Tectonic shift in computing Tectonic shifts in computing create opportunities for new companies and technologies to dominate the market. By the 1990s, the need to network computers created another shift in computing. The leaders of the next tectonic shift are in the storage sector. The Internet has created unprecedented demand for storage networking. For example, e-commerce companies require trillions of bytes of storage capacity to manage the information created from customers and suppliers to provide better services and foster competitive advantages.
Software is the secret sauce of the storage sector.
Software applications will reduce the complexity and expense of managing storage networks, and promote better network performance. The storage software sector is poised to explode in the future as the adoption of storage networks accelerates . Veritas has breadth in its product line, and is not tied to a proprietary architecture, making it a primary choice for companies implementing storage solutions. As its mind share and market share continue to grow, Veritas could become the Microsoft of the storage networking revolution. The Motley Fool.