Enterprise storage

Enterprise storage is the field of information technology focused on the storage, protection, and retrieval of data in large-scale environments. It is differentiated from consumer storage in many practical ways, ranging from the size of the environment to the technologies used.

Enterprise Storage has four focus areas:

• Storage – Online random access storage and protection of data
• Backup – Offline sequential access storage for data protection
• Archiving – Offline storage of content, as opposed to data
• Disaster Recovery – Protection of data from localized disasters focused on business continuity planning