Interestingly, this is not what our survey indicates. In fact, only 14 percent of the IT leaders InfoWorld surveyed said they had a SAN installed, and only 10 percent planned new implementations. Our participants indicated that the main reasons for not implementing a SAN were lack of internal knowledge, high cost, and the perception that it is a solution for larger companies. If you recognize yourself in this picture, outsourcing your needs to a service provider with a SAN could be the right solution. In our Test Center Analysis, on page 54, we discuss SSPs and the ways in which they can benefit your company.
Every company faces challenging choices, and choosing the right storage architecture tops the list.
As indicated in the InfoWorld Enterprise Storage Survey, a huge amount of your IT budget will be spent on storage in the next 12 months. Consider it an opportunity to give your company a more agile and reliable storage infrastructure that will grow as your business does. Mario Apicella has managed the storage requirements at several companies. A carefully selected enterprise storage architecture will support your company better and minimize disastrous stops. Click to Download.