The eco-system is changing a lot and also very quickly. The difference between on-premise and IaaS is going to fade-away pretty soon. It is all going to be about the time to market, cost of services, integrated offering and managed services.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232447/Microsoft_to_acquire_cloud_integrated_storage_provider_StorSimple
This acquisition is going to give a boost to both Azure & Hyper-V, to deliver cloud storage to data centers, and also offer integrated Backup/DR/Archival solutions.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232447/Microsoft_to_acquire_cloud_integrated_storage_provider_StorSimple
This acquisition is going to give a boost to both Azure & Hyper-V, to deliver cloud storage to data centers, and also offer integrated Backup/DR/Archival solutions.
