Unstructured or file-based data continue to create new challenges and opportunities in the marketplace. Organizations responsible for larger amounts of file-based data are facing the need to make this data available and accessible, and do so in an efficient manner. This means managing infrastructure, acquisition, and maintenance costs without sacrificing unnecessary security and performance. To be successful, storage vendors will have to design products to address the requirements of the market.

Read this study for a thorough review of the file-based storage market. It describes technology while establishing use cases, analyzing the opportunity, and putting forth assumptions about the future.