Tech Alert: Bringing Cloud Storage Down to Earth
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 8:42:01 AM
Tech Alert: Bringing Cloud Storage Down to Earth
Top Five Ways Companies Are Using the Nasuni Filer
NATICK, Mass., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Reducing cost, complexity and circumventing the capacity limitations of traditional hardware file servers have emerged as the leading reasons for using the cloud, according to a customer survey by Nasuni, creator of the storage industry's leading cloud gateway.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091215/LA25994LOGO)
In the first comprehensive survey of its user base, Nasuni found that customers are embracing the deployment and management simplicity of the Nasuni filer, for their main offices as well as at remote office sites that lack on-premises IT support. Nasuni users have eagerly adopted the unlimited capacity and reliability of Nasuni-enabled cloud storage for storing primary and archival data as well as secure offsite backups.
Here is a summary of the top five ways companies are using the Nasuni Filer.
1. File server replacement:
Across the board, simple primary storage or a network drive is the
most popular use for the Nasuni Filer. The cloud delivers
unlimited amounts of reliable storage, which translates into a
file server that does not need backup and never fills up -thereby
avoiding lengthy data migrations. Active Directory integration
allows customers to move their users seamlessly to the Nasuni
Filer while preserving the existing access control privileges.
End-users can then restore their own files using Windows Previous
Version.
2. Remote office file solution
Managing infrastructure for a remote office can be challenging,
especially for small offices in remote locations with just a few
employees and no IT resources. Customers deploy the Nasuni Filer
as a file server for these offices, providing storage that expands
as the office grows and has built-in offsite data protection.
Most critically, Nasuni gives the administrators the ability to
manage this storage remotely and reliably retrieve data from the
cloud in the case of a storage failure or accidental file
deletion.
3. Archiving finished project data:
Customers with large project related data (e.g., engineering,
architecture, design and manufacturing firms) are challenged with
large data sets that need to be stored for years after projects
are completed. While the data isn't typically accessed frequently,
many are required to keep them for many years and occasionally
access them. These customers were able to recover capacity on
their SANs by moving these files to Nasuni Filer which comes
packaged as a virtual appliance. Data can be moved through the
Nasuni Filer to the cloud allowing customers to reclaim space in
their SAN while lightening the load on their backup systems.
4. Offsite backups in the cloud:
Customers reported the Nasuni Filer to be a great solution to
simplify file protection. These customers used the Nasuni Filer to
send a copy of their files offsite for data protection and
disaster recovery. File servers are notoriously difficult to
backup due to their size. Instead of dealing with backup software,
full and incremental backups and tape rotations, customers simply
copy their file shares to the Nasuni Filer. The Filer not only
sends all these files to the cloud, but also keeps versions of the
files. If anything happens to the main file server, customers can
recover all files from the Nasuni Filer and be up and running in
no time without the delays of a full file restoration operation.
5. Backing up client data:
Customers use the Nasuni Filer to protect data stored on user
laptops and desktops. User directories can be copied automatically
to the Nasuni Filer. While users are online, their data is
synched up with the Nasuni file share. They still use their hard
drives as the main storage but know that when they misplace a file
or a hard drive fails, the files are safe and secure in their
network drive which is backed by the cloud, and can be accessed
quickly as needed.
To learn more about Nasuni, visit our website. If you like what you see, send us an email and let us know how you would use the Nasuni filer for your business.
Follow Nasuni:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nasuni
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nasuni
For cloud storage security news and commentary, subscribe to the Nasuni blog at http://www.nasuni.com/news/nasuni-blog/
About Nasuni
Nasuni was founded in 2009 by storage veterans to deliver a secure gateway to cloud storage that makes the cloud feasible for business users. The Nasuni Filer is a virtual NAS file server that runs on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer and leverages the resources of the cloud to simplify file storage and protection. Targeting the mid-market, Nasuni's solution eliminates the need for incremental storage hardware, and the resulting capital expense to manage unstructured file growth. The company is backed by North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. To download the Nasuni Filer, or for more information, visit http://www.nasuni.com.
