Profile of Mark Peters

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Mark Peters is a Senior Analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, a leading independent authority on enterprise storage, analytics, and a range of other business technology interests.

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The Future Datacenter Comes With Fries

11/19/2013
The enterprise datacenter is moving toward a bundled, integrated, pre-configured, standards-based model. Soon you may order one up as easily as a laptop or a Happy Meal.
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Is Microsoft Ready To Be A Storage Player?

8/26/2013
Microsoft's Storage Spaces may not have every enterprise feature yet, but don't dismiss it as a marginal product.
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Green IT Discussion Changes

6/19/2013
New tools and technologies have made it easier to be green in the data center, even if we don't call it that these days.
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Harvest The Benefits Of Storage Virtualization

3/19/2013
IT departments that do not enthusiastically embrace storage virtualization are essentially wasting money.
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Software-Defined Storage: A Buzzword Worth Examining

1/18/2013
Software-defined storage is software beyond the usual communication tools or firmware used to run a storage device. Avoid trendy treatments of this new buzz phrase and keep your eye on how it will benefit your business.
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Storage Purchasing Strategy: Channel Choices

11/19/2012
Value-added resellers, systems integrators and even distributors play a big part in your company's success. Choose them with care.
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Virtualization And The Case For Universal Grid Architectures

10/17/2012
Today, virtualization can make one system act like 10, but making 10 physical boxes look and act like one is far more valuable. And that is where we are heading.
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Tech Alone Not Enough To Manage Big Data

9/18/2012
Studies show that big corporations worry about hiring enough skilled humans to manage big data--a surprising need considering all the advanced automation tools at our disposal.
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Root Causes Of Today's Storage Problem

6/18/2012
You hear plenty of hype about why enterprise storage needs continue to be challenging. What is needed is storage that has more automation, flexibility, application- and business- linkages, resource utilization, and management ease.
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Tape Turns 60, Finds Itself Popular Again

5/21/2012
Take a look back at tape's beginnings--and see why three big misconceptions about tape no longer apply.
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4 Reasons Naysayers Win IT Battles, Not Wars

4/17/2012
Want to predict the best storage innovation coming down the pipe? Take a look at what traditional IT is saying won't work.
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Emotion Vs. Logic: The Modern Role Of Tape

3/19/2012
People love to hate tape. But tape today provides highly cost-effective and reliable answers to certain data storage challenges.
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Solid State: From Silver Bullet To Silver Lining

2/17/2012
Solid state storage looks to become a standard part of an enterprise IT infrastructure, providing a boost to applications and general IT needs such as tiering and virtualization.
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Solid State Storage Ready For Prime Time

1/17/2012
Half of all enterprise IT managers have implemented or plan to implement solid state storage, research shows.
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