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Connecting Your Windows Applications to Hybrid Cloud Storage

Over the last two decades, we have watched Microsoft server platforms evolve from providing basic infrastructure services to become mission-critical platforms. According to this report on Computer Technology Review, as more users continue to rely upon these applications, the amount of storage capacity that must be managed to support them grows at unabated rates.

"It’s no wonder that the amount of storage capacity required for these applications continues to grow at unparalleled rates. These applications allow users to collaborate and share information. With Exchange and SharePoint, data is now being stored on expensive disks within arrays in the heart of the data center. Given the cost of traditional storage, one can see why the economics of traditional data center storage don’t converge with the capacity and financial requirements of a Microsoft application.

"With the onset of cloud computing, and more specifically cloud storage, organizations see potential in being able to reduce cost and complexity for these key applications. The promise of capacity on-demand – being able to pay only for what is used and for what is transferred – is appealing, especially given that the price of (most) public cloud storage services are pennies on the dollar compared to traditional on-premises data center storage."