Cloud Storage White Papers

  • TwinStrata CloudArray 4.5 with DRaaS

    The release of CloudArray 4.5 with DRaaS includes a number of significant enhancements and additions to TwinStrata’s CloudArray gateway product.  Changes to the UI, improved process management tools, bandwidth throttling and a unique snapshot scheduler simplify and streamline data management.  In addition, TwinStrata’s new Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offering allows for affordable, on-demand recovery without the need for secondary infrastructure.

    This white paper walks through some of the features and enhancements in CloudArray 4.5 as judged by the storage experts at Storage Strategies NOW.

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  • Understanding Disaster Recovery Options

    The process of choosing a disaster recovery (DR) solution can be daunting. Every organization has different requirements around what applications and data are critical, how quickly they need to recover (recovery time objective), how much they’re willing to risk (recovery point objective) and how much they’re willing to spend. And because the tipping point for each organization is slightly different, it can often be difficult to identify the “right” solution for your particular environment. 

    This white paper walks through both traditional and cloud-based disaster recovery options and outline the advantages and disadvantages of each.

  • Enterprise Strategy Group Report: TwinStrata CloudArray 4.0 - Cloud-integrated Storage

    From the report: Organizations are increasingly moving data to public cloud platforms. But moving some amount of data to the cloud is just the beginning. Once it’s there, most IT teams still want to retain the management of their storage capacity that sits in the cloud, preferably as just an extended “arm” of their standard, in-house storage. TwinStrata is a prime example of a new storage implementation—“cloud-integrated storage”—that aims to provide the best of both these local and cloud worlds. It has recently released its CloudArray 4.0 product that adds more flexibility and manageability, together with near-continuous data access and HA capabilities.

  • A Snapshot into Cloud Storage Adoption

    Updated Jan 2013
    During the second half of 2012, TwinStrata conducted a survey of more than 200 people. We found a number of surprises (almost 90% of respondents currently use or plan to use cloud storage – more than any other cloud computing initiative), as well as confirmation on a few widely held assumptions (security/loss of control remains the single biggest objection to cloud storage).

  • Storage Switzerland: How to Make Cloud Storage as Secure as Local Storage

    Independent analyst report outlines the security requirements of cloud storage.

  • Info-Tech: 2012 Cloud Backup Gateways Vendor Landscape

    Independent analyst report analyzes different cloud storage gateways that combines on-site storage with off-site clouds for data protection and capital cost avoidance. Recommended vendors include TwinStrata, CTERA, EVault, Panzura, Riverbed and Zmanda.

  • TwinStrata CloudArray Storage Gateway Technical Overview

    Public cloud storage from Amazon, AT&T, Rackspace, HP, and many others is revolutionizing network management and data access by providing limitless storage capacity at a low cost on an on‐demand basis. Organizations are turning to cloud storage for a number of reasons.

  • Storage Strategies Now - Delta Report

    Cloud SANs Deliver the Benefits of the Cloud to Storage Area Networks.

  • Aberdeen Group 2012: Public Cloud Storage Survey Report

    Aberdeen Group conducted a survey on the use of public cloud storage, exploring the challenges faced, strategies employed, and ultimately the tangible business and operational benefits organizations have achieved using this technology.

  • Best Practices Guide: Using CloudArray with Veeam Backup & Replication

    Strategies and instructions for using CloudArray with Veeam Backup & Replication to backup data to and recover data from cloud storage.

  • Breaking the Storage Array Lifecycle

    An analysis of the comparative costs of upgrading on-premise storage arrays every 3 to 5 years versus using cloud storage.

  • Using Cloud Storage for Multi-Site Data Access & Protection

    Learn how a CloudArray customer consolidated storage in the cloud across 15 sites to provide continuous data protection and universal data access.

  • Taneja Group: Is Cloud-Enabled DR Ready for Prime Time?

    Read about a spectrum of cloud-based DR approaches for small, medium and large businesses, from simply duplicating data to the cloud as a form of off-site backup storage to creating a conduit between a customer’s site and a remote virtualized compute and storage infrastructure in the cloud.

  • VMware VDR and Cloud Storage: A Winning Backup/DR Combination

    CloudArray™, from TwinStrata, and VMware Data Recovery combine to provide simple, fast and secure backup: On-site and Off-site.

  • Storage Strategies Now - Delta Report

    TwinStrata cloud-enables business applications. "...CloudArray® software provides data protection and network-ready availability for mid-sized businesses.

  • Storage Strategies Now - Snapshot Report

    TwinStrata bridges the storage cloud chasm with intelligence.