'Hippie storage' on data horizon

Data storage is a critical task for any business today and potential solutions emerging in the industry are exciting for tech leaders who deal with the restrictions inherent in traditional legacy data storage strategies. One is the ability to slice and dice data and store it in a distributed fashion. Not only is it a cheaper solution, it also presents a more secure environment than today's Internet services do. This new technology innovation hitting the storage arena may lead to a "communal" Internet infrastructure system that one computer scientist is calling "hippie storage."

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-check out this article at C/Net News.com