Challenges Ahead for Storage Industry in 2004

Making predictions in the storage industry would seem to be a no-brainer. Capacities will go up and cost will come down, right ? Maybe not. Instead, shifting technologies and trends in the storage industry could mean a challenging year ahead for vendors, IT managers and end users. "While hard disk capacities will rise, they may not rise as quickly as in recent memory. And the prices will show the same trend (although in the other direction). But performance will also buck the past trend."

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