Computer Technology

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This paper provides a literature review of the peer-to-peer storage and storage area network (SAN) technology areas, comparing what industry leading experts are saying relative to the strengths and weaknesses of these technologies. The paper also compares the opinions of various industry experts.

Outline:
Introduction
Peer-to-Peer Technologies Literature Review
P2P Emerging Standards
Summary - Changing Models Redefining the Peer-to-Peer Landscape
Storage Area Networking (SAN) Literature Review
Introduction

From the Paper:

"Columbus and Murphy (2002) defined through their series of research initiatives on the adoption of enterprise content management (ECM) as a unifying strategy across all content stores had a 5% penetration rate into many organizations. The implications of this finding for peer-to-peer storage technologies are clear. The more balkanized and fragmented content sources are in an organization the greater the need for peer-to-peer storage architectures. Columbus and Murphy found that business strategies are driving the need for peer-to-peer integration points across homegrown, legacy, third party, best-of-breed, and ERP systems' databases. Gartner Consulting (2001) found that three key trends are driving the need for peer-to-peer storage networks. These include the exponential growth in unstructured content, critical need to manage content from a business strategy versus IT focus, and the need for interoperability and collaboration between enterprises were the market drivers. While Gartner Consulting through their research highlighted collaboration, many other industry experts, advisory firms and industry-lead consortiums defining architectures see collaboration as a function of the platform itself, not an add-on element. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Columbus and Murphy (2002) - Re-orienting Your Content and Knowledge Management Strategies. AMR Research. Boston, MA. Report and research findings published October 2002.
• DeCusatis (2002) - OFC Conference Proceedings, 2002. Transcript from the presentation Storage area network applications. IBM Corporation. 2002.
• E-market dynamics (2000) - Defining SAN Applications and Strategies. Research report published June, 2000. Orange, CA
• International Data Corporation (2003) - Storage Strategies and Market Data Book 2003. International Data Corporation. Framingham, MA. 2003
• IDC (2005) - Several reports contributed to the development of Table 1 including RAID Market Data Book 2005; Storage Market Service Bulletins; Robert Amatruda interviews in 2004.

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