STaaS (storage as a service) should not be considered as an alternative to other tactics for gaining control over capital expenditures related to storage. STaaS, while shifting CAPEX to OPEX will bring other challenges in terms of privacy, control, process auditing, switching costs and the like-- it is not a panacea, rather an emerging service that will co-exist with on-premise offerings.
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Where storage as a service fits
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Last Update: Feb 12, 2008 | 11:20
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I think that the overriding question when organizations look at STaaS (and Software-as-a-Service) will be "is it less expensive". This will be particularly true in the present economic environment which is at least a recession (and may develop quickly into something much worse). And the answer in most cases is going to be "yes" because STaaS and SaaS vendors can leverage very large economies of scale as their businesses grow and because they are generally green field operations, using the latest in technologies and architectures, unburdened by having to drag old stuff forward. Yes, STaaS will not be ideal for everything, but neither is the reality of in-house storage in most organizations. And the other big advantage is that it hugely simplifies the buy. You pay for what you use, and you can see what you are buying. That simplicity will appeal to corporate executives frustrated with their internal IT departments.
Posted By:Bert Latamore| Sat Sep 27, 2008 04:25
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