Take a look at this presentation to know how Avere Hybrid Cloud NAS integrates public and private clouds into a global namespace together with your existing NAS, providing global access to data. Download the Whitepaper from http://www.averesystems.com/cloud-nas-for-dummies An enterprise-level NAS system is provided by Avere Hybrid Cloud NAS with the benefits of cloud storage. A hybrid solution is created by using both on-site NAS and cloud storage simultaneously. You can leverage your investment in current NAS storage while expanding into the cloud.

1. NAS in the Cloud
Path to Hybrid Enterprise Storage

2. Unstructured Data Explosion
Unstructured data growing 50% to 100% per year
Enterprises are faced with the need to invest in endless
amounts of network attached storage (NAS) capacity
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Hi-Res
50,000,000
KB/object
Video
5,000,000 KB/movie
Audio
5,000 KB/song
Images
1,000 KB/picture
Text
500 KB/record
Numbers
5 KB/record
Traditional
Data
New Data

3. Cloud* Storage Solves the Growth Problem
Virtually unlimited scalability
Lowest cost per GB
Built-in resiliency
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* Also called object storage
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Hi-Res
Files
Pictures
Documents
Music
Videos
Share
CLOUD STORAGE

4. Cloud Storage Has Drawbacks
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Contacts
Files
Pictures
Documents
Relatively poor
performance
Music
Videos
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CLOUD STORAGE
Unfamiliar user
interface

5. The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Cloud Storage
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Cloud Storage
Hi-Res
Files
Pictures
Documents
Music
Videos
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CLOUD STORAGE
+
Traditional NAS
for performance and ease of use for scalability and ease of data mobility

6. Avere Cloud NAS Makes It Happen
Introduces unprecedented agility and
flexibility into a hybrid topology
Integrates public and private clouds with your existing
NAS, providing global access to data stored in a
hybrid storage architecture
Makes use of enterprise-class
NAS features
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7. Cloud NAS
Avere Cloud NAS Makes It Happen
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Traditional NAS NAS Optimization
Client
Workstations
Computer
Farm
NFS & CIFS
Storage
Filers
Replication
Filers
Client
Workstations
Computer
Farm
NFS & CIFS
FXT Series
Edge Filer
Core
Filers
Client
Workstations
Computer
Farm
NFS & CIFS
FXT Series
Edge Filer
Flash Cloud
Public
Object
Public
Object
Amazon Cleversafe &
Amplidata
WAN
Challenges Benefits Benefits
Poor performance scaling
High CAPEX & OPEX
Management silos
Global access via complex replication
Unlimited performance scaling
Lower TCO (less disks & power)
Consolidated NAS – GNS
Global access via WAN
Unlimited performance with the cloud
Lowest TCO (less admin & data centers)
Consolidated object & NAS – GNS
Global access via cloud
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8. Avere Meets Your Needs
The right architecture provides you with an easy, familiar extension of your existing
NAS to your choice of cloud
Legacy NAS environment isn’t altered
Most accessed data continues to reside in your NAS filers
Familiar NFS and CIFS interfaces
Ability to manage as a single pool of storage
Security (AES-256 encryption)
On-site data tiering
Low latency, high speed file access from on-premise or cloud storage
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Client
Workstations
Compute
Farm
Low latency read,
write & metadata ops
Place data
WAN
WAN
Avere FXT Edge Filer
Add performance
& capacity
Core Filers
Public Object
Private Object
Legacy NAS (local & remote)
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9. Download Cloud NAS for Dummies
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