TwinStrata debuts cloud SAN gateway

NATICK, USA: TwinStrata Inc., a provider of cloud-based data storage, back-up and disaster recovery solutions, announced a new release of its CloudArray storage gateway that enables companies to deploy cloud storage area networks (SANs).

The enterprise storage solutions deployed thus can combine public cloud, private cloud and existing SAN, NAS or DAS storage, removing the boundaries that have traditionally limited storage capacity, utilization and access, claims the company in a release.

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Unlike traditional SANs, cloud SANs empower organizations to dynamically activate virtual or physical arrays anywhere in the world with local speed performance, data reduction, high-availability, encryption, centralized disaster recovery and centralized capacity management, adds the company.

"The part of TwinStrata's strategy that other competitors have failed to grasp is being able to work with any cloud or existing storage infrastructure. Companies make decisions about where their data is stored that they can't easily change - TwinStrata's ability to work with them is a key differentiator," said Mike Kahn, managing director, The Clipper Group.

The new CloudArray 3.0 features:

File-based storage (NAS, DAS, SAN), in addition to public and private cloud integration.

Three-step initial configuration.

Dynamic cache sizing.

New management and monitoring tools

Amazon S3 regional storage support for international and government deployments

Cloud storage ecosystem includes Nirvanix

"Our core value is Zero-Friction Enterprise Storage, and TwinStrata CloudArray 3.0 removes all friction-points to cloud storage adoption, extending the many advantages of cloud storage to existing storage infrastructures," said Nicos Vekiarides, Chief Executive Officer at TwinStrata. "CloudArray provides a rapid entry point into cloud storage, without elaborate planning and costly deployments that allows customers to seamlessly roll into public or private clouds in the future."

CloudArray 3.0 is currently available with pricing starting at $4995 for the CloudArray virtual appliance and $8995 for the entry level physical appliance.