Cloud Storage A Paradigm Shift in IT

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Cloud Storage - A Paradigm Shift in IT

• Jim Zierick President CEO
• Nirvanix

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Who Is Nirvanix
The Premier Cloud Storage Service Provider for
the Enterprise
Backed by Intel Capital, Mission Ventures,
Valhalla Partners, Windward Ventures and
European Founders Fund
2007 Storage Products of the Year2008 Top
Startups to Watch
Over 500 customers including leading Fortune 10,
Media Entertainment and Web 2.0 companies
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Lots of Cloud Hype

• Buzz around the Cloud has skyrocketed
• Vendors are scrambling to define their Cloud
  strategy
• Many Clouds exist

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Nirvanixs View of Cloud Storage

• Why is a new paradigm emerging?
• What defines Cloud storage?
• Who cares?
• Use cases that create business value

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Inflection Points Move to the Cloud

• Explosive Growth of Unstructured Data
• Growing Complexity of Storage Environments
• Utilization of purchased hardware 30-60
• Changing Economics of Hardware and Bandwidth

Companies Must Change Their Storage Strategy
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Cloud Storage is Scalable

• Scale from GBs to EBs under a single global
  namespace
• Integrated Load Balancing

File replicates within a single node to handle
load
File may be moved to different node to handle load
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Cloud Storage is Secure and Reliable

• Policy based replication offering up to 100 SLA
• Fully redundant infrastructure
• Encryption and SSL
• SAS 70 certified

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Cloud Storage Is Easy to Manage

• Cloud Storage offers multitenancy with full
  directory structure, and child accounts under
  each Master Account
• Each Application can have unique file replication
  policies

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Cloud Storage is Policy Enabled

• Must have a built in multi-layered file system

A single global namespace
Storage location determined by policy
Files automatically replicate based on policy
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Cloud Storage is Easily Accessible
Partner Applications
Linux NFS, CIFS, FTP
Windows CIFS, FTP
Internet SOAP/REST
MAC FTP
Nirvanix CloudNAS (virtual mount)
Standards Based Interfaces
Nirvanix Cloud FTP (FTP proxy)
Nirvanix Web Services (API)
Media Services
Customizable Metadata
Policy Based File Replication
Integrated Services
Policy Based Geo-location
Child Accounts
Nirvanix Internet Media File System
Proprietary Technology Infrastructure
Nirvanix Global Network
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Cloud Storage is Cost Effective

• Cloud Storage saves 80-90 of TCO over building
  your own solution
• Capital expense now operating expense
• Space and power
• Management
• How?
• Purpose built infrastructure
• Scale
• Specialization and focus

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Compelling Value Propositions of the Cloud
Store

• Scalable
• Secure
• Reliable
• Low Cost

Manage

• Built in User Management
• Account and Directory Management
• Policy Enabled File System

Access

• Global Reach
• Standards Based Interfaces
• Integrated Services

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Wide Range of Cloud Storage Use Cases
Access

• Collaboration
• Workflow
• Content Delivery

Manage

• Active Archives
• Personal Repositories
• Content Management

Store

• Data Preservation

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The Future of Cloud Storage
Platform

• Embedded Storage

Infrastructure

• Cloud storage for MSPs, CDNs, Carriers

• Enterprise cloud storage
• Cloud-enabled partner apps

Solution
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Cloud Storage Challenges

• Psychological Barriers to Adoption
• Security
• Reliability
• Availability
• Internet Latency and Bandwidth
• Co- Existence

Whats the real service level today?
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Thank You

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• Start managing your business.
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