E-Z-SAN offers multi-vendor SAN solution.Projections for the storage market, or more specifically for multi-user multi-user Adjective (of a computer) capable of being used by several people at once servers, is in the billions-of-dollars range, with a forecasted annual growth of 24.7%. Without doubt, storage networking has emerged as one of the highest-growth areas of the information technology market. However, before storage resource companies uncork the champagne, they might consider a nagging issue that won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will go away: the problems associated with multi-vendor SAN solutions and support. Most vendors and industry gurus say all is well, but end-users tell a different story. Too often, they suffer through SAN resource providers that won't work together. In some cases, it seems the vendors relish the situation. They employ shortsighted short·sight·ed adj. 1. Nearsighted; myopic. 2. Lacking foresight. short  sight strategies and refuse to simplify their technology, all in the name of promoting their own brand. The vendors do have a point. How can you support multi-vendor SAN? Who will customers call when they are unable to manage their assets or get the desired performance from their storage network? It presents serious obstacles. At the same time, should vendors expect customers to pay for solutions without support? Storage companies that celebrate based on optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op projections should think twice. If they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be not putting their customers first, there won't be any occasion for champagne. SAN solutions are everywhere, but multi-vendor SAN solutions are rare. The vendors that profit and survive in this promising storage market won't just offer SAN solutions; they'll offer multi-vendor SAN solutions. End-users should beware be·ware v. be·wared, be·war·ing, be·wares v.tr. To be on guard against; be cautious of: "Beware the ides of March" Shakespeare. v. of getting boxed into SAN solutions that don't offer this multi-vendor support. Vendors might say otherwise, but without multi-vendor support, there will be problems when you choose to expand your storage in the future. Only deploy SANs that show signs of open architecture. Choose vendors who embrace their competition, such as E-Z-SAN, a consortium of 10 leading storage vendors with a single point of support. Duran Alabi is the Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for JMR JMR Journal of Magnetic Resonance JMR Journal of Marine Research JMR Jason Microwave Radiometer JMR Joint Movement Request (US Army transportation) JMR Junk E-Mail Reporting (Microsoft program) . |
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