Archive for: 2010/04
Follow us with RSSApril 30, 2010
The Filer Defined
We’ve noticed a fair number of questions out there in the blogosphere asking what the Nasuni Filer "is" exactly. Is it a network attached storage device for near-term data? Is it a backup and synchronization tool that stores your data in the cloud? Is it secure?
April 28, 2010
Cloud Arbitrage and the Filer
The first ACM symposium on Cloud Computing, which will bring together a range of experts on the topic, is going to take place this June, and we noticed an interesting proposal for a new kind of cloud storage proxy. The basic idea is a good one, but to some extent it falls into a familiar trap: the tendency to look at cloud computing and cloud storage through a similar lens.
April 26, 2010
Storage Savings: A Customer Case Study
Now that we are open for business, trial users are beginning to upgrade to customer status, which will allow them to experience the full power of the Nasuni Filer. We have gone on at length about the Filer’s many features and strong security, but the appliance will also lead to considerable cost savings in the long run. The exact amounts will be different in each case, of course, so we thought we would detail one customer case study here, to give you an idea of how it works.
April 23, 2010
RAIN: How The Cloud Protects Your Data
Protecting data is not simply a matter of keeping it secure. Resiliency is essential. Users need to be able to access data even in the event of a failure. To ensure this, cloud storage providers such as Amazon S3 and Iron Mountain use an architecture known as RAIN, or Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Nodes. We thought we would discuss the technique briefly because it reveals a great deal about the strengths and weaknesses of the cloud, and where the Nasuni Filer fits into the picture.
April 20, 2010
Open for Business!
Today, the Nasuni Filer officially moves out of its beta period. A free trial of version 1.0 is now available to everyone for download. Trial users can transition into customers and unlock the full power of the Filer, creating multiple cloud volumes and reorganizing their storage with the resources of the cloud behind them.
April 19, 2010
Cloud Storage News: SNW
We are down at SNW in Orlando this week, and we plan to fill you in once we get back, but in the meantime, we thought we’d siphon through a few cloud-storage-related stories from the past week or so.
April 7, 2010
Quality Still Matters
There are some merits to Web 2.0 maxims such as “don’t worry, be crappy” or “ship early, ship buggy.” With most startups, if a product is truly innovative, it doesn’t matter if certain elements aren’t quite up to par. What matters more is evolving the products with real customer feedback. This way, customers become an extension of the product team of a company, finding bugs and suggesting new features. Quality is compromised for the sake of speed of iteration and features.
April 5, 2010
Cloud Storage News: Verizon Joins the Party
Last week was another busy one for cloud storage. Some are touting 2010 as the year that cloud storage will really come into its own as a business solution—here are seven good reasons to make the jump. And here’s another article on why it’s time to take the cloud seriously. In short, we agree. This is the time for cloud storage. For all the potential benefits, though, there are still concerns, including worries about security and reliability. The Filer overcomes these potential weaknesses through strong security and a rigorous testing program.
April 2, 2010
1st Anniversary Weather Report: Itʼs clouding up!
Nasuni turned one yesterday. This is an exciting time. The Nasuni Filer is being put to the test in many real-world environments, and our community has grown tremendously since the start of the beta program.