| | JULY 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJULY - 06 - 2016 Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 July 06 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 48 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com STORAGE SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510.565.7628Aaron PierceKathy ArnoldVanishree BhattArun KantSarah FernandezVivian MurrayLawrence Tselawrence.s@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasAnil KumarManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeOver the years, the irrepressible need to manage and store massive amount of information has caused series of changes in the data storage technology. Companies across different industrial domains are realizing that the barrage of data is only endless and survived through the era of floppy disks to today's flash and server technologies. Be it defining new pathways for convenience in information exchange by evolving from the redundant and expensive storage equipments to moving on to the much recent and pragmatic solid-state storage devices, or Network attached storage, SAN, and the cloud, solution providers are evidently pushing the envelope to increase sophistication for substantial and efficient data storage. Enterprises' storage needs and data sources differ, but they have similar expectations for backup and recovery, business continuity, and secured and timely access to relevant information. The intermix of the trends and innovations--notably, the hybrid cloud and storage automation strategies--with the organizations' existing legacy infrastructure are simplifying information storage. Today's storage initiatives are not purely software or hardware. Companies are implementing `tiered storage' concept that helps thoroughly cater to their business needs taking into consideration the underlying cost, value, and risk of adopting a particular solution. Additionally, economical methods with software for storage virtualization and deduplication to shrink data volumes are also on a rise. The visible signs of further developments in terms of capacity, performance, and physical size are in pipeline that will take the storage industry to a whole new level. Helium-filled hard drives, shingled magnetic recording (SMR), heat-assisted magnetic recording drives or even genetic storage technology are the prominent examples. Providers are evaluating new options while defining ways to improvise on current storage systems with tapes and cloud to help customers unlock the true business potential at cost-effective rate. In light of the above trends, we present the 20 Most Promising Providers of Storage Solutions to aid firms in their initiatives to recognize evolving data storage needs and minimize security and scalability concerns while achieving business efficiency and productivity. Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialDiving into the Future of Storage
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