Businesses Confront the Cloud Security Threat
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As chief information officer of the 1,800-bed Orlando Health System, Rick Schooler needs to house 180 terabytes of medical images. That's more than three times the print holdings of the Library of Congress. "Within three years we'll be at 300 terabytes or more," Schooler says.
That's a costly challenge. Storage gear isn't cheap and has to be kept cool by expensive air-conditioning. To keep expenses in check, Schooler has begun turning over online backup storage to Internet security provider Symantec (SYMC). He says the pilot program may help him slash his storage budget—currently at "hundreds of thousands of dollars"—by 20 percent to 25 percent.