BridgeSTOR: Free Coronado V-NAS Archive Access Point

BridgeSTOR, LLC announced the Coronado V-NAS Archive Access Point, a free or low cost-effective solution for storing backup and archive data in Amazon S3 through a NAS interface.

It is the latest addition to company’s family of Cloud Access products that enable global access to cloud or object storage. The Coronado V-NAS Archive Access Point integrates into existing backup infrastructures by allowing backup applications to send data directly to Amazon S3 with no external charges that may be included by backup applications.

The free version of the Coronado V-NAS Archive Access Point allows up to 5TB of backup data to be stored in Amazon S3. A supported version of the Coronado V-NAS Archive Access Point is available starting at $300/month with lower annual payments. All of them enable the business enterprise to retain the durability, control and security inherent in all NAS, while leveraging the cost, availability and accessibility advantages of cloud storage.

Other features and capabilities of Archive Access Points include:

• The ability to use local disk storage to enable backups to be performed at local network speeds;
• In-line data compression that can double the capacity of cloud and/or local storage (assuming the industry-standard 2:1 data compression ratio); 3) Military-strength data encryption performed at the source so that data is encrypted locally, when sent over the wire and when residing in cloud storage.

All Coronado V-NAS Access Point Appliances are delivered as an OVF or VHD virtual appliance compatible with VMware, Hyper-V, VirtualBox or Linux KVM.

“The Coronado V-NAS Access Point combines the benefits of cloud storage availability and reliability with the enhanced data protection benefits of off-premises backup,” says John Matze, CEO, BridgeSTOR. “Offering a Free Version of the product not only allows most small businesses to easily backup to cloud storage, but also shows Enterprise corporations the benefits and ease of use of a NAS interface for storing cloud data. We are pleased to announce this latest addition to BridgeSTOR’s family of cloud access products.”