Neuralytix research shows that the European market for storage systems continue to show interest for more efficient, effective and high performant storage systems.
Despite all the talk and buzz around everything becoming software-defined, there is clear evidence that traditional SAN/NAS storage will continue to be a mainstay in the overall storage systems market for the foreseeable future. Neuralytix believes that the storage market will follow closely to the Fibre Channel (FC) market, where, despite all the premature suggestions of the FC market’s demise, it continues to be strong, as IT professionals evolve slowly, and carefully towards newer architectures.
After all, of all the components in a datacenter, storage is undoubtedly the most conservative of all.
The evolution of the IT cloud is the largest single business disruptor that the IT market has seen in years.
The cloud, as a business model, shifts in the way end-users acquire and use technology. There is no new product, there are just new business models.
With this is has brought new players such as AWS and Google to name a few, as key players in the IT market.
HP’s decision to exit the public market is one sign of the shifts that vendors are recognizing that their core business is infrastructure provision, and that advanced data services may not be an area that they have the strength or knowhow to compete with the likes of AWS, Microsoft and Google.
Dell/EMC need to set out a roadmap for its partners. Partners need to allow for open and constructive dialogue with Dell/EMC.
The impact of to the channel is still pending, but there are many proactive activities in which both Dell/EMC and the channel partners can engage.
The impact on the Dell/EMC acquisition is expected to have a small impact on support services.
In the long term, both Dell and EMC have to spend considerable time understanding the culture of the respective support organizations.
