This document discusses how cloud storage can help solve 3 common enterprise storage problems: offsite data protection, tiered storage, and distributed content collaboration. It provides examples of companies that have used cloud storage to address these issues by reducing costs, improving accessibility and security, and gaining more flexibility and scalability compared to traditional on-premise storage solutions. The document advocates that enterprises initially test cloud storage use cases before committing to long-term agreements.

1. Solve 3 Enterprise Storage Problems TodayStephen Foskettsfoskett@nirvanix.comtwitter.com/sfoskett

2. Top Storage Issues for IT2

3. Storage Is Supposed To Be Getting Cheaper!3Disk cost is dropping rapidly$250 buys:1994: 2 GB1999: 20 GB2004: 200 GB2009: 2000 GBBut enterprise storage costs keep rising!

4. Defining Cloud StorageStorage is offered as a service with standard interfacesBilling is usage basedInfrastructure is multi-tenant and scalable4SOURCE: McKinsey & Company

5. Enterprise Cloud Storage: Why Not?5

6. Security & ReliabilityNo System is Perfect (including yours)What to look forSecurity audit (by a respected firm or customer)SAS 70 (especially Type 2)Customizable SLA (with remedies)TransparencyEncryption (but who holds the keys?)

7. Encryption for Cloud StorageWhere should encryption live?(and who holds the keys?)

8. PerformanceCloud storage is not for all dataBut it’s for a lot of data!Cloud-appropriate data:File-based, unstructuredNon mission-criticalValue in keeping it accessibleRequirement to be outside the firewallMulti-user, multi-siteRarely written, frequently read

9. IngestionLoading initial data can derail even the best cloud use casesBandwidth is sized to daily requirementsInitial data loading often requires an alternate path Can you ship tapes? Disk arrays?Who manages? Who pays?

10. ImplementationAPIs Aren’t “Simple” to IntegrateWhat to look forRobust integrated functionality in applicationsSolutions & integration servicesEnterprise supportStandard storage protocol support

11. Paths to the Cloud

12. Physical, Virtual, and Cloud ComputeConfidential12Server virtualization allows us to combine workloads, buying 30% lessWe really only need this much CPU time……but we have to buy this much on physical servers!Ten servers swing wildly, but there is still lots of idle timeCloud compute services allow us to buy only what we need: 66% less!The CPU load of two servers is even more variableEach server’s CPU load varies throughout the week

13. Cloud Storage Is DifferentConfidential13We try to plan for storage capacity growth, but there is always lots of wasted spaceWe would like to buy just what we need…Multiple servers compound the use of storage capacity…but disk drives only come in certain sizes and it takes time to provisionStorage grows continuallyCloud storage services allow us to buy just what we need and can react instantly to new capacity demands

14. EconomicsTCO is More Than Just $/GBWhat to look atInfrastructure costsConnectivity/network costsSecurity feesHardware utilizationSystem complexitySystem management

15. Cloud Offers Better Access at Lower Cost15SANNASCostReduce CostVTLTapeIncrease AccessibilityAccessibilityCompanies Can Change Their Archive Storage StrategyNirvanix Confidential

16. Enterprise Storage HeadachesConfidential16

17. Protect Data Off-SiteData must be protected off-site…Local outages and small-scale data losses are frequentRegulations and standards call for off-site storageIT responded by…Shipping backup tapesUsing storage replication featuresBut…Is it really secure?Can you bear the cost and effort for replication?Do backup tape-based solutions even work?

18. Offsite Data Protection ASU/NASA Case StudyImages transmitted from moon via satellite3 copies required (2 local 1 offsite)Current offsite tape solution difficult to managed and scale Confidential18Data Receiving ServersExpensive labor intensive

19. delivery costsTertiary SecondaryPrimaryUncertain outdated technology

20. deteriorating mediaLimited inaccessible

21. only used for 1 copyImage Processing Servers

22. Integrated Nirvanix SDN via CloudNASOptimized management of tertiary dataGained accessibility, security, and integrityConfidential19Data Receiving ServersEconomical 40% cost reductionCloudNAS®APIUS - WestGermanySecure monitored transfer

23. easy to verify integritySecondaryPrimaryCacheEncryptionUS - MidJapanSSLImage Processing ServersFunctional accessible for reuse

24. can replicate instantlyUS - EastOffsite Data Protection ASU/NASA Case Study

25. Tiered Storage:Reduce the Cost and Impact of StorageStorage capacity just keeps expanding…Larger files + More files = Growing volume of dataIT responded by…Consolidating on SAN and NASTiered storage conceptsHSM and ILMBut…Storage systems getting more complex and expensiveManagement effort keeps growingCost savings aren’t materializingConfidential20

26. Tiered disk storage has not yet lived up to its promiseSmall cost and performance differential between FC and SATA diskTCO is very closeSSD gives extreme performance at high costCloud storage gives massive capacity at low costTiered StoragePerformance and CostCapacityFulfilling The Promise of Tiered StorageConfidential21Tiered StorageSSDFCDiskSATACloud

27. Tier NFortune 50 Financial FirmLegal requires email archiving systemFilled up planned on-site storage in one yearNo capital budget, space, or desire for more hardwareConfidential22EmployeesLegal Staff Using email system

28. Reviewing for compliance