Sam's SAN Diary

This week we begin an ongoing feature at VARBusiness.com. You'll hear from Sam Blumenstyk, the technology operations manager at Schulte Roth & Zabel, a Manhattan law firm that's typical of midsize companies in general. Blumenstyk is in the midst of a major upgrade to his company's storage infrastructure, and is about to build his first storage-area network (SAN). We asked him to keep a diary of the trials and tribulations, and he has graciously agreed to share this with VARBusiness readers. Each week you'll hear from Sam about how he assembles his solution, which vendors he favors, how he decides between using VARs or direct-vendor reps at various stages of the project, and the ups and downs of implementing the storage technology.

Sam Blumenstyk

This Web-only column is a unique opportunity for VARs to learn how to break into the SAN marketplace and understand the mind of the customer, as well as to read in near real-time the forces and decisions that are faced by a typical IT manager. Sam's diary is also a great way to understand the storage marketplace as well as some of the challenges that customers have to overcome to install their first SAN. -- David Strom

Week 1: The Journey Begins

Week 2: Product Selection

Week 3: Vendor Meetings

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