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XenData Launches Synced
Private Cloud Archives
X
enData, the provider of
highly
scalable data storage solutions,
has announced availability of an object
storage S3 interface for its
entire range of on-premise
active archives that provide
long-term secure storage
on LTO data tape cartridges.
This transforms the XenData
archive systems that scale to
100+ petabytes into private
cloud data repositories that
compete with public cloud
storage services such as AWS
Glacier and the Archive Tier of Azure
object
storage. The S3 interface
is
enabled by a simple software upgrade.
For active archives with capacities
above 100 TB, storage systems based
on LTO data tape libraries have an
attractive
total
cost
of ownership
that is significantly lower than public
cloud object storage. Most data stored
worldwide is infrequently accessed
but it is retained because it still has
value. An S3 enabled XenData LTO
Global Sync: Files are synchronized using the cloud
database, requiring minimal bandwidth because only
stub file representations are synced
archive
provides
restore
times
of
around 2 minutes which is suitable
for most infrequently accessed data
repositories. And when compared to
AWS Glacier or Azure Archive Tier
object storage, the XenData private
cloud solution provides higher
performance at a lower cost, free of
any egress charges.
The new S3 interface allows remote
access to a XenData LTO archive from
anywhere worldwide using secure
file within the global file system. When
a user makes a change by writing,
overwriting or deleting a file, that
change is propagated to all locations.
This provides a consistent up-to-date
set of files across the entire distributed
organization.
When files are restored from another
location, they are transferred directly
using peer to peer multithreaded
HTTPS
which
delivers
secure fast file
transfers. The
Sync service uses a cloud
database, but the files
themselves
are
Global Sync: When a stub file is read,
it triggers a direct accelerated
file transfer between locations
HTTPS. It also supports replication
of one LTO archive to a second LTO
system at another location which can
even be on a different continent.
In addition to the S3 interface,
XenData
launches Global Sync,
a
synchronization service that links
multiple S3 enabled LTO archives,
creating a single global file system
accessible anywhere worldwide. As
soon as a file is archived to LTO at one
location, it becomes available as a stub
never
stored in public cloud
object storage, avoiding
cloud storage and egress
fees.
Furthermore, because the new
service only synchronizes file system
metadata, it requires minimal Internet
bandwidth.
Dr Phil Storey, XenData CEO,
commented, " Our new private cloud
solutions keep the attractive aspects
of LTO on-premises archives which
include cost effective scalability and
adds the ease of distributed access
which has traditionally been associated
with public cloud storage. "
Global
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