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DevelopingaStorageStrategyfortheFuture
an Storage eBook
 
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This content was adapted from Internet.com'sEnterprise Storage Forum, Enterprise IT Planet,and InternetNews Web sites. Contributors:Richard Adhikari, Judy Mottl, Henry Newman,Drew Robb, Jennifer Schiff and Paul Shread.
Developing a Storage Strategy for the Future, an Internet.com Storage eBook. © 2008, Jupitermedia Corp.
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The Data Pileup: SaveMoney or Save Data?
Judy Mottl 
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Three Acronyms That CouldChange the Storage World
Henry Newman
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Sorting Out YourStorage Options
Jennifer Schiff 
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Choosing the Right High-Performance File System
Drew Robb
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Managing Storage in a Virtual World
Drew Robb
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The Trouble with VirtualDisaster Recovery
Richard Adhikari 
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ivenhowcheapstoragehasbecome,it's under-standable enterprisesareexpandingarraystohousegrowingdata.Butstockinguponhardwareandsoftwaretoholdmoreandmoreinformationisacostlymisstep,accordingtoaGartnerreport.New regulations and legal con-cerns are likely prompting IT tokeep every bit and byte of data just in case some litigation issuearises, and since storage costsare decreasing, the urge to pushanother box into play can betempting.The problem is that data growthwill very quickly outpace the sav-ings in storage, according toWhit Andrews, an analyst atGartner."It's time for companies to mod-ernize storage strategies and understand how informa-tion access technology can be a good tool for makingsure they need what they're keeping," Andrews toldInternetNews.com.According to Gartner, the highest reported price in thefirst quarter of 2008 for managed storage was $12.50per gigabyte per month, and the lowest was $0.29 pergigabyte per month for archive storage needs.A survey of Gartner clientsreported that none expected itsstorage budget to decrease in2008, and that 67 percentexpected the budget for storagehardware to increase. Of thosepolled, 64 percent also expectedstorage software costs to increaseas well.Just a quick look at backup stor-age provides a clear view of howstorage costs are decreasing.Prices dropped by about 30 per-cent from 2006 to 2008, accord-ing to Gartner.But then cheap storage isn't real-ly cheap when additional management costs andincreased power and cooling costs are factored in.Enterprises that choose to retain everything run the riskof significant future costs, Gartner reported. Also, the
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Developing a Storage Strategy for the Future, an Internet.com Storage eBook. © 2008, Jupitermedia Corp.
Developing a Storage Strategy for the Future
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The Data Pileup: SaveMoney or Save Data?
By Judy Mottl
A survey of Gartner clients reported that none expected its storage budget to decreasein 2008, and that 67 percent expected the budget for storage hardware to increase.
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