▁the ▁storage ▁space ▁required ▁in ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁to ▁maintain ▁customer ▁data . ▁The ▁process ▁also ▁reduces ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁band width ▁required ▁for ▁a ▁customer ▁to ▁update ▁their ▁files ▁in ▁the ▁cloud . ▁Following ▁an ▁initial ▁“ full ” ▁backup , ▁customers ▁using ▁a ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁product ▁only ▁send ▁“ increment al ”, ▁or ▁changed ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁cloud . ▁ ▁The ▁server ▁architecture ▁required ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁Power ed ▁By ▁N ine ▁solution ▁is ▁a ▁R . A . I . N . ▁( Red und ant ▁Array ▁of ▁I nex p ensive ▁N odes ) ▁organization . ▁This ▁data ▁storage ▁approach ▁allows ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁expand ▁should ▁demand ▁for ▁space ▁exceed ▁space ▁available . ▁Adding ▁load ▁bal anc ers ▁to ▁the ▁system ▁also ▁makes ▁backup ▁and ▁restore ▁processes ▁faster ▁as ▁the ▁v ault ▁exp ands . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁and ▁Im ation ▁announced ▁a ▁partners hip ▁that ▁established ▁Im ation ’ s ▁R D X ▁port able ▁hard ▁drives ▁as ▁the ▁preferred ▁“ cloud - se eding ” ▁device ▁of ▁N ine ▁Technology . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁business es ▁that ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁the ▁PRO ▁service ▁can ▁launch ▁their ▁cloud ▁storage ▁solution ▁by ▁sh ipping ▁R D X ▁drives ▁with ▁their ▁data ▁to ▁the ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁data ▁center . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁N ine ▁Technology ▁website ▁ ▁Storage ▁Switzerland ▁review ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : Comp an ies