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Merrier
times ahead
Enterprise back-up solutions (EBS) is one of the fastest-growing
markets in the IT environment. According to IDC, the Indian
storage (hardware) industry was pegged at $119.6 million by
end-2003, a growth of 16 percent over its size of $103.1 million
in 2002. In terms of storage volumes, the market stood at
3762.2 terabytes at end-2003, a growth of about 65 percent
over the 2239.4 terabytes of the previous year.
Good
old tape
The tape drive market in the country just doesn't seem to
die down. This is primarily because of its cost effectiveness
and long-term reliability. If we go by IDC figures, then tape
vendors have enough reasons to smile.
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