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Grid-Based Advanced Storage, Motivations, and Storage Infrastructure Development Stages, 2006Product Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDC Published: February 2006 Product Code: R104-24985 Description
This IDC study assesses the next stages of storage infrastructure development as organizations' information requirements evolve and new technologies emerge. It presents a five-stage model of how organizations will define shifting storage requirements and identify which technologies they will evaluate at each stage. Specific issues examined include the difficulties and pain associated with existing storage area networks (SANs), the benefits and future issues associated with virtualized storage, and the emergence of grid-based storage solutions. Finally, the study identifies the key software sectors that will be important in storage systems development as organizations advance toward dynamic IT. IDC believes that virtualized, grid-based storage systems are the natural successor to SANs for users in the advanced stages of development. The limits of SANs are articulated. The goals and benefits for grid-based storage systems also are presented. A ten-year projection for the available portion of the network storage market is offered. "A major transformation in IT infrastructure is already underway," states Robert Gray research VP, Storage Systems. "Future storage systems will be virtualized, grid based, and have overall cost structures and capabilities not possible with conventional SANs." Table of Contents
Table of ContentsIDC Opinion In This Study Methodology Situation Overview The Context Behind Near-Term Storage Market Trends The Wave of Content Figure: Technology Waves: Impact on Storage Systems Requirements Interviewed Organizations' Top Trends in Storage Increasing Capacity Lowering Costs Increasing Availability Through Redundancy and Automation Building Out Infrastructure Is Largely Complete Shifting Focus to Safety and Security Shifting Focus to Low Costs Slow Shift of Disk Storage Content From Temporary to Fixed Unfulfilled Promises of SANs Content Drives Transformations Across IT Architecture Goals of Dynamic IT for Storage Shifting Users' Attention from Infrastructure Efficiency to Business Efficiency Emerging Technology Driver: Grids ? Concepts and Distinctions Types of Grids by Value Proposition Virtualization, a Prerequisite for Grids Gaining Lower Costs from Grid-Based Technology Scaling with Grid-Based Architectures Increasing Availability with Grids Distinguishing Grids from Clusters Advanced Storage System Naming ? Grid Versus Grid Based Driving Toward Grids from Four Needs-Based Directions Need Number 1: More Collaborative Computer Resource Access Driving Toward Technical Computing Grids Need Number 2: More Computing Power Evolution of Computer Grids Need Number 3: Datacenter Labor Cost Optimization with Enterprise Optimization Grids Need Number 4: Data and Information Service with Grid-Enabled Storage Distinguishing User Development Stages for Storage Infrastructure Segmented by Needs and Outcomes Storage Infrastructure Development Stages Storage Infrastructure Development Stage Number 1: Buying Application Servers Characteristics Needs Buying Preferences Tipping Points to Next Development Stage Survey Needs Ratings Storage Infrastructure Development Stage Number 2: Building Out SANs Characteristics Needs Buying Preferences Tipping Points to Next Development Stage Survey Needs Ratings Table: Top 10 Rated Needs from Organizations Focused on Building Out SANs Storage Infrastructure Development Stage Number 3: Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership of SANs Characteristics Needs Buying Preferences Tipping Points to Next Development Stage Survey Needs Ratings Table: Top 10 Rated Needs from Organizations Focused on Reducing the Cost of SANs Storage Infrastructure Development Stage Number 4: Managing Data Characteristics Needs Buying Preferences Tipping Points to Next Development Stage Survey Needs Table: Top 10 Rated Needs from Organizations Focusing on Managing Data Storage Infrastructure Development Stage Number 5: Creating Data and Information Services Characteristics Needs Buying Preferences Tipping Points to Next Stage Survey Needs Ratings Table: Top 10 Rated Needs from Organizations Focused on Creating Data and Information Services Characteristics of Development Stages Move Through Stages in Sequence Current Stage Becomes a Problem Driving Next Stage Why Some Products Take Off and Others Do Not Next Steps The State of Grid-Based Storage Emerging Visions, Strategies, and Investments Lack of Uniform Terms Enabling Actions Pain Descriptions from SAN Users Future Outlook Operational Automation Key to Organization Value Inhibiting Growth of Grids Relationship of Market Penetration Between Enterprise Optimization Grids and Grid-Based Storage Achieving Cost Reductions from Grid-Based Storage Evolving Advanced Storage Architectures into Grids Complexity Used to Create Simplicity Clusters Instead of Standalone Smart Elements Virtualization to the Next Level Breadth of Heterogeneity of Hardware Support Degree of Scale Degree of Services Degree of Dynamics Quality of Service, Reliability, and Availability Relationship of IT Segments Merging of Networks, Storage, and Compute Grids Positioning Grid-Based Storage in the Marketplace Branding and Naming Forecast and Assumptions Figure: Worldwide Networked Storage Revenue Share by User Storage Stage of Development, 2004?2015 Limitations of Grid-Based Storage Systems Essential Guidance Learn More Related Research Appendix A: In-Depth Interview Information Demographics Table: Number of Respondents by Vertical Market Segment Questions Asked Base Set of Preinterview Need Statements Extended Set of Preinterview Need Statements Rating for Preinterview Need Statements Table: Overall Needs Severity: All Interviewees Appendix B: Stages of Advanced Storage Infrastructure ? 2006 Scenario Figure: Evolution of Storage Systems Infrastructure Stage 1: Virtualized SAN Stage 2: Storage Service Stage 3: Advanced Storage Service Stage 4: Data and Information Service Synopsis |
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