And the winner is ... the best (and worst) in storage: Jon Toigo takes a look at the storage industry's hits and misses during the past year. (enterprise storage).(IBM Enterprise Storage Server, EMC Symmetrix, Hitachi Data Systems Lightning, Maxtor MaxAttach, Quantum Super DLTtape)(Evaluation)

Enterprise Systems Journal, July, 2002 by Toigo, Jon William

In keeping with the theme of this issue of Enterprise Systems, I proudly present my selections for the best (and worst) storage products of 2001-2002. Presentations were made at a recent press event and gala held at an undisclosed location for security reasons, which probably accounted for the low turnout.

The pre-show festivities lacked the glitz and fashion of the Oscar and Emmy presentations. Most attendees wore golf shirts emblazoned with their corporate logos and many reported that they were attending the banquet to take advantage of a free meal and a day off work. A few Compaq folks were handing out resumes in anticipation of the great pink slip party that will likely accompany the HP merger.

By the time the awards were to be made, the tension...

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