IForem is a small business' little storage secret

NetworkWorld.com | Data Center Research Center | Update Your Profile IForem is a small business' little storage secret By Deni Connor What does starting a small business have to do with storage, you might ask. Consider filing your Articles of Incorporation, licenses and activation codes for software you've bought, passwords to bank accounts and the contracts you sign with clients. It's all about where you store these documents you don't want to lose. Read full story Deni Connor is principal analyst for Storage Strategies NOW (SSG-NOW.COM), an industry analyst firm in Austin, Texas, that focuses on storage and data center technologies. You can reach her at dconnor@ssg-now.com. SPONSORED BY EMERSON NETWORK POWER Five Technologies Simplyfing Infrastructure Management This issue sponsored by Emerson Network Power and its Liebert power and cooling technologies. Today's data centers must support more devices, consuming more power and generating more heat. 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