The future of enterprise storage - simplification, security, and AI integration as Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp put it. Singh put forward the central role of enterprise storage, spotlighting its importance not merely as a repository for data but as a cornerstone for security, regulatory compliance, and AI-driven innovation. The analogy was drawn upon towards enterprise storage to electricity — an indispensable utility that often goes unnoticed until it fails. While storage might traditionally be relegated to the background, its operational simplicity belies its critical importance. Like turning the light on. "Storage is one of ...