Small businesses need more help from storage vendors when switching to networked storage, according to an industry expert.
Tony Asaro, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, said: "Storage vendors want you to implement a storage network and enabling you to move from a non-networked environment should be a no-brainer."
However, he added; "Very few actually provide the tools to make this happen simply."
Mr Asaro, who was speaking at the launch of Hitachi Data Systems' Simple Modular Storage Model 100, said that storage vendors must do more in order to enable the smooth transition.
The entry-level Simple Modular Storage Model 100 has been designed with smaller businesses in mind, website vnunet.com reports.
It allows customers to be able to plug the new drive in without having to remove an existing one and also provides significant data protection.
Mike Walkey, senior vice president of global volume channels at Hitachi Data Systems, added: "Hitachi has fused the enterprise-class capabilities of its market leading storage systems with the ease-of-use of its consumer electronics products in the all-new Hitachi Simple Modular Storage system."
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