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Storage – it’s the one thing you are certain to outgrow with time. The massive volumes of multimedia content being produced and consumed are overwhelming traditional storage facilities, leading to an increase in the use of cloud-based storage. From individual consumers to large multinational corporations to service providers, new volumes of data, content, applications and services are being stored, accessed, analyzed, run, and managed in a cloud environment. The instant scalability, deployment flexibility, and ease of use and access have made it a natural alternative for users, while the ability to create economies of scale has built the business case for storage vendors. Furthermore, in the wake of multiple widespread and long-lasting outages, cloud has also provided the foundation for BC/DR services for countless businesses.

Recognizing not only the growth, but the natural value in cloud-based storage, Cloud Computing magazine has launched its Cloud Storage Excellence Award, seeking to recognize those companies who have driven the maturity and expansion of the cloud storage market through innovation and product quality. This includes not only cloud storage services. We congratulate the winners of Cloud Computing magazine inaugural Cloud Storage Excellence Award.