Why your vendor doesn't want you to adopt web-scale IT

Impacts and recommendations

Published March 2015

This document analyses the impact Web-Scale IT will have on the supply chain, and the resulting challenges for incumbent vendors. Data center managers should familiarize themselves with these market drivers and prepare for these disruptions.

Topics include:
- A closer look at the advantages of Web-scale IT over legacy storage systems
- How IT managers can improve data center management and operations with Web-scale IT
- Introduction to the new wave of converged and hyper-converged infrastructure vendors