Phil Goodwin

As networked storage (e.g., SAN, NAS) matures by 2004/05, larger and more sophisticated implementations will drive the need for storage applications to become application and DBMS aware, which will expose immature storage-related security procedures. Through 2004, the value proposition and price emphasis will shift from hardware components to software and services, further separating and forming a storage operations discipline independent of DBMS, systems, and application network management.

Few standards exist for long-term data retention. Starting with regulatory requirements, IT organizations must develop a plan for data archiving as part of their comprehensive data protection strategy.