Hybrid Cloud Storage: Everything You Need to Know

Hybrid cloud combines cloud and on-premises computing environments to create a more efficient operating model. This post looks at what a hybrid cloud is, how it helps, and the architectures that enable seamless storage interaction between public and private clouds. According to a recent survey of VARs (conducted by William Blair and Associates), “customers are … Read More

Survey: Object Storage Top Priority for IT Investment

New survey findings validate object storage growth. Analyst firm IHS Markit today released results from a survey of IT professionals showing strong uptake for object storage in data-intensive applications. Findings from this IHS Markit survey include:  56% of survey respondents indicated that they plan to increase investment in object storage Expect total storage capacity to … Read More

S3-Compatible Storage for VMware Cloud Director

We’re excited to announce Cloudian Object Storage for VMware Cloud Director, an integrated storage platform that enables VMware Cloud Providers and their customers to deploy, manage and consume S3-compatible storage within their services environment. Read the datasheet View the demo View the VMware lightboard video Read about the integration Scalable, Cost-Effective Storage for Unstructured Data … Read More

Cloudian Achieves Veeam Ready – Object Qualification

Cloudian Achieves Veeam Ready – Object Qualification Today Cloudian was honored to be among the first to receive Veeam’s new object storage certification. Called Veeam Ready – Object, this qualification gives storage administrators a worry-free, out-of-the-box integrated path to employ Cloudian object storage as a backup target for Veeam. Veeam and Cloudian have been working … Read More

S3 Compatible Storage Solutions Compared

S3 Compatible Storage, On-Prem Today’s emerging on-prem enterprise storage medium is S3 compatible storage. Initially used only in the cloud, S3 storage is now being extended to on-prem and private cloud deployments. The term “S3 compatible” means that the storage employs the S3 API as its “language.” Applications that speak the S3 API should be … Read More

Zucchetti Deploys Cloudian for S3-Compatible Storage

Zucchetti is an Italian company that produces software, hardware and services for companies, banks, insurances, professionals and trade associations. With over 4,000 employees, Zucchetti group serves more than 160,000 clients.  IDC ranks Zucchetti among the top 40 European software firms and number one in Italy. Zucchetti has employed Cloudian scale-out storage since 2012 for S3-compatible storage services and asset archiving. Zucchetti’s reasons for deploying … Read More

Cloudian Announces Record $94M Funding: What This Means for Object Storage

Record Funding Round for Object Storage Today Cloudian announced a $94M Series E funding round, bringing Cloudian’s total funding to $173M. This round is the largest ever for an object storage company, and exceeds all of Cloudian’s previous funding rounds combined. This majority came from investors new to Cloudian.   Object Storage Comes of Age … Read More

MSPs Look to Cloudian to Help Grow S3-Compatible Object Storage Business

In cloud storage, there are hundreds of managed service providers (MSPs) who offer enterprise-grade, S3-API storage services. Increasingly, these MSPs look to Cloudian as the supplier for their underlying object storage infrastructure. Local and regional MSPs offer their customers great value in several ways. They act as a trusted guide for large companies, and they … Read More

Object Storage vs. File Storage: What’s the Difference?

Object storage has only been around since the mid-90s. As the relatively new kid on the block, there can be some confusion as to how it differs from other storage types, such as block or file storage. This post is the first in a series looking at these key differences, focusing on Object Storage vs. … Read More