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Storage outsourcing on the rise
More companies today are willing to hand over storage-management functions to a service provider, research shows
All security forums According to research firm TheInfoPro, nearly 20% of Fortune 1000 organizations outsource at least some portion of their storage-management activities.
The idea of putting the management and ownership of storage in the hands of an outside provider fell out of favor when many dot.com companies failed in 2001. IT professionals preferred to not only own their storage but also manage it. Many also were reluctant to let an upstart service provider control their data.