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NetApp, Equinix offer private storage for public cloud
NetApp Private Storage for AWS connects NetApp private storage systems hosted in Equinix data centers to Amazon public clouds.
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Deal enables NetApp private storage in Amazon public cloud
Partnership allows NetApp customers to maintain private storage in the Amazon...
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Enterprise cloud storage providers: What does it take to succeed?
Find out who today’s main enterprise cloud storage providers are and what the...
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Federated clouds: A private-public option that requires some DIY
Federated clouds are derived from merging your own private cloud storage proj...
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cloudware
Cloudware is software that runs on a remote Web server rather than on a mobil...
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cloud NAS (cloud network attached storage)
Cloud NAS (network attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over ...
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Cloud Data Management Interface
Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is a Storage Networking Industry Assoc...
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Cloud Storage Backup
The Cloud Backup and Recovery topic section offers resources and best practices for data storage professionals who are mapping a disaster recovery strategy using cloud storage a... More about Cloud Storage Backup
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Glacier (Amazon Glacier)
- Amazon Glacier is a low-cost cloud storage service for archiving data that can tolerate a three- to five-hour retrieval time. -
cloud NAS (cloud network attached storage)
- Cloud NAS (network attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over the Internet as if it was local. -
cloud storage encryption
- Cloud storage encryption is the conversion of data into ciphertext, a coded form that cannot be understood by anyone unfamiliar with the data...
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Cloud Disaster Recovery
The Cloud Backup and Recovery topic section offers resources and best practices for data storage professionals who are mapping a disaster recovery strategy using cloud storage a... More about Cloud Disaster Recovery
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cloud backup (online backup)
- Cloud backup, also known as online backup, is a strategy for backing up data that involves sending a copy of the data over a proprietar... -
cloud storage encryption
- Cloud storage encryption is the conversion of data into ciphertext, a coded form that cannot be understood by anyone unfamiliar with the data... -
cloud seeding
- Cloud seeding (also known as seeding the cloud) is an option an organization can use for its first data backup to a cloud service.
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Cloud Storage Management and Standards
The Cloud Storage Management and Standards topic section offers comprehensive resources for data storage professionals looking for information on cloud storage management and cl... More about Cloud Storage Management and Standards
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Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go
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cloudware
- Cloudware is software that runs on a remote Web server rather than on a mobile computing device, personal computer (PC) or traditional on-premises application server. -
I/O blender effect
- The I/O blender effect is a phenomenon in virtualized environments that degrades storage performance. The I/O blender effect occurs when multiple vir...
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Hybrid Cloud Storage
The Hybrid Cloud Storage topic section offers comprehensive resources for data storage professionals looking for information on hybrid storage clouds. Learn about the pros and c... More about Hybrid Cloud Storage
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Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go
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cloud NAS (cloud network attached storage)
- Cloud NAS (network attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over the Internet as if it was local. -
Cloud Data Management Interface
- Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) industry standard that defines the inte...
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Private Cloud Storage
The Private Cloud Storage topic section offers comprehensive resources for data storage professionals looking for information on private clouds. Learn about the pros and cons of... More about Private Cloud Storage
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Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go
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managed storage
- Managed storage is the process of offloading an organization’s data storage requirements to an outside managed service provider. -
cloud storage encryption
- Cloud storage encryption is the conversion of data into ciphertext, a coded form that cannot be understood by anyone unfamiliar with the data...
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Public Cloud Storage
The Public Cloud Storage topic section offers comprehensive resources for data storage professionals looking for information on public clouds. Learn about the pros and cons of p... More about Public Cloud Storage
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Recent Definitions
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Object Storage Glossary - Words2Go
- A handy glossary that contains definitions related to object storage. -
Glacier (Amazon Glacier)
- Amazon Glacier is a low-cost cloud storage service for archiving data that can tolerate a three- to five-hour retrieval time. -
cloud NAS (cloud network attached storage)
- Cloud NAS (network attached storage) is remote storage that is accessed over the Internet as if it was local.
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