Preface
Information Technology requirements change every day, but one requirement that hasn’t changed since the inception of data processing is the demand for fast, reliable, and massive data storage. Economic trends in the 1990s—such as the rapid development of e-commerce, the globalization of business, and the mergers of already-giant corporations—have only escalated the demand.
Traditional data storage methods cannot keep pace with the demands placed on them. Enterprises require more information, delivered faster, and with complete reliability—and traditional methods are failing to deliver. In fact, any time the word “traditional” is used in reference to an IT methodology, there is a strong implication that the methodology is out of date.
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