Is the cloud replacing tape as a backup of choice?
September 9, 2015
Grazed from StorageAsia. Author: Editorial Staff.
Cloud computing is being touted by many, especially vendors, as the path to take as businesses grow. Cloud advocates say that the elasticity that cloud provides is difficult to replicate in on-premises networks and sooner than later, businesses will be considering using services in the cloud.
Major vendors are developing data centers in many countries to alleviate concerns regarding the data leaving the country. However, the benefits of using services in the cloud usually out perform any concerns. In an interview with Networks Asia, Aravindan Anandan, Consulting Systems Engineer, Asia Pacific, Barracuda Networks (India) Pte Ltd. talks about the benefits of cloud computing and its role in storage management, such as disaster recovery and backup…
The following is the excerpt of the interview: People talk of the cloud offering speed, agility, cost inefficiencies, etc., but what are the current key driver and what keeps them in the cloud?…
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