The Emerging Objects Versus Files Debate
A few weeks ago I spent an hour with a new analyst to the storage space over at TechTarget and one of the topics we covered was object versus file based storage systems. Wikipedia has a workable definition of object based storage: An Object-based Storage Device (OSD) is a computer storage device, similar to disk storage but working at a higher level. Instead of providing a block-oriented interface that reads and writes fixed sized blocks of data, an OSD organizes data into flexible-sized data containers, …
Azure, Fair and Balanced
With our Cloud Storage and Cloud Migration reports we provided some data that presents Microsoft Azure’s storage service in a pretty positive light. So people are often surprised when they ask us what vendor we use behind Nasuni’s enterprise storage services -- the answer is that it’s mostly Amazon S3 today. Like any vendor using a third party component we’d love to have a true second source for that component, but so far we have no vendors that are close enough to be considered a true second source. …
Nasuni and the International Legal Technology Association Invite IT Professionals to Learn How to Manage the Data Explosion
Luncheons Will Reveal how Legal IT Departments Can Effectively Address the Storage Challenges That Arise in Daily Operations and Litigation Support NATICK, Mass. – May 2, 2012 – Nasuni®, a provider of enterprise storage to large, distributed organizations, announced today that its CEO, Andres Rodriguez, will present a series of complimentary luncheons in conjunction with the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). The luncheons, held at ILTA member law firms in May and June will explore…
Demand for Simpler, Less Expensive Infrastructure for Remote Office Storage Drives Exponential Growth for Nasuni
In Q1 2012, Nasuni’s Bookings Grew Eight Times Over the Same Period in 2011; the Amount of Data Stored In its Service Quadrupled NATICK, Mass. – May 1, 2012 – Nasuni®, a provider of enterprise storage services to large, distributed organizations, today announced results from the first quarter of 2012. The company continued to see increasing demand for its storage services solution, which enables global enterprises to provide full read-write access to large shared storage volumes from remote offices. …
ESG Lab Validation Report
"This is the next generation of enterprise storage—and not a moment too soon." The ESG Lab tested Nasuni’s enterprise storage services, evaluating the service’s ability to deliver multi-site access to files with complete security, instant scalability, guaranteed reliability, and enterprise-class performance while managing data services from a central console.
Who’s Responsible for Protecting Data Stored in the Cloud?
With cloud comes the notion of liberation. Cloud is the natural evolution of the data center. It’s easy to deploy, infinitely scalable, and highly redundant. It is the shiny new component inside the storage controller and is making it possible for an old dog to learn some very impressive new tricks. But with the cloud, comes responsibility. An article recently appeared over at BusinessWeek explaining how many businesses now operate under the assumption that once their data is sent offsite they need not be concerned…
GDrive: What It Could Be. What It Shouldn’t Bother Being. What It Won’t Be.
Google’s long-anticipated GDrive might finally be here. The original concept was to extend the capabilities of Google Desktop with personal, searchable storage but, alas, innovation has since shifted away from the Desktop. The new world is mobile. It is a world dominated by smart phones and tablets. Dropbox has become an overnight juggernaut by being the first and still the best way to synchronize data across all devices. For GDrive to succeed against Dropbox, Google must enlist the one unfair advantage it…
In Apple’s iCloud, One Key to Rule Them All
Earlier this month it became widely publicized that Apple maintains complete control over the master encryption key to their marquee cloud offering, iCloud. Now, to anyone familiar with security and encryption this should come as no surprise. In order for nearly all consumer cloud services to provide anywhere access to data the provider must be able to encrypt and decrypt data on the fly. But it brings up the bigger question of, who should I trust with my data? The consumer cloud To even begin to answer that…
Google's GDrive: Not Yet Available and Already Behind the Times
If recent leaks to media outlets are accurate, Google’s long-anticipated GDrive might finally be here soon. It seems to have evolved quite a bit from the original concept, which was to extend the capabilities of Google Desktop with personal, searchable storage. But innovation has since shifted away from the desktop—the new world is mobile, dominated by smartphones and tablets.
Data in the Cloud: Ebbs and Flows - Part 4
Migration scenarios Part 3 in our series examined the performance of Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Rackspace Cloud Files during different bulk migration scenarios. In the final part to the series we look at what conclusions can be drawn from our testing. It is important to keep in mind that our battery of tests are not meant to be comprehensive. While the results may be useful to anyone considering cloud storage, we focus on what is important to our customers. Being able to move large numbers of objects…
