Cloud storage grows up

Cloud storage grows up

Cloud storage grows up

Date: Jul 27, 2011

Cloud storage is beginning to move to the forefront of the IT market, and it's extending beyond small- and medium-sized businesses to enterprises as well. Rich Castagna, the editorial director for TechTarget's Storage Media Group, discusses why cloud storage is making another surge in the market, why the cloud is a more economical storage choice for IT pros and how enterprises are beginning to use cloud storage in this week's episode of Cloud Cover TV.

We discuss:

  • Rich Castagna's opinion on the decision to launch a site specifically about cloud storage
  • The downs and outs of cloud storage and how a different approach is making the difference
  • Owning a data storage is expensive; cloud is a more economical option
  • How enterprise IT is using cloud storage options like with Amazon S3
  • Reasons why Storage Service Provider failed in the 90s
  • Why cloud is a more economical solution over the long term
  • Whether data co-mingling in the cloud is still a fear for companies
  • The move to hybrid cloud storage, and how it has become a gateway product

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