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Warner Music Group Wins "Best Practices in Storage" Award from IDG's Computerworld and SNIA

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Nov 9, 2004 — 1 min read

Warner Music Group, the world's largest privately-held music company, has been recognized for its innovative use of Acopia's ARX switches in scaling its file storage infrastructure. The "Best Practices in Storage" Award from IDG's Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) highlights Warner Music Group's leading-edge approach to NAS aggregation and intelligent data migration. The award was presented at Storage Networking World (SNW) Fall 2004 in Orlando, Florida on October 27th, 2004.

Key Takeaways:

Warner Music Group was awarded a "Best Practices in Storage" Award from IDG's Computerworld and SNIA for its innovative use of Acopia's ARX switches in scaling its file storage infrastructure.
The award recognizes Warner Music Group's leading-edge approach to NAS aggregation and intelligent data migration utilizing Acopia's products to create a scalable global namespace and automate data migration operations.
Warner Music Group was recognized as an Honorable Mention in the Innovation and Promise Category by a judging committee made up of industry experts and members of SNIA.
Acopia's ARX switches provide a new foundation for intelligently managing the global distribution of data, hiding back-end complexity from users and increasing resource utilization.
Warner Music Group has implemented Acopia's products to create a scalable global namespace and automate data migration operations, showcasing its commitment to innovative data management practices.

Statistics:

Warner Music Group has a total print audience of 1,138,000 (IntelliQuest CIMS 2004 Business Influencer Study).
The company has an online audience of over 1 million unique monthly visitors (DoubleClick).
IDG, the publisher of Computerworld, has a total of 300 magazines and newspapers, including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World.

Sources:

IDG's Computerworld
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
Warner Music Group
Acopia Networks, Inc.

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