Terri McClure and Mark Peters
Enterprise Strategy Group

Data Growth Continues to be a Top Storage Challenge. The primary storage challenge facing IT managers today is keeping up with overall data growth. Even in the midst of an economic slump, the volume of data being stored and managed continues to grow and, in some cases, is accelerated as companies use advanced analytics to uncover new market opportunities. Data centers in small and large enterprises alike are running out of resources and undergoing belt tightening exercises amidst the current economic downturn. This is leading users to examine storage requirements across the board for opportunities to consolidate and reduce floor space, power, cooling, and management costs. With the introduction of its new Mercury line, BlueArc is leveraging its experience building high-end enterprise storage solutions to bring the same rich feature set and a strong consolidation platform to mid-range operations and business-critical applications.