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This article is part of the October 2011 issue of Break free with open source storage
Break down the cloud storage services market and you’ll find players both big and small jockeying for position in key segments. The cloud storage market is just beginning to hit its stride. For the past few years, cloud storage was largely the province of developers, who have used it as a cost-effective, pay-as-you-go resource to park data for particular projects. But now we’re beginning to see the cloud being embraced by traditional IT teams for a whole new set of storage applications. Based on conversations with vendors and users, we believe 2011 will be a cross-over year with mid-sized and enterprise IT stepping up to drive the cloud storage agenda and, increasingly, the adoption of cloud storage technologies. This shift from development to production is one of the macro trends shaping the market for cloud storage products, profiled in Taneja Group’s “Emerging Market Forecast for Cloud Storage.” Based on our research, the cloud storage products market is currently a $4 billion space that will grow to almost $10 billion by 2014. The cloud will sharply ... Access >>>
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In pursuit of affordable shared-storage options
by Antony Adshead, UK Bureau Chief
There are viable, affordable shared-storage options available via open source storage software and AoE-based gear, so why is the big-vendor regime still so powerful?
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Storage thin provisioning benefits and challenges
by Stephen Foskett, Contributor
Storage thin provisioning requires transparency into your storage environment and an understanding of how the technology works. We detail the benefits and challenges.
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Remote and mobile data backup: Backup's last frontier
by W. Curtis Preston
With organizations becoming more mobile, the time to get a handle on mobile data backup is now.
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Where is the cloud storage market headed?
by Jeff Byrne, Contributor
Break down the cloud storage services market and you’ll find players both big and small jockeying for position in key segments.
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In pursuit of affordable shared-storage options
by Antony Adshead, UK Bureau Chief
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Open source storage users break free of vendor lock-in
by Manek Dubash
Open source storage frees users of the need for proprietary software on top of commodity disk. Read how UK IT departments have used it to gain cost-saving advantages.
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Exchange 2010 and storage systems
by Brien M. Posey, Contributor
With Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft made some significant changes to the email app's database structure, and those changes may also affect the storage it resides on.
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Tape makes a comeback (but was it ever gone?)
by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director
Somebody out there is spreading rumors about the death of tape, but there’s plenty of life left in this venerable storage technology.
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Open source storage users break free of vendor lock-in
by Manek Dubash
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