Storage Made Easy Partnering With Backblaze

Storage Made Easy (SME), trading name of Vehera Ltd has partnered with Backblaze, Inc. to provide enhanced file services for B2 Cloud Storage.

The Enterprise File Fabric platform gives end-users easy, secure, remote access to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage through file-oriented interfaces and tools, inclusive of Active Directory / LDAP / SAML single-sign-on, enterprise content search, end-user collaboration, and high-speed file transfers, all available and presented within the File Fabric’s file system. All this underpinned by Enterprise-grade security and a policy driven compliance framework.

Benefits include:

• Ubiquitous access to corporate data for remote and office workers alike.
• Safe collaboration tools for internal and external partners.
• Fast, low cost, transfer of media assets and other large files.

“The integration of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Storage Made Easy is going to be a real win for enterprises“, said Elton Carneiro, director of partnerships, Backblaze. “The combination means every Enterprise File Fabric customer can enjoy single pane of glass management with the ability to instantly move content to and from Backblaze’s simple, reliable, affordable cloud.“

Steven Sweeting, director of product management, SME, said: “We’re thrilled to announce the integration with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage through their new S3 compatible API. Backblaze’s long standing reputation and competitive pricing makes them a very compelling choice for cloud storage.“

Getting Started on Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

SME provides a multi-cloud data management and data protection product called the Enterprise File Fabric that unifies on-premises and on-cloud company storage assets in addition to standalone products that bridge desktop and cloud, such as OS native cloud drives and cloud explorer applications.

The File Fabric provides cloud-like economics across a company’s storage portfolio, unlocking the benefits and cost-efficiency of its data assets whilst providing strict controls and governance for legislative compliance and security concerns such as ransomware attacks. Existing site-based storage infrastructures can be transformed into an on-premises private cloud, delivering a storage-as-a-service model to the company. Local storage can be connected to public clouds, expertly managed by the File Fabric as a unified hybrid cloud storage platform. 

The File Fabric solution offers a blanket that companies can privately apply to wrap around all their data: on-premises, within a public cloud, or on a third party software vendors’ cloud (SharePoint or Salesforce for example). Customers can use the File Fabric for security, encryption and control with a focus on compliance regimes such as GDPR, HIPAA, FERPA and GBLA.