Wells Fargo to offer online storage – analyst suggests partnerships…

Wells Fargo wants to secure more than just your money – they’re getting into the online storage game, reports Judy Mottl at Enterprise Storage Forum. She says that the newly announced Wells Fargo vSafe will be deployed by year’s end.

Also interesting is the observation of analyst Bob Laliberte of the Enterprise Strategy Group. He suggests that institution like banks that don’t focus on storage solutions will partner with dedicated firms, such as those who have built solution utilizing infrastructure-on-demand platforms like Amazon’s S3 or Nirvanix. Two that jump to mind are ElephantDrive (uses Amazon’s platform or ElasticDrive (uses Nirvanix).