Managing Midsize Storage: Enter the Super-Appliance

IT managers of midsize companies are under increasing pressure to manage their storage more effectively. Email and file data continue to grow at a relentless rate, while compliance regulations demand a rigorous approach to long-term storage and retrieval. IDC user surveys frequently identify high levels of dissatisfaction with the ability of the data protection infrastructure to meet the company's business needs. Backup and restore performance, email archive problems, laptop data protection and scalability issues are regularly cited.