[rarestia]

If you’re using any free email service, Amazon, or utilizing network routes in most of the US, you’re using products by EMC (Massachusetts) and Level 3 Communications (New York), respectively. EMC is the largest provider of network storage (SAN and NAS) in the world. I’ve been in IT for over 20 years and have yet to see a company using SAN storage other than EMC.

While there are some companies we can avoid, there are others so ingrained in our day-to-day that avoiding them would mean removing yourself from a large chunk of society.

[11th_VA]

While there are some companies we can avoid, there are others so ingrained in our day-to-day that avoiding them would mean removing yourself from a large chunk of society.

Totally agree - My 401K is with a New York based company - can't change that. But in the areas of my life I can change service providers, I will now do so ...

[Washi]

I’ve been in IT for over 20 years and have yet to see a company using SAN storage other than EMC.

NetApp

Much better product than EMC.

[Pox]

I'm a CE and I also build systems for small to large corporations, and EMC is the biggest player, but by no means the only one nor the best.

The best arrays originated from LSI before they were bought out by NetApp, IMO.

I maintain many different brands of SAN's and although EMC has a great line of products, other offerings from IBM, HP, Dot Hill, NetApp and others are in the same league as EMC and in several cases a better price point. I just sent out an LSI based IBM array to Honeywell this past week, and I deal with other LSI based SAN's at such companies as Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics.

Just wanted to point out that there are more offerings available in the SAN and NAS market than just EMC, and corporations small to large have been happy with these alternatives for well over a decade.