Consolidation, trading barbs

It's been an interesting month in storage Storage Alert NetworkWorld.com | Data Center Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by NetApp Masters of Enterprise Storage Visit this site to learn of newest storage advancements, issues and product announcements - issues such as Fibre Channel over Ethernet and whether vendors' plans for the technology make sense. The site includes a weekly blog, briefs on storage technologies and products, and links to stories on IDG's sites about storage. Spotlight Story Consolidation, trading barbs By Deni Connor It's been an interesting month in storage what with all the consolidation happening. Read full story Deni Connor is principal analyst for Storage Strategies NOW and host of both the Masters of Storage and Masters of Servers Solution Centers. 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