TwinStrata Increases Enterprise Storage Capabilities With CloudArray 4.0

TwinStrata, Inc. unveiled CloudArray 4.0, its cloud storage gateway that integrates enterprise-class storage capabilities with cloud storage, further reducing IT costs, time and administration required by traditional data storage.

CloudArray 4.0 is a cloud-integrated storage product to natively support both NAS and SAN protocols.

Integrated HA appliances and breadth of storage options deliver choice and flexibility to organizations of all sizes.

Flexibility Gives Customers Control

• Designed to deliver customers access to cloud storage how, when and where they want it, CloudArray 4.0 supports:
• Server Message Block (SMB), SMB2, CIFS and Active Directory for file-based NAS access, as well as the previously available iSCSI-based SAN access
• 20+ cloud storage providers, with the addition of Dell, Google, HP Cloud Services, IBM SmartCloud, SoftLayer and others this year
• In-cloud appliance deployments in cloud compute environments to deliver DR for on-premise environments and primary storage for cloud-based infrastructures (Available for Amazon EC2, Rackspace, IBM SmartCloud Enterprise and Google Cloud Compute.
• Both subscription-based (bundling appliance with cloud storage) and ‘bring your own cloud’ (perpetual license) models

Continuous Data Access Reduces Risk
With the release of CloudArray 4, TwinStrata is also introducing a line of integrated HA appliances that provide protection against disk failure in a 2U enclosure. Branded as the TwinStrata CloudArray P300 series, the HA options begin with a 6TB onboard usable capacity with hybrid SSD options available.

Improved Manageability Delivers Advanced Visibility
New management functions deliver advanced visibility across both historic and present operations for greater control, planning ability and consistent access. The new dashboard and GUI provide easier visual access, monitoring and reporting on data stored in the cloud and locally, cache and cloud data flows, and capacity usage in real time.

Pricing
Subscription pricing for both virtual and physical appliances begins at $0.19 per gigabyte per month for both the appliance and cloud storage, while perpetual pricing begins at $4,995.

Jerry Bogart, infrastructure manager, ChemPoint.com, said: "In the two months since we started using TwinStrata CloudArray, we’ve already dramatically reduced the pain and risk exposure of our backup and DR efforts. The new CIFS capability and improved dashboard simplify our storage management even further, and the in-cloud CloudArray option provides me even greater peace of mind."

Mark Peters, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said: "Recent ESG research has found that organizations spending money on storage are increasingly turning to cloud storage services to expand capacity in lieu of buying new on-site infrastructure, and enterprise organizations are leading this trend. TwinStrata features like native SAN/NAS, high security, HA, advanced functions and ease of use appeal directly to these larger businesses. With CloudArray 4.0, TwinStrata is really ‘filling out’ and strengthening the enterprise nature of its offering, while keeping its attractive price point."

Nicos Vekiarides, CEO, TwinStrata, said: "CloudArray 4.0 represents a monumental advancement for cloud integrated storage solutions. More than a ‘cloud storage gateway,’ our appliances combine choice, simplicity and affordability into a storage platform that offers near-unlimited capacity and handles a broad range of applications. Today, we are the only solution to natively and completely support both NAS and SAN protocols, demonstrating our continued technical leadership."

To try TwinStrata CloudArray for free for 14 days (registration needed)