Cloudian™ is an Amazon S3-compliant cloud storage platform that enables service providers and enterprises to build reliable, multi-tenant data storage systems. Utilizing Cloudian’s unique Hyper-Store™ storage layer for maximum flexibility, service providers can now offer reliable and scalable cloud storage solutions utilizing low cost commodity hardware, while taking advantage of the broad number of applications in the Amazon Web Services ecosystem.

1. The Leader in turn-key cloud storage software platforms

2. The Cloudian Cloud Storage Platform
Cloudian™
is an Amazon S3-compliant cloud storage platform that enables service providers
and enterprises to build reliable, multi-tenant data storage systems. Utilizing
Cloudian’s unique Hyper-Store™
storage layer for maximum flexibility, service providers
can now offer reliable and scalable cloud storage solutions utilizing low cost commodity
hardware, while taking advantage of the broad number of applications in the Amazon Web
Services ecosystem.
Utilizing Cloudian’s unique Hyper-Store object storage layer, Cloudian is designed
specifically to meet the demands of a high volume, multi-tenant, multi-datacenter cloud
storage service. Cloudian’s features for public or private clouds include group support,
quality of service controls, access control rights, reporting and billing.
The Cloudian platform offers a fully distributed, peer-to-peer architecture, with no
single point of failure. The system easily scales from two nodes up to hundreds of nodes
across multiple data centers, supporting petabytes of data. System operators can leverage
heterogeneous commodity PC servers for cost-effective horizontal scalability. New node
detection and data re-balancing is performed automatically without service interruption.
Cloudian provides a robust and flexible management interface, which accommodates a
wide variety of billing and licensing models.
Cloudian also offers a Cloudian-OpenStack Distribution, with full interoperability
between Cloudian and the releases of Nova and Glance. In addition Cloudian is actively
partnering with the leading cloud computing environments including Citrix Cloud
Platform and OpenStack, cloud on-ramp providers, and the vast ecosystem of tools and
applications that is afforded through true S3 compatibility.
“Lunacloud is a pure-play cloud compute and storage services
provider. To succeed in the competitive infrastructure
services market, we had to find the right storage solution,
one that could offer us operational comfort, reliability and
scalability. Cloudian was the clear winner, not only because
it meets these requirements but because it delivers
S3 API compatibility.”
Antonio Miguel Ferreira CEO, Lunacloud
To download an evaluation copy of Cloudian visit
www.cloudian.com
Reliable, scalable cloud
storage solutions built on
commodity hardware.

3. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to have full Amazon
S3 compatible cloud storage with Cloudian. No other
cloud storage solution can offer a complete end-to-end
product that meets our customers’ and partners’ demands.
Cloudian meets our top priorities by providing cost
control and reduced complexity while having a scalable
solution built on top of commodity hardware.”
Brian Haun Cloud Services Director, Constant Hosting
The Cloudian
Difference:
The Top Five Value
Propositions
1S3 compatibility: Cloudian’s
goal is to be 100% S3 API
compatible. As the de facto stan-
dard and the largest ecosystem
in the cloud storage market,
S3 compatibility gives customers
instant access to all of the tools
and features offered within the
ecosystem.
2Quick deployment, out of
the box solution: Cloudian
is an off-the-shelf software
platform allowing customers to
deploy cloud storage services
without a lot of integration
hassle or lengthy install times.
3Commodity hardware:
Cloudian uses existing
heterogeneous commodity
hardware to build out a highly
reliable service at minimal cost.
4Full Support and
Professional Services:
S3 compatibility allows Cloudian
to offer its customers features
and functionality to serve specific
market verticals with a quick
turn-around time.
5FREE Community Edition:
Cloudian is letting enter-
prises and service providers
deploy the Cloudian solution
today at no cost with the new
community edition.
• Grow revenue – take advantage of the
Cloudian Platform’s flexibility and the S3
ecosystem to serve new markets.
• Reduce costs – use existing heterogeneous
commodity hardware to build out a highly
reliable service at minimal cost.
• Minimize time to market – deploy the
Cloudian off-the-shelf ready platform to
quickly and efficiently launch a cloud
storage solution starting with two nodes.
• Differentiate your services – enjoy full
control and flexibility between service
reliability, cost, and features.
• Business model flexibility – take advantage
of a variety of pricing models to allow the
ultimate flexibility in market entry.
The Cloudian Business Benefits
You can build a reliable cloud storage environment quickly and affordably with the
Cloudian storage platform:

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About Cloudian
Cloudian, Inc. is a Foster City, Calif.-based software company specializing in cloud storage software. The main product
is Cloudian®
, an Amazon S3-compliant cloud object storage platform that enables service providers and enterprises
to build reliable, affordable and scalable cloud storage solutions. Cloudian is actively partnering with the leading cloud
computing environments including Citrix Cloud Platform and OpenStack, cloud on-ramp providers, and the vast ecosystem
of tools and applications that is afforded through true S3 compatibility. Cloudian’s customers include Vodafone, Nextel,
NTT, SoftBank, Nifty, and LunaCloud. The company has additional offices in China and Japan. For more information or to
try Cloudian today, please visit www.cloudian.com.
“Cloudian puts to work a NoSQL-based storage layer so that
service providers can offer reliable and scalable cloud storage
service packages utilizing commodity hardware. At the same
time, they can take advantage of the large number of applications
on the Amazon Web Services ecosystem menu…If you’re a cloud
service provider, or thinking about adding such services to your
IT system — whether for internal or external deployments —
you might want to check this option out.”
eWeek Storage Station
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