TwinStrata, a cloud-based data storage provider, is launching a free storage gateway for Google Cloud Storage users. A free CloudArray virtual appliance capable of handling up to 1 TB of data is now available for download, and is expandable up to 50 PB. The appliance is available for download at http://www.twinstrata.com/google-cloud-storage.
By using CloudArray in conjunction with Google’s Cloud Storage offerings, storage providers can help customers meet a range of budget and service-level requirements. TwinStrata CloudArray leverages Google Cloud Storage features such as scalability, flexible security and sharing, fast data access, and reliable storage and networking to help companies escape the maintenance costs and data center overhead associated with traditional data storage and tape backups. The iSCSI gateway inter-operates with a number of popular backup and archiving products. Features include:
- In-flight and at-rest encryption
- Compression and deduplication technology
- Reduced stored data volume
- Minimized remote storage and bandwidth requirements
- Easily expand storage capacity
For more information, visit http://www.twinstrata.com.