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CommVault Builds Bridge to the Cloud

Source: Serverwatch

Author: Amy Newman

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Storage and cloud seem almost as natural a fit as storage and virtualization, yet inroads there have not gone nearly as deep. A recent survey of 535 companies conducted by the storage management and backup software vendor CommVault (NASDAQ: CVLT) found security and privacy to be the overarching concern of organizations moving to a cloud storage model. Other concerns, CommVault Director of Cloud Solutions, Jeff Echols told ServerWatch, are the complexity inherent in moving the data and the dreaded vendor lock-in.

Still, according to the survey, 52 percent of respondents are considering the use of cloud storage services today or down the road for three key reasons: growing data volumes, storage capacity limits, large data center footprints, lengthy retention requirements and costly storage infrastructures.

Echols got even more descriptive, noting cloud storage is particularly appropriate for organizations that require more space for archiving, organizations undergoing infrastructure replacement, and organizations looking to simplify compliance management. Cloud can also come into play for something as straightforward as a seeking a replacement for tape storage.

And this is where CommVault's newest offering comes in.

On Monday, CommVault added new cloud storage capabilities to its Simpana software offering. An integrated cloud storage connector for Simpana is now available with the purchase of a $900 per-terabyte capacity license that allows enterprises to store data on-premises or in a public or private cloud.

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