Organisers of the recent Storage Expo exhibition are hailing a total of 3,834 visitors, a 15pc increase on last year’s numbers, making the fifth Storage Expo the best ever (pre ABC audited figures), it is claimed.
Seminars discussed issues such as Information life-cycle management, disaster recovery, email management and compliance.
"This year we have really seen an explosion in the data market as companies have become more responsible about holding and storing data. Couple this with the compliance requirements and you can see why there has been such a sharp increase in companies requiring new storing solutions. Living in the Internet enabled world, it’s also refreshing to see so many people get out of the office and come down to the show to find the solutions, products and education they need – all in conveniently in one place," said Claire Sellick, Event Director for Storage Expo.
According to Jon Collins, Principal Analyst, Infrastructure and Management, Quocirca Ltd: "Many end-user organisations have established a strategy for what they are doing with storage, essentially by consolidating their existing environments and looking at tools to help them manage their storage resources most effectively. With this in mind, Storage Expo was an altogether calmer, more directed affair than previous years. Delegates were being purposeful in what they were looking at, and vendors were much clearer in how they could help organisations benefit from their own product sets. The buzz is back; but this time it is being led far more by end-user initiatives than vendor hype. This is a welcome development and one which I hope sets the pattern for the future."
