Object Storage Bucket-Level Auto-Tiering with Cloudian
Posted by Neil Stobart on April 20, 2017

As discussed in my previous blog post, ‘An Introduction to Data Tiering’, there is huge value in using different storage tiers within a data storage architecture to ensure that your different data sets are stored on the appropriate technology. Now I’d like to explain how the Cloudian HyperStore system supports object storage ‘auto-tiering’, whereby objects can be automatically moved from local HyperStore storage to a destination storage system on a predefined schedule based upon data lifecycle policies.

How to offload your NAS and reclaim capacity, with zero disruption
Posted by cbucholtz on April 14, 2017

Running low on NAS capacity? Over 60% of NAS data is typically cold and infrequently accessed. Common examples include old project information, engineering files, historical data, and media that rarely gets used. All of these sit there, consuming capacity and data backup resources. Cloudian and Komprise let you offload that data to on-premises Cloudian storage … Read More

An Introduction to Data Tiering
Posted by cbucholtz on April 11, 2017

All data is not equal due to factors such as frequency of access, security needs, and cost considerations, therefore data storage architectures need to provide different storage tiers to address these varying requirements. Storage tiers differ depending on disk drive types, RAID configurations or even completely different storage sub-systems, which offer different IP profiles and … Read More

SNL and Object Storage: Archiving Media Assets
Posted by cbucholtz on April 6, 2017

Picture all of your media assets today. How much space does it take up and how well does your current storage solution work? Now what if you had over 40 years of assets? Will the same solution work just as efficiently? Tape storage is currently the preferred method for archiving media assets, but tape is a limited-life … Read More

New HyperStore 4000: Highest density storage
Posted by Adam Dagnall on February 21, 2017

Rack space and budget. Most data centers are short on both. Yet somehow, you’re expected to accommodate a 50% increase in unstructured data volume annually. That’s a problem. The new solution is the HyperStore 4000. With 700TB in just 4U of rack height, it’s nearly 2X the density of our earlier models. And it delivers … Read More

Cloudian Customer Receives Commvault Innovation Award
Posted by cbucholtz on February 8, 2017

Cloudian Customer Receives Commvault Innovation Award for Data Protection with Object Storage A Cloudian customer, Schuberg Philis, has been recognized by Commvault for their innovation in a data protection deployment with Cloudian object storage. Several aspects of this award-winning solution illustrate advancements that make backup a very exciting topic right now: Object storage as a … Read More

Better Backup With the Software You Already Have
Posted by Jon Toor on December 13, 2016

You know the challenges of the backup process. Veritas and Commvault are good products, but backup is still a chore. Your three choices for a backup target all have challenges: Tape is troublesome, disk is expensive, and backup to the cloud is slow.

Why Internet Unie Chose Cloudian for Hybrid Cloud Storage
Posted by Adam Dagnall on December 12, 2016

Internet Unie, a service provider in the Netherlands, has recently deployed an innovative hybrid cloud service, combining Cloudian object storage in their data center together with Amazon S3 storage. The new service allows their colocation customers to employ local S3 storage in their data center, with additional capacity available in the AWS public cloud. Why … Read More

How to Get Started With Hybrid Cloud
Posted by Laura Kelly on December 12, 2016

How to Get Started With Hybrid Cloud Hybrid cloud holds significant promise: unprecedented scalability, the flexibility to keep data and applications where you need them, and it’s more cost-effective than public or private cloud alone. There’s also a lot of hype around it, so, it’s hard to know where to start with hybrid cloud. We’ll … Read More

AWS re:Invent Attendees See Benefits of Hybrid Storage
Posted by Adam Dagnall on December 8, 2016

AWS re:Invent was a fantastic show this year. The show has seen phenomenal growth, with over 32,000 attendees, up from 18,000 attendees last year. Many visitors were looking for solutions to let them integrate their on-premises operations with the cloud. By adopting a hybrid cloud storage approach, they would be able to capitalize on the … Read More

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