membership.
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