EMC intros cloud storage platform Atmos 2.0

LAS VEGAS, USA: Storage major EMC Corporation announced the launch of EMC Atmos 2.0, its cloud storage platform.

EMC says that the new platform will be able to manage big data and cloud environments five faster and 65 per cent more efficiently.

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EMC Atmos' architecture adapts easily to run in virtualized environments, or within an EMC purpose-built, low-cost, high-density hardware system. Moreover, Atmos will offer interoperability for Amazon S3 customers.

“EMC pioneered cloud optimized storage in 2008 with the introduction of EMC Atmos, a first of its kind to cost-effectively manage massive amounts of data, that is geographically dispersed through a single system,” said Mike Feinberg, GM and senior vice president,  Cloud Infrastructure Group, EMC. “Today’s announcement is about three things - Atmos product maturation, helping our customers efficiently and cost-effectively manage and protect big data environments, and accelerating an organization’s ability - whether it’s a service provider or an enterprise - to exploit the benefits of cloud.”

The Atmos 2.0 and GeoDrive will be available in the second quarter of 2011. The interoperability API for Amazon S3 customers will be available in beta in the second quarter of 2011.