“This functionality is backed up by Windows Live features like centralized storage and it can be managed from anywhere. We've got Web-based activity reports so that you can keep an eye on what your family is doing online from any location.”
Alan Packer
“We just decided not to move it, just put everything in storage, rent furniture here and live in a hotel.”
Jeremy Thornburg
“It costs seven to ten times as much to manage storage as it does to manage storage devices. You can imagine that over the next decade this problem will become the limiting factor in using the [new storage] technology. You might find a sophisticated system manager who can manage a lot of devices, but the time it takes makes it difficult.”
Paul Borrill
“This means increased efficiency for customers. It offers simpler management, better storage utilization, and the ability to move files non-disruptively.”
Dave Donatelli
“The new DMX-3 makes it easier to manage storage inside the box than outside the box. If you ask anybody managing a disk environment what they want, it's a single box that contains all the tiers of storage and has a single point of management for anything.”
Steve Duplessie
“Storage management is a real pain point out there, and Bob is looking at what steps Microsoft can take to better explore that for customers.”
Dan Leach
“Until now, storage managers who want to monitor and analyze the aggregate performance of their file servers have resorted to writing their own custom tools and performing their own analysis. With the performance dashboard, not only is all essential performance information presented in an easy-to-use visual format, but for the first time, the administrator has the power to analyze and allocate resources from a single point of control.”
Clark Newby