Cloud storage startup ClearSky Data has launched its global storage network, a new service that promises to simplify the entire enterprise data lifecycle as a fully managed service. The ClearSky service combines the performance and availability of local enterprise storage with the scalability, agility, and economics of the cloud.
The new offering simplifies storage management by plugging into storage infrastructure as a fully managed service from points of presence (PoPs) in major metro areas. The resulting service-level agreement (SLA)-based service delivers hundreds of thousands of input/output operations per second (IOPs) and less than two milliseconds of latency, providing the performance of a local storage array with the comprehensive security, low latency, and high availability required for enterprise applications.
ClearSky Data’s Smart Tiered Caching technology automatically distributes data across a network of geographically distributed cache layers with built-in redundancy in order to provide the best performance based on evolving usage requirements and customer policies:
- Hot data – Cached at the edge next to customer applications
- Warm data – Cached in a ClearSky PoP within 120 miles of the customer
- All data – Protected with multiple copies in the ClearSky Backing Cloud
The ClearSky service uses VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes as a key component and allows users to set storage policies, provision and add capacity on-demand, and access system alerts and updates through a Web-based portal. The offering also eliminates latency by using dedicated, redundant private networks and optimization techniques that minimize network traffic.
“Enterprise IT is ready to break free from managing storage infrastructure and embrace new levels of agility,” says Ellen Rubin, CEO and co-founder of ClearSky Data. “Our global storage network will forever change the way IT thinks about storage, so businesses can reduce data center footprints, save money and access their data on-demand for applications running on-premise and in the cloud.”
For more information, visit http://www.clearskydata.com/global-storage-network.
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