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Avoiding the Race to Zero: Storage Specialization Infiltrates the Cloud Infrastructure MarketLONDON, Feb.8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Avoiding the Race to Zero: Storage Specialization Infiltrates the Cloud Infrastructure Market The natural enterprise response is to turn to the public cloud for storage needs- Cloud-based storage-as-a-service offers an easily scalable, budget-friendly means of storing corporate data- The options in cloud storage are numerous, however, and differentiation among mass-market providers is minimal- Instead, Frost and Sullivan has determined that the cloud storage market has taken two distinct paths- First, there are mass-market, hyperscale providers like Amazon Web Services, Google, or Oracle that provide basic storage space in their clod storage offers- These providers solve a space issue for customers that need to store large amounts of data, with service being a secondary focus, and often at an additional cost- There are also a number of smaller providers that are differentiating their cloud storage offerings by bundling services that meet a distinct set of business needs- For many customers—especially SMBs—space is not the only issue that needs to be addressed when dealing with data storage- There remain the issues of how to get data into the cloud quickly and reliably, and how to retrieve it when it needs to be used- Several cloud storage providers have focused more on backup and recovery, with storage as an adjunct service to the primary backup and recovery service- Such providers liken backup and storage to a moving service- Having a warehouse to store unused but still wanted items is important; but having a moving crew to move items into and out of the warehouse is critical to a smooth experience- Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/3312530/ For more information: To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avoiding-the-race-to-zero-storage-specialization-infiltrates-the-cloud-infrastructure-market-300216941.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |