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IBM expands data recovery department

by on20 August 2008

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Building on paranoia


Big Blue
is to spend more than $300 million building new centers that can store companies' sensitive data and deliver it remotely in the event of a meltdown.

According to a press release, Big Blue sees data recovery as the killer app for cloud computing. IBM says its expanding initiative is drawing attention from customers especially concerned about severe weather and global instability, including the war between Russia and Georgia.

The new facilities will be focused on helping companies moving into emerging markets. And he said the cloud-computing method would be cheaper and more effective than traditional data-recovery techniques, which can include storing data on tapes that have to be physically retrieved in an emergency.
Last modified on 21 August 2008
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