Table 1:
| Top Trend Predictions January 2004 | Top Trend Predictions January 2008 |
| Virtualization | Storage virtualization |
| Services | Green IT |
| SAN extension | Email management |
| Tape challenges | Security |
| Faster Fibre Channel | Services |
| M&A | Data reduction |
| ILM | Data recovery |
| Microsoft | Web 2.0 |
| Compliance | Fewer Startups |
| IP Storage | |
Even our latest midyear trend update shows similar threads. The need for faster storage, better data protection, improved scalability, better management... These are the perennial issues that have always faced storage managers and always will.
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