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Dataquest Insight: Companies Are Extending Useful Life of Storage Arrays and Considering Third-Party Maintainers
12 August 2009
 
Adam W. Couture  

Gartner interaction with North American companies indicates they will extend storage array lives and are more open to third-party maintainers.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Extending Array Life Beyond Warranty
    
 Third-Party Maintainer Opportunities and Threats
    
 The "Leasing" Strategy

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


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Figure 1. 
 Likelihood of Extending Useful Life of Storage Beyond the Warranty Period
 

Figure 2. 
 Likelihood of Considering a Third-Party Maintainer
 



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Infrastructure Support Services Worldwide




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