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Terri McClure, Senior Analyst
Terri is an ESG senior analyst focusing on network attached storage, file systems, unified storage and cloud storage.
The big question of the day is whether the AWS announcement of a cloud storage gateway (one of the worst kept secrets in tech) will validate or kill the existing gateway market. And that’s a good question. For now it is a great validation that users are looking ...
Sometimes in this business it is hard to separate the real stuff from the marketing fluff.  One of the big questions I’ve been asked in 2011 is whether or not there is any momentum behind cloud storage.  That is a tough question to answer – the biggest players, ...
Yesterday I blogged about why I am so excited to be tackling the online file storage and collaboration market and the impact of consumerization and mobility on unstructured data storage strategies. Today I am please to share that I will be speaking on the topic at the CITE (Consumerization ...
These past few months I’ve been working diligently with ace ESG research analyst Kristine Kao to examine how workforce mobility and consumerization are driving the online file storage and collaboration market. Today I am happy to announce that we’ve published a comprehensive report on this space that examines the ...
Enabling Workforce Mobility and Productivity The trend toward “consumerization” marches onward in IT; more and more end-users are choosing their own hardware platforms and software applications in lieu of the IT-sanctioned business tools provided by their companies. These end-users are looking to tackle issues like data sharing, portability, and access from ...
Businesses of all sizes can deploy cloud-based file sync, mobile access, sharing and back up that gives users access to all the files they need while giving IT administrators the centralized tools they require to protect corporate assets and reduce infrastructure and support costs. “Consumerization and mobility are driving a growing ...
“Consumerization and mobility are driving a growing need for online file sharing and collaboration solutions,” said Terri McClure, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “IT needs to address security and control up front to better enable the mobile workforce. Solutions like Syncplicity, that meet the combination of IT requirements for centralized administration ...
Since it is December I figured it’s a good time to start reflecting back on 2011 and forward to 2012, so that’s what I’ll be doing in my blogs this month, starting with this one – a confession of sorts.  At the Dell Storage Conference this past ...
"As consumer-like technology makes its way into IT, generational change means users will be gravitating toward increasingly familiar types of interfaces," said Terri McClure, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "The E-5000's intuitive management is both functional and easy to navigate and will do especially well with IT 'generalists' who don't ...
“This is a bunch of enhancements just to make Atmos easier to use,” said Terri McClure, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “You have to evolve the platform to make it easier to install and get reports out, and it has to be flexible for deployment. That's what they're ...