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These new applications and IT use cases include: 
 
Virtual machine images (for servers and desktops) that enable improved 
application availability, system recovery, and rapid provisioning 
 
Collaborative applications such as email and SharePoint 
 
Analytic and decision support applications such as data warehouses 
 
Digital image and video archiving systems 
In this information-rich environment, customers and governmental organizations 
expect companies to quickly deliver the right information to the right person in a timely 
fashion. The collection, storage, and control of information assets are critical. 
Information must be protected from loss or misuse. New systems must directly 
address the rapidly expanding and increasingly diverse needs of organizations 
through a number of technology initiatives. The most significant are: 
 
Improvements in data access, reliability, and cost-effectiveness through adoption 
of new network technologies such as 8Gbps FC and FCoE running over 10GbE  
 
Logical abstraction (e.g., volume virtualization, thin provisioning, data 
deduplication) of physical storage elements 
 
Inclusion of data movement and security services to improve data protection, 
data privacy, and data compliance practices 
These technology changes are already having positive effects on operational 
efficiency, scalability, and responsiveness to business requirements. As they are 
more broadly adopted, however, they are driving significant changes in storage 
system/network design, storage management processes, and storage administrator 
responsibilities. IT executives need a scalable, services-enabled networked storage 
solution that is an integrated part of the data center, not an impediment to growth. 
 
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Large and midsize enterprises are consolidating their data centers through greater use 
of virtualization, networked storage, and rackmounted or bladed servers. When 
deployed effectively, these technologies improve data center density, minimize 
maintenance costs, and reduce facilities costs (e.g., power, HVAC, and cabling). 
Containerized data centers are the most obvious example of a modularized data center; 
however, the more useful approach for most organizations is the introduction of modular 
pods within a traditional data center environment (see Figure 3).