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The overall effort toward compliance in general is probably behind the IT public's apparent lack of urgency about the new FRCP. The forest, it seems, is more important to folk than the trees. In a recent B&S poll on the matter, just about one-third of respondents reported being concerned about the FRCP changes, while most said they weren't top of mind. At the same time, nearly half (42 percent) said they feel they understand the FRCP issues.

In the end, the "FRCP deadline" is only the latest of vendor salvos aimed at the same underlying concerns. (See Scrutinize This.) IT pros everywhere are focused on getting their storage acts together. Their fears and worries about that are many-faceted, entirely valid, and urgent no matter what deadline approaches.

— Mary Jander, Site Editor, Byte and Switch