The document outlines how Storage Made Easy transforms OpenStack Swift into a sophisticated cloud data service that is business-ready for ISPs and end-users, providing features such as file management, sharing options, and encryption. It highlights functionalities like user management, branding, and audit capabilities, as well as integration with platforms like Active Directory and various file editing tools. Additionally, it describes the cloud file server's ability to operate in hosted or on-premise environments, supporting fast searches and customizability through widgets.

1. Turning OpenStack Swift into a rich
business ready Cloud Service
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2. What SME does
- Makes OpenStack Swift ‘Business ready’ for ISP’s or direct end-users
- Turns Swift into a sophisticated Cloud Data Service
- Supports virtual drive and sync for all desktop clients & native Apps for all Mobiles
- Adds control / audit / governance to all files
- Indexes meta-data for rapid search
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3. Initial sign in
‣ Initial Home Page after creating a
Cloud File Server Account
‣ The service can used from a
hosted environment at
• US: http://storagemadeasy.com
• EU: http://eu.storagemadeeasy.com
‣ The Service can be run from a
customers own premise (supplied as
a VMWARE, XEN or KVM instance)
‣ The service can be run on Linode or
EC2
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4. Custom Branding
‣ Each Cloud File Server can be
branded
‣ Online and on-Premise hosted
Cloud Appliance can have
‘deeper’ branding
• All desktop and mobile tools can
Branding & be branded for on-premise use of
Unique login page the SME Appliance
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5. Cloud File Server Admin
Branding
‣ Cloud File Server
Administrators have additional
options
‣ This enables them to ‘control’
the cloud file server users,
options, security, and
governance.
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6. Homepage Widgets
‣ ‘Widgets’ can be added to the
home page
‣ Widgets can be customisable
‣ Widget framework enables
custom widgets to be developed
for hooking into company
information
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7. User Management
‣ Users can easily be managed
or added
‣ Users can completely managed
from another Identity
Management system
• Active Directory
• LDAP
‣ Bulk users can be added
from .csv file
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8. Active Directory / BYOD
Active Directory & BYOD
integration
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9. File Manager
‣ Rich / functional web file
manager
shared folders
• Separate ‘lite’ file manager for
locked down browsers
• Visualises all OpenStack Data
supports file
Locking &
encryption
drag / drop files
straight onto webpage
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10. File options
‣ Files options depend on
file type
• Office files can be edited
and saved back to the
original location using
Zoho office or Google
Docs
• Text files can be edited
also inline
• Viewers exist for various
files integrated with best
of breed online services
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11. Example: viewing an Autocad file
‣ Files can be viewed or
edited inline depending
on the file type
• This is an example of an
Autocad file being viewed
through the Google
Viewer
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12. Sharing Options
‣ Rich sharing options
• Share by secure link, time expiry,
over email, to external groups
Email sharing
URL Sharing
Group Sharing
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13. Encryption
‣ All files no matter the location
can be encrypted
• AES SHA-1 256 bit secure
encryption
• Public Key stored but private key
not stored, remains with user
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14. Sharing files Internally
‣ Shared folders can be used to
promote internal file sharing
• Access control lists supported at
folder, role & user level
• Can integrate with Active Directory
‣ Admin can delegate users to
also create shared folders
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15. Sharing files externally
‣ Business Workspaces can be
used to share external files
• Create a group, invite people and
then simply share file with group
• All members receive updates
• Set Auto-updates based on rules
• Members can be collaborators
• Members can be private (don’t see
each other)
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16. Sharing files over email
‣ Files can be ‘sent’ to OpenStack
simply as a ‘cc’ or bcc’ on regular
email
• Users has private folder with email
address
• Shared folders have email
addresses so that data normally
trapped in emails can be easily
added
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17. Searching files
‣ Quick search interface
• Search against all Swift
indexed meta-data quickly
• Works from any client
Tagged file
search
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18. File notifications
‣ Set sophisticated
notification options for
when files are added to
a shared folder
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19. Event Auditing
‣ Audit each file event
• For security
• For legislative
purposes
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20. Sophisticated options
‣ Sophisticated Options
• For management
• Corporate governance
• Security
• Branding
• Encryption
• Versioning
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21. That was just a brief look at the
Web platform of a Cloud File Server
based on using with OpenStack
Swift
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22. Native desktop Drives + Sync
Windows
Mac
Linux
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23. Native Clients for all mobiles / tablets
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24. Thanks !
info@storagemadeeasy.com !
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