HP Positioned as “Leader” in Storage Assessment Report

HP Positioned as “Leader” in Storage Assessment Report

HP today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in the Gartner, Inc. “Magic Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software” report for 2005.(1)

This year’s report marks the first time Gartner has designated “Leaders” in the combined SRM/SAN (storage area network) management software space. According to Gartner, vendors listed in the Leaders’ quadrant are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.

HP’s October 2005 acquisition of AppIQ, previously an HP original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner, resulted in HP Storage Essentials, a suite of advanced heterogeneous storage resource management tools. HP Storage Essentials plugs into HP Systems Insight Manager, the foundation of HP’s unified infrastructure management strategy.

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