On Storage

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IT continues to use more and more storage. With uncontrolled growth comes uncontrolled spending. But for the frugal storage shope there are ways to save a dime. A report titled "Five Key Storage Strategies for a Down Economy," Forrester analyst Andrew Reichman offers suggestions on how to purchase storage intelligently while still maximizing resources.

Here are the top 5 categories.

• Play hardball with vendors
• Avoid new purchases by reclaiming what you have
• Audit backup and replication configurations to cut waste
• Rethink storage network decisions
• Use a tiering methodology that delivers results simply

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