Enterprise Strategy Group

Cisco Beefs up Support for Virtualized Environments
10/10/2008

This month, Cisco announced several new products and enhancements to its Data Center 3.0 initiative spanning virtual switches, software, physical hardware, and professional services. A big part of the announcement is much tighter alignment with VMware. To be successful, Cisco needs to educate customers on the value of the converged, unified data center network.

Tarmin Tackles Active Archiving
9/12/2008

Tarmin GridBank addresses active archiving demands with a policy-driven, object-based archival software solution that automates the movement of file-based data from expensive primary storage to much lower cost storage tiers—based on commodity, heterogeneous storage. The solution’s grid-based architecture enables capacity and performance scalability as well as cost-effectiveness, and its intelligent storage software allows organizations to manage the full lifecycle of their information and automate all storage management processes.

ESG Lab Validation Report: IBM DS5000 Series - Real-World Performance for Virtualized Systems
10/2/2008

Networked storage is being deployed in conjunction with server virtualization by a growing number of organizations to consolidate, reduce costs and improve the flexibility and availability of mission-critical applications including databases and e-mail. ESG research indicates that IT managers looking to reap the benefits of server and storage consolidation are concerned about performance. This ESG Lab report presents the results of a new performance benchmark methodology which was designed to assess the real-world performance capabilities of an IBM SAN-attached DS5300 storage system deployed in a highly virtualized, consolidated data center.

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About Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) is a leading industry analyst firm that provides strategic guidance and unmatched service to technology vendors, IT professionals, venture capitalists, and institutional investors. The Enterprise Strategy Group evolved from the Enterprise Storage Group, and now offers products and services focused on application infrastructure and information security while it continues to set the tone for storage and information management. Enterprise Strategy Group sets itself apart from legacy analyst firms and boutiques by continuing to build its excellent reputation of assisting clients to make strategic business and IT decisions.

ESG’s Clients
ESG is fortunate to have major technology vendors, IT users, institutional investors and influential venture capital firms as clients. Each client is treated equally and fairly. ESG always provides an informed opinion, telling the whole story, not just the "safe" story.

The ESG Difference
ESG's greatest strengths are its analysts and its unique approach to client services. ESG analysts have senior experience in executive management, operations, product management, channel development, marketing and sales in corporations and emerging companies. Our real-world experience helps our customers accelerate business decisions and maximize returns.

ESG business principles include:

IT knowledge. ESG analysts spend a high percentage of their time speaking to IT professionals about real-world challenges. ESG maintains an up-to-date perspective on market trends and user behavior.
Execution Orientation. ESG services go beyond strategy. The senior staff is adept at helping our customers overcome operating challenges to improve productivity.
Customer Value. ESG matches superior quality with value-based pricing. The goal is to lead in both categories.
Business Results. ESG realizes that customers need to see a return on investment. The company measures its performance based upon metrics like client satisfaction and renewal rates that demonstrate its performance.

ESG’s offers its customers subscription, lab, and research services. Subscription services consist of access to thought provoking publications and the senior analyst staff to technology vendors, IT professionals, venture capitalists, and institutional investors. The Lab provides independent testing and product validation to vendors and end users guiding decision-making. The Research service offers both qualitative and quantitative research tailored to the specific needs of the industry sectors covered by ESG. ESG also sponsors a User Advisory Board to keep abreast of real issues and technology use.

ESG was established in 1999 by Steve Duplessie, a seasoned entrepreneur and one of the most sought after analysts in the technology industry. ESG is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts.