Enterprise Strategy Group

CX4 – CLARiiON Improves Again
8/5/2008

It’s tough to attain a leadership position in any part of the storage business and, arguably, even tougher to retain such a position through multiple product generations. The latest CLARiiON CX4 is an impressive next-generation product with a good array of new functionality; EMC has done more than enough to maintain its leadership status.

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ESG maintains a constant view of storage and information management, information security and other IT infrastructure technologies through frequent communication with leading vendors, service providers and IT professionals. ESG analysts, researchers and lab technicians synthesize and publish their views about this information in a variety of ESG publications, including Briefs, Research Briefs, Research Reports, Lab Reports and Reports.


Briefs ESG Briefs present timely and provocative analysis of IT products, companies and technology trends. Briefs help educate users and vendors about intriguing market and technology developments. They are a highly useful tool for market education, competitive assessment and strategic planning. ESG Research Briefs present the findings of ESG survey research in a digestible and focused format, and are used to highlight specific market opportunities or industry trends. + View Briefs

Research Reports ESG surveys thousands of IT and business professionals annually to uncover current initiatives, challenges, requirements and purchasing plans with respect to current and emerging technologies. ESG Research Reports synthesize and interpret this data. For technology vendors, ESG Research Reports provide comprehensive and detailed market data that leverages both ESG's unique vantage point as an industry analyst and its in-house research expertise. Further, ESG analysts are integral in interpreting this quantitative data into IT and vendor action plans that can serve as valuable roadmaps for clients. + View Research Reports

Lab ESG Lab Validation Reports educate customers on the features and functions of technology products and their ultimate value to an IT organization. The goal of an ESG Lab Validation report is to provide insight into the compelling features and capabilities of a product and why they matter to the business. Findings presented in ESG Lab Validation Reports are based on comprehensive hands-on testing of technology products, measuring attributes like performance, scalability, reliability and product installation in a controlled testing environment. ESG Lab Validation reports also recommend areas for the vendor to improve upon. ESG Lab provides third-party expert perspective based on our own hands-on testing in a lab and interviews with customers using these products in production environments. + View Lab Reports