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Synopsis The present business arena has significantly changed due to the advent of the Information Age. This has led to major changes in the tools and methods that are used to conduct business. Traditional manufacturing corporations which had a limited span of manufacture and sale have evolved into global economy business organizations that believe in creation, sharing and deriving increasing value from information. As a result, the demand for efficient data storage is increasing all over the world. There is a need to find out low cost data storage solution not only for online data but also for offline data, which is accessed infrequently. Compromise on cost should not lead to inefficient data access.Massive Array of Idle Disks (MAID) provides low cost, high density, low power and low maintenance consuming storage solutions. It has the potential to become the solution for archival content, backup data and can replace tapes. MAID will provide a scalable, affordable, accessible and reliable data storage solution on infrequently accessed data, which can be vital for organizations. MAID has applications in business continuity and disaster recovery planning, which are top priorities for every organization. Compliance with legal requirements also increases the demand to store a huge quantity of historical information like financial transactions, emails with regard to a particular issue or it may be a university having its alumni records.