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The last 12 months will go down as one of the most disruptive and tumultuous periods in channel and technology market history. Not all the trends of 2009 are bad; in fact, some are quite positive. Channel Insider reflects on the top 20 trends of 2009 and their impact on the technology and channel marketplaces.

Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009 - 13. Storage in Demand


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13. Storage in Demand
The one constant in technology evolution is no matter the form factor, computing devices will generate copious amounts of data that requires storage. Storage is an integral part of the Cisco unified computing system strategy, which is why it’s partnered with both EMC and NetApp. Reducing the amount of stored data through deduplication was the motivating factor behind NetApp’s failed attempt to acquire Data Domain, and EMC’s eventual bid to steal the deal. Storage is one of the success stories coming out of troubled Dell, which is leveraging well its Equal Logic acquisition. Storage is an overlooked benefit that Oracle is getting through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. And many analysts are speculating that HP and IBM will make moves to bolster their storage portfolios. Web-based backup and off-site storage is one of the hottest segments in managed and cloud services. As one channel executive told Channel Insider, no one told data that there was a recession, and it just keeps growing.

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Slideshow Index:
  1. Top 20 Tech and Channel Trends of 2009
  2. 20. Recession, Recession, Recession
  3. 19. Coalescing Channel Communities
  4. 18. Price Integrity Slips; Margins Under Pressure
  5. 17. Marketing and Lead Gen Rediscovered
  6. 16. Security Gets Hot, Again
  7. 15. Consolidation of Professional Services
  8. 14. The “Free Way” to Expanding Market Share
  9. 13. Storage in Demand
  10. 12. Skills Shortage Amid High Unemployment
  11. 11. Let’s Get Vertical
  12. 10. Death of Printers
  13. 9. Unified Communications Gets Real
  14. 8. The Battle for the Setting Sun
  15. 7. Hewlett-Packard Buys 3Com
  16. 6. Cisco’s Unified Computing Strategy
  17. 5. Microsoft vs. Google: Open Warfare
  18. 4. Apple in the Enterprise
  19. 3. Rise of the Netbook
  20. 2. Windows 7
  21. 1. Cloud Computing (’Nuff Said)
  22. What’s Your Top Story of 2009?