So, what will this column be about, from my perspective? We were anointed, “Storage Advisors, because it is about giving Advice, hopefully useful advice. We “Advisors” find it hard enough to wade through the Morass of Storage terms, technologies, and solutions on a daily basis. I truly feel for the average small to medium business that have been left to fend for themselves trying to figure out their storage needs and what would be best for them. This is where we might be able to help.

Storage technology has been around since the conception of computers. Some IT managers have even referred to Storage as a “necessary evil-” sometimes mis-understood, difficult, and expensive. SCSI and FibreChannel have definitely earned this reputation.

The good news, there are some interesting trends in how newer technologies are being used that just might make things a little easier for the non-storage scientist.

And lastly, most interesting is not just what technology to store your “stuff” on, but holistically what processes, policies and business practices should you employ to ensure you can stay on top of your companies ever growing data profile, and how do you keep all this stuff organized.

So, as you can see, the topics intend be talking about will be both broad and wide.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, pain points, and successes, so we can share them with this community.

Contributing to your success…SR

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