Storage as a service is a managed service in which the provider supplies the customer with access to a data storage platform. The service can be delivered on premises from infrastructure that is dedicated to a single customer, or it can be delivered from the public cloud as a shared service that's purchased by subscription and is billed according to one or more usage metrics.
STaaS customers access individual storage services through standard system interface protocols or application programming interfaces (APIs). Typical offerings include bare-metal storage capacity; raw storage volumes; network file systems; storage objects; and storage applications that support file sharing and backup lifecycle management.
Storage as a service was originally seen as a cost-effective way for small and midsize businesses that lacked the technical personnel and capital budget to implement and maintain their own storage infrastructure. Continue reading...
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