STORAGE ARCHITECTURE/SMART SHOPPER:

Rate the Switch Vendors

End user experiences

Nancy HurleySenior AnalystEnterprise Strategy Group

Survey results presented by Ken MaleCEO and Founder, TheInfoPro

Panelists

Robert Stevenson - Nielsen Media Research

Chris Collins - Ahold USA

Tim Arland - Acxiom

Lars Linden - State Street Global Advisors

Nancy Hurley - ESG (Moderator)

Topics covered

End user storage network environments

Top criteria for choosing switch solutions

Results of evaluations (which vendor was

chosen and why!)

Q&A

Questions for audience

How many of you are actively evaluating

switch solutions?

Questions for audience

How many of you prefer to have a single

vendor provide your end to end

switching solutions (Core-edge-

interconnect) ?

How many of you would consider

changing your switch vendor?

Questions for audience

How many of you are interested in

implementing intelligence in the fabric?

• In a switch?

• On an appliance?

• Both?