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Google makes moving data to its cloud easier

Google Cloud today announced Transfer Service, a new service for enterprises that want to move their data from on-premise systems to the cloud. This new managed service is meant for large-scale transf

Storage provider Cloudian raises $94M

Cloudian, a company that specializes in helping businesses store petabytes of data, today announced that it has raised a $94 million Series E funding round. Investors in this round, which is one of t

Amazon will truck your massive piles of data to the cloud with an 18-wheeler

Meet AWS Snowmobile, a tractor-trailer for when your big data is just too damn big. The truck houses a container that can store up to 100 petabytes of data. Real-life data hoarders can contract Amaz

Zettabyte = really big number

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/zettabyte.jpg" />One number that wasn’t affected by the recession was the size of the digital universe, which grew 62% in 2009 to aroun

How much for 67 terabytes? Try $7,867

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/backblaze-storage-pod-partially-assembled-large.jpg" />Online storage provider Backblaze had a problem. They offer unlimited storage to t