TwinStrata Adds Support for Rackspace Cloud

TwinStrata, Inc. has added support for the Rackspace Cloud Files cloud storage solution to provide customers with a way to extend storage capacity to better match business demand.

With the TwinStrata CloudArray storage gateway and Rackspace Cloud Files, businesses no longer have to worry about exceeding capacity or purchasing and managing their own storage arrays. Instead, users get enterprise-class storage without the costly capital expense by simply spinning up one or more CloudArray virtual appliances whenever and wherever needed.

"The appeal of an offering like Rackspace Cloud Files is that organizations do not have to purchase, manage, maintain or grow their own storage infrastructure but rather seamlessly and efficiently scale capacity as they need it," said Ven Shanmugam, Senior Manager, Strategy and Corporate Development, at Rackspace. "By collaborating with a cloud storage gateway provider like TwinStrata, our customers can leverage the benefits of the cloud and address their ever-changing business needs as their organizations continue to grow."

TwinStrata is featured in Rackspace’s Cloud Tools Program, which is a showcase for the many diverse uses of the Rackspace Cloud. The relationship between the two companies can provide customers an approach to enterprise storage, data protection and disaster recovery.

"CloudArray creates a ‘Zero-Friction’ path for any business to leverage Cloud Files as a seamless and secure extension of their existing storage infrastructure," said Nicos Vekiarides, Chief Executive Officer at TwinStrata. "We make cloud storage access as fast as local storage, we address peaks and valleys in demand by dynamically adding or deleting storage capacity, and with CloudArray, any site can be a disaster recovery site, including the Rackspace Cloud. We believe that offering support of Rackspace Cloud Files is a win-win situation for the customer."

Available in both virtual and physical appliance configurations, the TwinStrata CloudArray cloud storage gateway connects customers’ applications and backup infrastructure to the cloud, enabling them to enjoy limitless storage capacity, escape the cost, complexity and risk of off-site infrastructure or tape, and recover data instantly to any location. Other features such as dynamic caching, in-flight/at-rest data encryption, deduplication, bandwidth optimization, in-cloud snapshots, high availability and ability to access restored data from anywhere make it easy for businesses to deploy and use.

Special offer to existing and new Rackspace Cloud Files customers