DoSTOR analysis of the store on September 20: There are rumors that Dell was considering online backup services to enter the market in an attempt to small and medium enterprises in the market, explore new growth points.
reporters at the time of the Dell spokesman did not respond to the news, but at least two refused to give his name in the industry source said Dell has been in the assessment of the potential market. They probably mean is that Dell will provide users with enterprise disk-based incremental backup services, as part of the management services.
Hewlett-Packard recently began offering similar services. The company's e-hosting services (ElectronicVaultingservice) uses Asigra's Televaulting provided no long-range backup software agent technology, to the remote site users to transfer data to HP's disaster recovery center back up and resume custody.
one of Hewlett-Packard spokesman said the company has 70 sites around the world to provide online backup services.
online backup service allows users to small companies in particular need for new security equipment and the payment of any fee will be able to carry out the disk-based backup. As the backup disk in the market has been widespread recognition in the field of online backup is growing.
AmeriVault the company since 1998 to provide backup services, the company's marketing director ScottBush said: Small companies do not need to change their existing infrastructure, they can also benefit from the security control.
Dell customers will be based on the needs of small and medium enterprises . EvaluatorGroup the GregShultz analyst said: Dell is mainly small and medium enterprises, these customers still do not have enough strength to build their own sites to resume. BrbrbrTanejaGroup the ArunTaneja analyst said: If Dell to enter the online backup market, I do Do not be surprised. Due to focus on the main storage outsourcing, Dell's original storage service provider model failed, but the backup is another matter, but the market is vibrant.
online backup market has been on the rise, although some companies grow faster, some slower growth in the company. The field of companies such as AmeriVaut, Arsenal Global Data Solutions Inc., and LiveVault have shown sustained growth.
from November 2004 to start, AmeriVault and Arsenal's data, said an increase of 50 clients, both the total number of customers reached 500 and 900. LiveVault customer base, said from 1500 to 2000, including IBM. IBM in March 2005 quietly launched a device based on LiveVault's online backup service. In addition, Arsenal data from the company last fall began a new round of investment has been injected 15,000,000 U.S. dollars. Although the situation is optimistic, but Dell may be caution. More than one industry source said although the online backup market demand, but service providers and customers to communicate is not very good. If they can do, the market will create more profits will also attract more players.