Here is a set of predictions for the year 2008
1. Green Storage
There will be more activities to make the storage green. There will be new technologies and strategies proposed. This will become center of attraction in late 2008
2. Data Management
Data grows exponentially. So there will be techniques to handle the explosion. More
companies will work on managing data like meta data management, Single instance,
compression, increasing the data density, etc.
3. Storage Management
More storage products will support SMI-S. Specification may get additions in
security and diagnostics.
4. FCoE Products may be marketed in late 2008
5. 8Gb Products also enter in to the market in late 2008
6. Object Storage Device
There will be much interesting works and talks that go around OSD.
I wish you all Happy New Year.
