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STORAGE ARCHITECTURE/ SMART SHOPPER: Rate the Switch Vendors. End user experiences Nancy Hurley Senior Analyst Enterprise Strategy Group Survey results presented by Ken Male CEO and Founder, TheInfoPro. Panelists. Robert Stevenson - Nielsen Media Research Chris Collins - Ahold USA
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STORAGE ARCHITECTURE/SMART SHOPPER:Rate the Switch Vendors End user experiences Nancy Hurley Senior Analyst Enterprise Strategy Group Survey results presented by Ken Male CEO and Founder, TheInfoPro
Panelists • Robert Stevenson - Nielsen Media Research • Chris Collins - Ahold USA • Tim Arland - Acxiom • Lars Linden - State Street Global Advisors • Nancy Hurley - ESG (Moderator)
Topics covered • End user storage network environments • Top criteria for choosing switch solutions • Results of evaluations (which vendor was chosen and why!) • Q&A
Questions for audience • How many of you are actively evaluating switch solutions?
Questions for audience • How many of you prefer to have a single vendor provide your end to end switching solutions (Core-edge-interconnect) ? • How many of you would consider changing your switch vendor?
Questions for audience • How many of you are interested in implementing intelligence in the fabric? • In a switch? • On an appliance? • Both?