Cost a key factor in data storage
Thu, 15 Oct 2009
Cost-effectiveness has become central to storing data due to the economic downturn, a research firm has claimed.
Andrew Reichman, senior analyst at the independent technology and market consultancy Forrester, said that storage efficiency has always been an "important topic," but is more so now than ever.
He said it is a "real challenge to keep things efficient" in terms of information storage, because most organisations are now dealing with "continuous and significant data growth".
However, they are not prepared to wait for storage or application performance, Mr Reichman commented.
Speaking at Storage Expo 2009, an information management and infrastructure exhibition taking place at London's Olympia this week, he said he had seen the "urgency for cost efficiency step up" in storage over the last few years.
"It's not a valid choice anymore to throw more disk at the problem... Building too much performance is a good insurance policy... but it's a very costly insurance policy. Recognise that good enough is good enough," he added.
Storage Expo 2009 aims to provide visitors with the opportunity to compare a range of IT solutions and services from leading suppliers.
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