ESG Research shows strong adoption of disk-based systems for secondary storage purposes. Users have a number of options when implementing secondary storage tier(s), including massive array of idle disk (MAID) technologies. To ensure they choose the most appropriate solution, users must weigh their overall storage economics. This includes traditional metrics such as cost-per-gigabyte, but also goes a whole lot further. Organizations that take this extra step will not only have better results from a pure technology standpoint, but will likely get the biggest bang for their IT buck today and in the future.

Read this white paper to discover how a MAID storage system solution can provide storage efficiencies and value through:

• Low cost-per-gigabyte.
• Support for data de-duplication and scalability.
• Energy efficiency.
• Dense footprint.
• Investment protection/low maintenance.