IT Heavies Reshape CDP

NEW YORK -- The market for continuous data protection (CDP) products continues to undergo significant changes, as startup specialists and incumbent vendors scramble to define CDP's place in the overall storage and data security hierarchy, according a new report published by Byte and Switch Insider (www.byteandswitch.com/insider), a subscription service of Light Reading Inc. (www.lightreading.com).

"Continuous Data Protection: A Market Update" identifies the key developments affecting the market positioning of CDP and analyzes the main points of contention among vendors in this emerging product sector. The report explores a variety of questions surrounding the CDP sector, including:

The report also identifies and analyzes a full range of technology, deployment, and market factors affecting enterprise use of CDP systems, including:

Key findings of the report include:

"Continuous Data Protection: A Market Update" is available as part of an annual subscription (12 monthly issues) to Byte and Switch Insider, priced at $1,350. Individual reports are available for $900.

To subscribe, or for more information, please visit: www.byteandswitch.com/insider.

For more information about Light Reading's full line of Insider research services, please visit: www.lightreading.com/research.

To request a free executive summary of the report, or for details on multi-user licensing options, please contact:

Jeff Claudino
Director of Sales
Insider Research Services
619-229-9940
[email protected]

Press/analyst contact:

Dennis Mendyk
Managing Director
Heavy Reading
201-587-2154
[email protected]

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