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Ep. 15: Data Storage, Present and Future

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Ep. 15: Data Storage, Present and Future

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Ep. 15: Data Storage, Present and Future - Mar 16 2021

There are so many data storage options available, from converged, to hyper-converged, to cloud storage. How does the enterprise choose from both technological and financial points of view? George Crump, Chief Marketing Officer at StorONE and a leading expert in all things storage, shares his assessment of the present state of data storage and how it will likely change in the future.

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