Analyst Quotes

"The benefits of reducing data are felt at every point downstream from where the reduction occurs. It only makes sense that applying this function closer to the point of data creation will yield the greatest possible benefits. By attacking data reduction at primary storage, users will find they need far less equipment and can manage their data far more effectively." Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst

"Companies like Storwize are able to compress active file data in-band. Your compression will vary depending on data type, but we have found there to be little if any performance impact as a result. Even if you only get 2:1 compression, this is a simple, cost-effective way to possibly cut your storage needs in half. Most important, these solutions are compatible, even complementary, to the other solutions." George Crump, Founder

"The advantage of compressing primary data is it shrinks the most expensive storage down, and it flows through secondary storage. The advantage flows all the way through. It's something we have to pay attention to." Arun Taneja, Founder and Consulting Analyst

"The Storwize approach is to compact everything (unless you tell it what to filter and exclude), so you get immediate benefit. ... There is a very rapid ROI case that can be had with the Storwize approach.” Greg Schultz, Founder & Senior Analyst

“Storwize offers a technology that can help its customers meet storage, economic, and environmental datacenter concerns.” Benjamin Woo, VP Enterprise Storage System Research