Originally posted by: TonyPearson

This week I am in Guadalajara, Mexico, and the focus in Mexico is Small and Medium sized Business (SMB). SmallBusinessComputing.COM put out their [2008 Awards: The Absolute Best in Small Business], and IBM disk and server systems were recognized. Here is an excerpt:

Network Storage
As companies expand, so does the data, and often at an alarming rate. Adding dedicated storage to your network can ease both system performance and efficiency woes, making your work life a bit easier.

This year, 42 percent our readers cast their lot with the [IBM System Storage DS3400]. The $6,495 system supports 12 hard disk drives for capacity of up to 3.6 terabytes a good match for tasks such as managing databases, e-mail and Web serving.

Last year's winner, NetApp, takes a very respectable runner-up slot for the NetApp Store Vault S300, a $3,000 storage appliance that offers security, scalability, data protection and simplified management.

Also, IBM's SMB departmental machine, the [System i515 Express] was named runner-up for servers.

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