CONTACT AGENCY:
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282
dan@jprcom.com
SOURCE Nasuni
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091215/LA25994LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Nasuni
CONTACT: Dan Miller of JPR Communications, +1-818-884-8282, dan@jprcom.com for Nasuni
Web Site: http://www.nasuni.com
Top Five Ways Companies Are Using the Nasuni Filer
NATICK, Mass., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Reducing cost, complexity and circumventing the capacity limitations of traditional hardware file servers have emerged as the leading reasons for using the cloud, according to a customer survey by Nasuni, creator of the storage industry's leading cloud gateway.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091215/LA25994LOGO)
In the first comprehensive survey of its user base, Nasuni found that customers are embracing the deployment and management simplicity of the Nasuni filer, for their main offices as well as at remote office sites that lack on-premises IT support. Nasuni users have eagerly adopted the unlimited capacity and reliability of Nasuni-enabled cloud storage for storing primary and archival data as well as secure offsite backups.
Here is a summary of the top five ways companies are using the Nasuni Filer.
1. File server replacement:
Across the board, simple primary storage or a network drive is the
most popular use for the Nasuni Filer. The cloud delivers
unlimited amounts of reliable storage, which translates into a
file server that does not need backup and never fills up -thereby
avoiding lengthy data migrations. Active Directory integration
allows customers to move their users seamlessly to the Nasuni
Filer while preserving the existing access control privileges.
End-users can then restore their own files using Windows Previous
Version.
2. Remote office file solution
Managing infrastructure for a remote office can be challenging,
especially for small offices in remote locations with just a few
employees and no IT resources. Customers deploy the Nasuni Filer
as a file server for these offices, providing storage that expands
as the office grows and has built-in offsite data protection.
Most critically, Nasuni gives the administrators the ability to
manage this storage remotely and reliably retrieve data from the
cloud in the case of a storage failure or accidental file
deletion.
3. Archiving finished project data:
Customers with large project related data (e.g., engineering,
architecture, design and manufacturing firms) are challenged with
large data sets that need to be stored for years after projects
are completed. While the data isn't typically accessed frequently,
many are required to keep them for many years and occasionally
access them. These customers were able to recover capacity on
their SANs by moving these files to Nasuni Filer which comes
packaged as a virtual appliance. Data can be moved through the
Nasuni Filer to the cloud allowing customers to reclaim space in
their SAN while lightening the load on their backup systems.
4. Offsite backups in the cloud:
Customers reported the Nasuni Filer to be a great solution to
simplify file protection. These customers used the Nasuni Filer to
send a copy of their files offsite for data protection and
disaster recovery. File servers are notoriously difficult to
backup due to their size. Instead of dealing with backup software,
full and incremental backups and tape rotations, customers simply
copy their file shares to the Nasuni Filer. The Filer not only
sends all these files to the cloud, but also keeps versions of the
files. If anything happens to the main file server, customers can
recover all files from the Nasuni Filer and be up and running in
no time without the delays of a full file restoration operation.
5. Backing up client data:
Customers use the Nasuni Filer to protect data stored on user
laptops and desktops. User directories can be copied automatically
to the Nasuni Filer. While users are online, their data is
synched up with the Nasuni file share. They still use their hard
drives as the main storage but know that when they misplace a file
or a hard drive fails, the files are safe and secure in their
network drive which is backed by the cloud, and can be accessed
quickly as needed.
To learn more about Nasuni, visit our website. If you like what you see, send us an email and let us know how you would use the Nasuni filer for your business.
Follow Nasuni:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nasuni
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nasuni
For cloud storage security news and commentary, subscribe to the Nasuni blog at http://www.nasuni.com/news/nasuni-blog/
About Nasuni
Nasuni was founded in 2009 by storage veterans to deliver a secure gateway to cloud storage that makes the cloud feasible for business users. The Nasuni Filer is a virtual NAS file server that runs on VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer and leverages the resources of the cloud to simplify file storage and protection. Targeting the mid-market, Nasuni's solution eliminates the need for incremental storage hardware, and the resulting capital expense to manage unstructured file growth. The company is backed by North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. To download the Nasuni Filer, or for more information, visit http://www.nasuni.com.
CONTACT AGENCY:
Dan Miller
JPR Communications
818-884-8282
dan@jprcom.com
SOURCE Nasuni
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091215/LA25994LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Nasuni
CONTACT: Dan Miller of JPR Communications, +1-818-884-8282, dan@jprcom.com for Nasuni
Web Site: http://www.nasuni.com