Cloud Storage Channel Feature
University of Southern California (USC) Deploys 8 Petabytes of Data on Nirvanix Cloud Storage
Nirvanix (News - Alert), a provider of enterprise-class cloud storage services, claimed that that the University of Southern California (USC) has shifted over 8 petabytes of unstructured data to a Nirvanix private cloud storage solution.
According to Nirvanix, the Nirvanix Private Cloud Storage is designed to enable one’s organization to comply with the most stringent corporate or legal data retention policies by storing data within their own facility.
It provides the scalability, ease-of-management and compelling economics of public cloud storage in the secure, controlled environment of users’ own data center – all in a complete solution, fully managed by Nirvanix. Users provide the data center space, power, cooling, and a network connection and Nirvanix is slated to handle everything else.
The Private Cloud will be fully managed as a service by Nirvanix and will include digital content from multiple USC entities, including the USC Shoah Foundation Institute in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Digital Repository, a division of the USC Libraries.
8 petabytes of data equals 160,000 Blu-ray discs and USC would not only use the Nirvanix service for its internal data storage requirements but also enable external clients to avail them as well. Deployed within USC's central data center, the Nirvanix Private Cloud Storage solution will enable the university and its clients to upload digital content from any location. Users would also be able to access content from anywhere by leveraging the Nirvanix's Cloud File System software.
USC asserted that in the current macroeconomic environment, the combination of hypergrowth in digital content and the need for greater return on investment at all academic institutions is driving the need for a new generation of IT solutions. It shifted to the cloud because the cloud provides USC with a geographically diverse and cost-effective way of storing, preserving and distributing our content on a truly global scale.
Officials with Nirvanix noted that not many conventional storage devices can even handle eight Petabytes distributed around the world and this is why companies are shifting to the consumption economics and business flexibility inherent in cloud storage services. There are no physical limitations when one has access to a nearly limitless pool of virtual resources.
The age of big iron monoliths is being replaced by more agile, adaptable clouds with far greater levels of flexibility and scalability. The selection of Nirvanix for this large-scale storage implementation continues their significant momentum as the leader in enterprise cloud storage and demonstrates further market share gains.
Nathesh is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Nathesh's articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Jennifer Russell
