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To: Stitch who wrote (5078)	12/13/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) of 9256

From the Fibre Channel thread: Message 6802917 Some excerpts: <<Year 2000 issues, storage area networks (SANs) and increased vendor consolidation are among the good news-and bad news-data-storage VARs can expect for 1999. Most analysts expect 1999 to be a year of growth. "By the end of [next] year, concerns with Y2K may slow growth down," said Dave Hill, senior analyst for storage and storage management at Aberdeen Group, Boston. "But maybe there'll be even more growth because of Y2K testing.">> ====================================== <<Opportunities for data storage are exploding, said John Nies, account manager for Lewan & Associates Inc., Denver. "Data storage is becoming a larger part of the decision-making process than in the past." Data storage for Windows NT is growing extremely fast, as more critical applications are ported to the operating system, Nies said. "Now we're seeing 10, 20, even 50 NT servers. Instead of a couple of Gbytes, each may have multiple storage subsystems of a couple hundred Gbytes.">>

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