Data Storage: Storage for big business set to deliver increased value

How you store is as big a question as what you store, writes Alex Meehan.

Unified storage platforms, auto-tiering and a growing demand for enterprise storage to service the needs of specific applications. Those are the key trends identified by industry experts, who go on to say that when it comes to meeting the needs of big businesses, storage is coming of age.

Where once storage was seen as a cost centre, increasingly it’s being seen as a source of potential revenue.

“What we’re seeing is a move ...