Original URL: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/emc_mozy/
EMC jettisons $76m into web 2.0 storage cloud
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells
Posted in Enterprise, 24th September 2007 12:01 GMT
EMC has grown bored of sitting on a fat pile of VMware IPO cash and reportedly dropped $76m for web-based automated backup outfit Mozy.
The service is one of dozens of start-ups offering online storage to consumers and businesses.
Mozy's biggest start-up rivals are Carbonite and AllMyData. All charge about $4 to $5 per month for unlimited backup.
The young guns have a slight lead on Google, which is still tinkering (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/10/google_sells_storage/) with Google Shared Storage, a backup service of its own that will eventually integrate with GMail and Google Apps. Inevitably, Microsoft's having a pop too with SkyDrive, which was made available in beta in August.
EMC and Mozy are yet to officially own up to the union. ®