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25 January 2010 – Robert Stevenson, Managing Director of Storage Research and Advisory - After a year of heavy server and storage consolidation that slowed big-ticket spending throughout IT organizations, TheInfoPro released new data today showing further effects of the recession on Fortune 1000 (F1000) and midsize enterprise (MSE) storage organizations. 

The in-depth study reveals that while 45% of F1000 respondents plan to increase storage spending in the coming months, 29% still expect major budget decreases. In contrast, 41% of MSEs plan to increase storage spending this year, while 25% expect further reductions.

Of the 300 plus interviews conducted, most show that major spending increases won’t resume until new business application installs once again create massive demands on storage needs, In the interim, storage shops will focus on productivity improvement and hardware inventory adjustments to prepare for virtualization and cloud support needs.

For more specifics on the data, please visit:  http://www.theinfopro.com/2010/01/tippr-012510/

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