Enterprise data storage buyers seek several important technologies and features in their products: security, higher capacity and speedy performance, to name a few.
Winners in the 22nd edition of the TechTarget Storage Products of the Year competition showcased these elements and shined a spotlight on current trends, including ransomware protection, automation and data orchestration. The annual awards, which recognize the best in enterprise data storage systems, again drew numerous heavy hitters from the data storage and technology market.
TechTarget invited vendors to submit their products for consideration last fall. To be eligible, vendors must have initially released or significantly upgraded their products on or after Sept. 1, 2022, and before Sept. 1, 2023.
A panel of industry experts — consultants, analysts, users and TechTarget editors — helped select the winners in four categories: backup and disaster recovery hardware, software and services; cloud storage; disk and disk subsystems; and storage system and application software.
Judges rated products on several factors, including innovation, performance, ease of integration into the environment, ease of use and value. Usability was especially important this year, as judges were impressed with products that make IT administrator tasks easier.