One thing is clear: A sizeable chunk of storage buyers are thinking about IP. In a separate question, 46 percent of respondents to the survey said they are considering installing an IP-based storage networking technology over the next year. Thirty-one percent are unsure, and 23 percent are set against it.
It appears that, contrary to the notion that IP may be best suited to small departments where Fibre Channel is either too expensive or complex to implement, many respondents are looking at IP-based storage as a data-center alternative. Of those planning to deploy IP-based storage, 65 percent said they will use it in the data center rather than in remote sites or on the departmental level.
The survey, conducted online in November, probed enterprises' plans for implementing SANs, NAS, and IP-based storage, as well as their 2004 budget projections and staffing levels. Other topics covered in the 21-page report include:
Dave Raffo, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch More information about the current Byte and Switch Insider report, "Storage User Survey," is available here.
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