Systems and methods for delivering electronic data storage to consumers in an efficient, cost-effective way. A new storage networking paradigm, Utility Storage, is provided which addresses the specific needs of SSPs. Many characteristics of the Utility Storage model enable a new SSP business model to...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20030135385?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030135385 - Systems and methods for deploying profitable storage services