Storage takes a bite out of budgets.

• Author: Swartz, Nikki
• Position: Up front: news, trends & analysis - Brief Article

Storage is getting cheaper, but it is still costing companies a bundle. According to a recent Meta Group report, storage costs make up 12 to 15 percent of organizations' total information technology budgets.

Meta's research found that storage area networks (SAN), in which disks are attached via fiber channels, are used more than network attached storage (NAS), in which the disks are connected via Ethernet.

In addition, Meta said more chief information officers are getting involved in storage decisions.

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