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Storage
Demand for Cloud Storage Rises as Customers
Move their Applications to Cloud
Shyam Poddar The On-premises Storage was sold Technology Implementation
Director - with more Flash Drives populated in Enterprise Customers still prefer
Netcom Infotech P. Ltd. it, and Flash was also the top choice Hybrid Model in terms of Business
of the customers. Also, technology application and storage. They are
such as VDI demanded more On- also opting for all Flash arrays for
Premises Storage/Cloud Storage. the best IOPs and return on
Technology refresh and retention investment. This is prompting them
of data as per compliance were the to calculate the growth in data over
other growth drivers. the next five years while sizing the
Impact of the Pandemic On-premises storage. Enterprises
are also choosing scalable and
Certain technology refreshes and
Zero Downtime Storage for their
new projects got delayed due to
business growth and criticality.
t h e p a n d e m i c a n d t h e
apprehension around investment Upcoming Offerings
and unavailability of manpower We are a leading player in the
during Covid -19. We could have Server Storage market in Eastern
seen those refreshes and new India. We have sold a few of the
projects being implemented had
The storage industry recorded a largest capacity all-flash Storage
steady growth last year despite the pandemic not have hit the in the Eastern Region in the past 2-3
the pandemic. Shyam Poddar world. years. We have a few prospects for
explains that given the pandemic, Key Trends some sizeable deals, such as large
more and more customers are storage refreshes with the latest
t h i n k i n g o f m o v i n g t h e i r Businesses are targeting double- All-Flash Enterprise-Class Storage
applications into the cloud, and digit growth this year. Hence, data solutions from HPE, DELL EMC. We
hence the demand for cloud volume will grow accordingly. have also engaged in many
storage has also increased - Business applications will require Greenfield projects with our
additional storage as we witness
Growth in the Storage Industry offerings of scalable, Enterprise-
more Analytics, Data warehousing,
Both On-premises and Cloud Class Storage products and
a n d D a t a m i n i n g b e i n g
Storage registered a significant solutions.
implemented.
growth.
July 2021
