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Overview August 2010

Your next File server is in the cloud

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Page 1: Your next File server is in the cloud

Overview

August 2010

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Our Vision

“Is to replace the fileserver for SMB’s and enable them to access the same functionality from the Cloud whilst giving them the choice of choosing

which storage clouds they work with”

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More than just Storage…..

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More than just files….

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Data Integration / Data Access

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Cloud Gateway aggregates Clouds

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Cloud Gateway Layering ‘Services’

Amazon S3Amazon S3

RackSpace CloudFilesRackSpace CloudFiles

Box.netBox.net

Microsoft Live SkyDriveMicrosoft Live SkyDrive

GMailGMailEmailEmail

FTPFTP

WebDavWebDav Google AppsGoogle Apps

ZohoZohoEvernoteEvernote

DeliciousDelicious

TwitterTwitterGoogle DocsGoogle Docs

Live MeshLive Mesh

Cloud Storage ProvidersCloud Storage Providers

Multi-Cloud API (REST, .Net, PHP, PERL, Ruby, Java)

SingleVirtualView

CloudSync

Services

MetaData

Services

BusinessServices

MobileServices

DesktopTools,

Plug-InsWeb

MezeoMezeo

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What we discovered about product

• Has to integrate with Desktop– Drive as well as Dashboard

• Has to be multi-OS– Mac, Windows, Linux

• Has to be multi mobile client– iPhone/iPad, Android, BlackBerry

• Has to be secure reliable, fast• Has to ‘feel like’ what was there before

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What we discovered about Clouds

• Business Users tend to have between 2 to 3 clouds– Document Cloud (Google Docs / SkyDrive)– Archive Cloud (Amazon S3, RackSpace)– Private / Internal Cloud (FTP / WebDav)– Also increasingly interested in backing up Social

Clouds

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Proposition: SMB’s - The Organisation Cloud

Portal

Collaboration / Workflow

•Unified Storage & Social Portal•Single Sign-On•Desktop, Web or Mobile experience•Not Silo’d / locked in - use any cloud•Admin features

File Sharing

• Managed folders across Org•External businessGroups•Permission mngmnt•Integrated doc editing, versioning,and revisioning

EnhancedService features

•Secure sharing offiles & folders•Supports 256 bitAES user managedencryption over clouds•Share files via file link, RSS, Twitter, business groups

•Geo Location metadata on any file•Access Logs•Versioning info•Fax / SMS integration•Active Directorysupport

Tools & Clients

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Proposition: Service Provider & White Label

Cloud StorageCloud Storage

SMEStorage Data Access Platform

•Cloud Storage Access “in a box”•Instant multi-OS desktop, mobile & rich web access points•Appliance in-situ or hosted model•REST API layer provides easy integration with existing portal or panel services

•File Services•Rich API with multiple language bindingsthat works across all clouds•Managed Encryption•Access Controls•Chunking, resume, versioning

•Meta Data Services•Tags, description, groups•GEO information•Permissions Management•Access history

•Collaboration•Secure file sharing in many ways•Rich collaboration features•Document workflow controls•Chunking, resume, versioning

•Billing•Bandwidth and file storage monitoring•API to hook into billing systems