Includes Storage Arrays, NAS, File Systems, Clustered and Distributed File Systems, FC Switches/Directors, HBA, Routers, Components, Semiconductors, Server Blades.

Taneja Group analysts cover all form and manner of storage arrays, modular and monolithic, enterprise or SMB, large and small, general purpose or specialized. All components that make up the SAN, FC-based or iSCSI-based, and all forms of file servers, including NAS systems based on clustered or distributed file systems, are covered soup to nuts. Our analysts have deep backgrounds in file systems area in particular. Components such as Storage Network Processors, SAS Expanders, FC Controllers are covered here as well. Server Blades coverage straddles this section as well as the Infrastructure Management section above.

	The Rise of MAID: A New Tier in Disk Storage - Technology Brief (Report) There is a bona fide new tier within the disk storage infrastructure that you will be hearing a lot about over the next several years: MAID. Standing for “Massive Array of Idle Disks”, MAID technologies utilize a range of advanced techniques to achieve the reliability and performance of a disk environment with the economics and density comparable to a tape environment. Aug 05, 2008
	BMC Plus BladeLogic: A Potent Force in IT Service Automation (Report) Opinion piece on BMC's acquisition of BladeLogic in March 2008 Aug 04, 2008
	Clearwell E-Discovery Platform: Attorney-Led eDiscovery (Report) For busy legal departments and law firms who are concerned with managing an unending stream of discovery requests, Clearwell Systems presents a clear ROI for attorney and review team end-users. The Clearwell platform combines scalability and performance with deep analytics and ease-of-use, targeting the immediate needs of attorneys and legal teams taxed with large eDiscovery projects for file-based data. Feb 29, 2008
	Index Engines and the Tape Engine (Report) Physical tape is frequently the poor stepchild of many eDiscovery products, which require that IT first restore the data from backup tape before the application can classify it. This is a huge undertaking in companies that commonly store thousands of tapes, all of which may be legitimate targets for a discovery demand. In response to this clear market need, eDiscovery platform maker Index Engines developed the capability of automating offline tape data sorting and extraction without needing to restore the data on the tapes. Feb 08, 2008
	EMC Delivers new Entry-Level Clariion AX4 (Report) On January 8, 2008, EMC announced the introduction of its latest entry-level storage array targeted at small to medium sized businesses (SMBs). The new CLARiiON AX4 model provides customers with enhanced scalability and more robust software functionality than the previous AX150 model arrays. Supporting iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC) network connectivity, the AX4 provides an attractive option for SMB customers looking to replace their embedded or direct attached storage with more flexible and robust network attached storage. Jan 31, 2008