PUBLICATION & RESEARCH LIBRARY

Authors: Rob Ayoub

Publish Date: January 15, 2014

The revelation in September 2013 that cloud storage company Nirvanix would shut down within two weeks brings into the spotlight the potential pitfalls of cloud-based services. While the long-term effects of the Nirvanix closure have yet to be determined, immediate focus has been on backup and transition strategies for cloud services – a component of the product life cycle that has hitherto been disregarded.