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Follow us with RSSJune 4, 2010
Compressing Costs with OpenPGP
In previous posts we’ve discussed why we chose OpenPGP as the heart of Nasuni’s security framework. Security has been one of our primary concerns from the very start, and OpenPGP is one of the most widely used, vetted, discussed, and attacked encryption standards in the world. We detailed a few of its security benefits here and will dig even deeper in our forthcoming security white paper.
May 24, 2010
What Amazon’s RRS Really Means
Amazon announced its Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS) tier last week and storage blogs blew up with the news, touting the drop in pricing as a major development. The new tier reduces the cost of storing objects in the cloud from 15 cents per GB to 10 cents per GB and below.
May 21, 2010
Questions About the Google Cloud
The big news this week: Google announced its first cloud storage offering, Google Storage for Developers. We’re very happy to see another large vendor join the space, especially a giant like Google. At the same time, there’s reason to be cautious here.
May 19, 2010
Customer Story: Simple, Secure Backup
The full version of the Filer has only been out for a month, but we are already seeing a wide range of use cases. Last week, we discussed a consulting firm that plans to use the Filer to quickly and inexpensively set up secure, high-performance offices in remote locations. We are also seeing plenty of interest from schools and universities.
May 5, 2010
Simple and Scalable: A Customer Case Study
Today we’re introducing another customer case study. In this example, we will focus on a small software development firm with roughly 20 employees. The company is moving quickly, generating a lot of data from different departments and a wide range of data types and sizes. Small Microsoft Word documents, presentations, multi-gigabyte machine images, fancy videos and more.
May 3, 2010
Nasuni Billing: Clear and Simple
We designed the Filer to be easy to use, from the simple-to-understand User Interface to automatic encryption. But we have also made an effort to extend this principle to the entire Nasuni experience, even the billing and payment process.
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.