Stratus Cloud Storage

Never before was there an easier or more cost effective way to store your data. Hosted Solutions Stratus Cloud Storage is a storage-on-demand solution that provides customers with complete control over the storage, distribution and retrieval of data from any location, anytime, using a web services API.

With Hosted Solutions Stratus Cloud Storage, customers have unmatched flexibility and control. Each customer specifies their storage criteria through a web services API, which allows them to access and modify their storage capacity on demand. In addition, it eliminates the need to invest in expensive storage infrastructure and associated maintenance costs. The result is the most flexible and cost efficient storage solution on the market.

Built on EMC’s Atmos platform, designed to help service providers, ISVs and developers manage and optimize external clouds, Stratus Cloud Storage combines massive scalability and unparalleled flexibility with automated data placement, efficiently delivering content and information anywhere in the world through a standard interface.  Stratus Cloud Storage now leverages CloudArray™ from TwinStrata, to provide easy access and increased performance for applications accessing data through a Stratus Cloud Storage implementation.

Available either as part of Hosted Solutions’ Stratus Trusted Cloud™ platform, or a standalone service, Stratus Cloud Storage delivers a full range of benefits that Hosted Solutions’ customers have come to rely on, including rapid implementation, elimination of upfront capital expenditures on hardware, and ongoing maintenance costs, and the ability to rapidly deploy additional storage on an as-needed basis.  Stratus Cloud Storage is designed to help mid-sized companies easily implement cloud storage infrastructures that support key data protection functionalities such as replication, backup/restore, data archiving, disaster recovery, data & application mobility, data availability/security, and elastic capacity.

Attributes:
Adaptive storage that expands in real time to accommodate the amount of data inside
Enterprise-grade network security features
Pre-defined storage policies to control distribution of data
API-based access so users can upload or retrieve data anywhere, anytime, from any device connected to the Internet
Pay-for-what-you-use pricing that includes storage capacity, network, and security services
Access to your data backed by a service level agreement of 99.9% availability

Best fit for:
Ability to specify location of the data, which impacts performance objectives and regulatory compliance
Avoid upfront capital expenditures on hardware and ongoing operating expense on maintenance
Utilize additional storage capacity without additional planning or integration
Meet peak demand without over provisioning
Supplement your other storage systems for cost-effective data retention