1. STORAGE ARCHITECTURE/ SMART SHOPPER: Rate the Switch Vendors
End user experiences
Nancy Hurley
Senior Analyst
Enterprise Strategy Group
Survey results presented by Ken Male
CEO and Founder, TheInfoPro

2. Panelists Robert Stevenson - Nielsen Media Research
Chris Collins - Ahold USA
Tim Arland - Acxiom
Lars Linden - State Street Global Advisors
Nancy Hurley - ESG (Moderator)

3. Topics covered End user storage network environments
Top criteria for choosing switch solutions
Results of evaluations (which vendor was chosen and why!)
Q&A

4. Questions for audience
How many of you are actively evaluating switch solutions?

5. Questions for audience
How many of you prefer to have a single vendor provide your end to end switching solutions (Core-edge-interconnect) ?
How many of you would consider changing your switch vendor?

6. Questions for audience
How many of you are interested in implementing intelligence in the fabric?
In a switch?
On an appliance?
Both?