TwinStrata's CloudArray is an innovative cloud storage solution providing secure and fast iSCSI access from anywhere, supporting both public and private cloud environments. The product offers limitless storage, seamless disaster recovery, and integration with various applications, enabling efficient data backup and tiering. Customer success stories highlight significant cost savings and improved recovery times for organizations using CloudArray.

1. Product Overview
Zero-Friction Enterprise Storage™
Building an iSCSI “Cloud SAN” for flexible
data storage and disaster recovery
Greg Kettmann – gkettmann@twinstrata.com
Dave Marseglia – dmarseglia@twinstrata.com

2. Company Overview
 Innovator in enterprise-class cloud
storage solutions
Champion Cloud Vendor
• Founded 2007, Natick, MA
• Venture-backed, led by Avalon Ventures
 CloudArray® line of virtual and physical
appliances deliver secure and fast iSCSI
access to cloud storage from anywhere
 Numerous customer success stories
http://www.twinstrata.com/customer-case-studies
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3. CloudArray Solution Ecosystem
Backup & Archive
• Veeam
• Quest vRanger
• AppAssure
Database Mail Application File Backup • Symantec Backup Exec, NetBackup
• VMware VDR
• CA ARCserve
• Oracle RMAN
Storage Virtualization & Tiering
• DataCore
• Nexenta
• VMware Storage DRS
Public Cloud Private Cloud • Symantec Filestore
Storage Storage Application and File
Existing Storage • Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, etc.
• Nexenta
Block Storage
• Windows
• Linux
• VMware vSphere, ESX(i)
• Solaris
• HP-UX
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4. Turning Cloud Storage Benefits into Reality
Database Mail Application File Backup
Cloud Storage
Cloud Benefits… Reality…
• Limitless storage • CloudArray®: delivers cloud storage with local
• No more storage array performance, high availability, security, and
upgrades simple iSCSI integration
• Global data access • Integrating the broadest choice of
• Tapeless backup & offsite • Public cloud storage
storage • Private cloud storage
• Instant disaster recovery • Any existing storage
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5. CloudArray® Hybrid Storage
Zero U. Zero-friction. Enterprise-class.
CloudArray Portal
Compute
Anywhere™
Environment for
Business Continuity
Servers
• Application CloudArray Appliance Public Cloud Storage
(VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, EC2, Hardware)
• File
• Backup-Archive AVAILABLE
In-cloud Snapshots, In-cloud Recovery, Business
• Tiering Continuity, Automatic metadata backup to secure portal
AFFORDABLE
iSCSI Thin provisioning, Data Reduction,
Data Volume Expansion, Storage as a Service API
Private Cloud Storage
SEAMLESS
iSCSI, existing applications, Zero-Friction entry point,
Bandwidth Throttling
Virtual & physical
servers SECURE
At-rest, in-flight encryption
FAST
iSCSI initiators: Dynamic Caching or Replication – Data Flow Diagram
• Windows Existing Storage
• Linux Cache
• Solaris Cache
• HP-UX
• VMware ESX/ESXi
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6. CloudArray® Recovery
vMotion, HA, FT Recovery Offsite Recovery to the Cloud
CloudArray® Metadata Compute Anywhere™
Heartbeat Environment for Business Continuity
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CloudArray CloudArray CloudArray
Virtual
Backup Virtual
Backup Backup
VM VM Virtual
Appliance Server Appliance Server Appliance Server CloudArray
CloudArray®
Virtual
Metadata
Appliance
Hypervisor Hypervisor
VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, EC2
Cloud Storage
Thin Provisioned
Blocks
Local Local
Storage Storage
DAS/SAN/NAS DAS/SAN/NAS
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7. Rapid Configuration
 CloudArray Portal
• https://www.cloudarray.com
Web Portal
• License management
• Alert management
• Automatic “push” upgrades
• Auto backup
 Petabytes of cloud storage
in minutes
• 3-step configuration
• Web-based UI and APIs
Web UI
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8. Customer Success Stories
 Aziende Italia
• Leading ISP and web-hosting
provider in Italy
• Providing unlimited email and
backup to Scality RING Cloud
 AFGE
• Reduced VMare Recovery Times
by 80%
 LA Unified School District
• Displace traditional data storage
across 15 sites
• $250K+ savings in TCO
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9. Next Steps
 Discuss detailed requirements and objectives
 Initiate Evaluation/Proof of Concept
• 30-day free evaluation of CloudArray® software
– Minimum requirements:
– Virtual Appliance only – (VMware V4.0 or greater, Hyper-V, XenServer v5.5 or
greater, EC2), Dual 64 bit Processors, 4GB RAM, 50GB Disk Space, GigE
• Online video tutorials for ease of installation
• Download, install and provision petabytes of storage in less than 30
minutes
• TwinStrata support to assist with application use cases, requirements,
planning next steps
http://www.twinstrata.com/Cloudarray_evaluation
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10. Thank You
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FREE
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD
http://www.twinstrata.com

11. Use Cases/Specs

12. CloudArray Cache for Flexible Performance
APPLICATIONS Database Mail Web Tiering File Backup Archive
REQUIREMENTS High Demand Workload Less Demanding Workload
100% 60% 25% 3%
Full Cache Partial Cache
CloudArray® HANDLES 80% OF STORAGE NEEDS
Price / TB
Speed
On-Premises Cloud
5% 35% 60%
Price/ Capacity Return
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13. CloudArray® for Backup/Archive
Backup Software Simple Off-site Backup
• No API programming
CloudArray
VM VM Virtual
VM
Backup • No “rip and replace”
Server
Appliance
• No policy changes
• Automatic local and/or offsite copy
Hypervisor VRanger Pro
VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, EC2
Microsoft Cluster Service
Cloud Storage
iSCSI
Thin Provisional
Blocks
Tape Backup
CloudArray
Virtual
Appliance
Local 2TB
Cache01
Storage Volume
DAS/SAN/NAS 256GB
• Tape as Primary Backup
• Tape as Secondary –
For Offsite Storage
Return
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14. CloudArray® for Tiered Storage
VM VM VM VM
Benefits
• Virtually unlimited capacity expansion
Hypervisor • Instant off-site capacity for DR
VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, EC2
• Offload existing Tier1 storage, extending lifecycle
VM VM VM VM
Hypervisor
CloudArray®
Virtual or physical appliance
Storage DRS
Cloud Storage
Local
Storage Return
DAS/SAN/NAS
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15. CloudArray® for Application Servers
Application Servers Storage for any application
CloudArray
 Local performance
Backup
VM VM Virtual
Server  Replication and CDP
Appliance
 DR Anywhere™
Hypervisor
VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer, EC2
Microsoft Cluster Service
Cloud Storage
iSCSI
Thin Provisional
Blocks
CloudArray
Virtual
Appliance
Local 2TB
Cache01
Storage Volume
DAS/SAN/NAS 2TB
“Full-
Cache”
Return
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16. CloudArray® for NAS/File Servers
CloudArray® Virtual Appliance
• Dynamic Caching Policies
• NFS/CIFS • One-Button Provisioning Policies
•
5TB
Storage without limits • Bandwidth Control
• Existing servers and security Dynamic • Multiple Storage Volumes
• ZFS (Nexenta) iSCSI Cache • Encryption and Compression
• zpools (pooled storage)
• In Cloud Snapshots
• Deduplication
• Choice of Cloud Providers
CloudArray
Nexenta VM
Virtual
Server s
Appliance
Cloud Storage
10TB
Hypervisor Volume Thin Provisional
VMware, Hyper- Blocks
V, XenServer, EC2
In Cloud
Local Snapshots
Storage
Return
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