After EMC-TwinStrata, can independent cloud storage gateway players stay that way?
The latest acquisition sparks speculation about the fate of the remaining independent players Panzura, Nasuni, Avere, CTERA et al.
EMC snaps up TwinStrata for its hybrid cloud push
Storage kingpin buys TwinStrata to make it easier for companies to move data from on-premises to their cloud of choice.
Nasuni adds a key storage option for AWS and Azure clouds
The company’s virtual controllers can now run natively in Amazon EC2 and Windows Azure, and its on-prem hardware adds a flash option.
Nasuni now mirrors customer data between clouds
Mirroring corporate data sets between clouds may make the whole cloud storage scenario more palatable to companies.
Nasuni centralizes storage management for far-flung organizations
Nasuni already pumps your data into the cloud and lets you manage it there. But now a new console provides a single dashboard instead of a bunch of different screens.
Panzura gets $25M to staff up global sales presence
Panzura looks to expand its enterprise cloud storage push with new money from Meritech Capital Partners and current backers.
Guess what Mr. CIO? One in five of your employees uses Dropbox at work
Given Dropbox’s huge popularity — it claims 100 million users — it’s not surprising that many workers use it at the office. But that trend is worrisome to IT departments concerned with security breaches.
Microsoft snags StorSimple to pack more stuff onto Azure
Microsoft snarfs up StorSimple as an easy way to get customer data into its Windows Azure storage cloud. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, signals increasing competition between Microsoft, Google, Amazon and the OpenStack crew for customer data.