Avere introduces Cloud Snapshots

Avere Systems has announced the introduction of Cloud Snapshots to the Avere 4.5 operating system. For the first time ever, combining the simplicity of NAS with the resiliency of the cloud, IT can now use snapshots as a disaster recovery solution in the cloud, with a familiar NAS-style user interface.

Cloud Snapshots leverage the flexibility of cloud storage while protecting data against disk, controller, array and entire site failures. Typical disaster recovery solutions require multiple complete copies of data, a substantial amount of additional storage capacity and expensive, complex mirroring software.

Cloud Snapshots provide an affordable, simple alternative - they are space-efficient, support 1,024 snapshots per bucket, can be automated or run manually and provide point in-time consistency across all objects in a bucket. In addition, they do not require multiple NAS arrays.

Cloud Snapshots are closely integrated with the Avere FlashCloud™ file system, which was built from the ground-up to deal with the performance and semantics of cloud storage. By eliminating the latency associated with the cloud, IT can choose the right storage at the right location, translating standard NAS protocols and safeguarding your application investments.

"Customers want to protect the precious data in their archives from not just accidental deletion and data corruption, but also equipment failure," says Jeff Tabor, senior director of product management and marketing at Avere. "With Avere's Cloud Snapshots, and for a fraction of the price of a normal DR solution, customer data can survive even entire array and site failures. Businesses will now be able to leverage the resiliency of the cloud with the simplicity of NAS, ensuring that their most important data is there when they need it and that it is simple to manage."