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Nirvanix + Atempo Webinar Archive

Tired of buying more storage? Safeguarding your digital assets for long-term retention doesn't require purchasing additional storage hardware or hiring more storage admins to manage it anymore. What if you could have instant access to an unlimited amount of storage, when you need it? How to archive all your data without purchasing storage hardware.

Webinar features – Atempo Digital Archive combined with Nirvanix "cloud storage" safeguards your digital assets with instant access to Terabytes of storage. You can even configure your archive to be automatically replicated for high availability and for high performance so that your data is accessible from any place on the globe. You get instantly scalable, highly available, global access while saving 80-90% on storage hardware costs.

Practical Applications of Cloud Storage in the Enterprise

View this ESG Webcast, featuring expert storage analyst, Bob Laliberte, and Nirvanix's former Chief Marketing Office, Jonathan Buckley, to learn the truth about cloud storage. Attend this presentation to learn about topics, such as:

The environmental changes within corporations that are driving the immediate need for cloud storage solutions
Practical applications for cloud storage within an organization including online backup, archiving, eDiscovery and new product development
The benefits of current cloud storage solutions and how they differ from previous SaaS (storage as a service) offerings
How to immediately integrate cloud storage into existing storage processes and enterprise applications
And more

Cloud Storage + CDNs: Optimizing the performance/price mix for media storage & delivery

Not all content storage and delivery solutions are the same. View this webinar to learn how to optimize the performance to price ratio for storing and delivering content online by combining the Nirvanix SDN with content delivery network services.

Cloud Storage + The Nirvanix SDN

In this Whiteboard Video, Nirvanix former CTO, Patrick Ritto, explains the four key components of any true Cloud Storage provider, those being Global Virtualization, Unlimited Scalability, Continuous Availability, and a Usage Based Service Model. He also discusses how Nirvanix uniquely utilizes those components in the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network (SDN) platform.

The SDN Explained – Under the Radar Conference

In this video, Jonathan Buckley, Nirvanix's former Chief Marketing Officer, speaks on behalf of Nirvanix in the Graduate Circle of the Under the Radar conference. Jonathan discusses the company, the architecture of our service, and the advantages it gives our customers. He also gives a few examples of businesses that have launched and maintained successful businesses using the Nirvanix SDN, including 3Tera. Jonathan was invited to speak at this segment of the conference because Dealmaker Media sees Nirvanix as a perfect example of a start-up company with a superior product and advanced business model. Nirvanix Inc. has officially graduated from Under the Radar.

Cloud Computing Roundtable

In this first episode of the Cloud Computing roundtable Nirvanix's former VP of Product Management, Edgard Capdevielle, and three other industry experts discuss the history, evolution, and future of "Cloud Storage" and the benefits of the Nirvanix Storage Cloud.

The SDN Explained – DEMO 08 Conference

In this video, Patrick Harr, Nirvanix's Founder and CEO, and Michael Witz, CEO of Free Drive gives an informative and theatrical presentation at DEMO 08. Michael demolishes a storage server to symbolize the fact that "The Box is Dead". Patrick discusses the advantages of the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network and announces Media Services and Transcoding functionality. Then Patrick and Michael give a live demonstration of the Free Drive application operating on the Nirvanix SDN platform.

Accelerating Web Applications with Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network (SDN) - (registration required)

The Nirvanix SDN provides multiple advantages for consumer-driven web application development and the companies that build them. The Nirvanix SDN provides an easy to implement file system, integrated user management and media processing accessible via standards-based web services.

Security on Demand: Providing a High Level of Protection for Online Data Storage Without Inconveniencing the User - (registration required)

As the premier provider of Internet storage optimized for media, Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network (SDN) is committed to delivering a high level of security while remaining flexible enough that users can make their own decisions regarding security and not have burdensome requirements forced upon them. This is important because security needs for applications can differ substantially. Storage for a financial services application, for example, would require a much higher level of security than storage for a blog application.

Alternatives for Managing Media-Centric Content - (registration required)

This paper examines the different storage alternatives that a company has to meet the data management challenge while capitalizing on the revenue-generating possibilities. Each storage alternative has different cost-of-ownership factors to consider, including acquisition and operating costs, as well as time-to-market factors and risks. Because of the critical long-term business implications, selecting the correct alternative demands a clear understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

ESG Evaluating Cloud Storage Security - (registration required)

By far, the number one question users considering a move to cloud storage ask is whether or not their data will be secure. Storing data offsite doesn’t change data security requirements; they are the same as those facing data stored onsite. In this security brief ESG evaluates security considerations for cloud storage and proposes a list of questions broken down by system components that will help you evaluate the security of any cloud storage service provider.

Taneja Group – Cloud Architectures for the Digital Media Lifecycle - (registration required)

In this technology brief on cloud storage and rich media, Taneja Group will examine the evolving use of digital assets in media organizations and the challenges faced from the growing amount of ever larger rich media assets. We'll then turn an eye toward where and how the class of infinitely expandable and highly accessible cloud storage solutions on the market can serve some of the needs of media organizations, and examine where and how to assess their fit.

ESG Brief Atempo-Nirvanix - (registration required)

Through a mutual reseller relationship, Atempo and Nirvanix are taking advantage of market place trends by providing a hybrid archive solution leveraging Atempo's on-premise archiving software, Atempo Digital Archive (ADA), and Nirvanix's scalable Internet storage, Storage Delivery Network (SDN). Available to their respective worldwide customers and prospects, Atempo and Nirvanix have made their mark with this industry first, practical use of cloud storage.

"The compelling Price/Performance Economics of the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network Versus In-House Storage"
Marc Staimer, President & CDS of Dragon Slayer Consulting, 6/11/08 - (registration required)

This in-depth analysis, written by Marc Staimer, President & CDS of Dragon Slayer Consulting in June 2008, examines how the pricing and performance economics of the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network versus In-house Storage. In regards to several use cases Cloud Storage, and specifically, the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network, will cost about 1/5 the price of in-house storage.

451 Group – Nirvanix pushes NAS into the cloud, adds backup and archive partner - (451 subscription required)

This Impact Report, written by Henry Baltazar of the 451 group in July 2008, discusses Nirvanix's emerging position in the Cloud. Baltazar explains how Nirvanix's latest product offerings and partnerships attest to their meaningful place within the Cloud Storage sector, and the already present and likely even more extensive impact they will have on traditional storage system market.

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ESG Solutions Brief - (registration required)

This solutions brief, written by Bob Laliberte in September 2007, examines how Nirvanix helps accelerate Web 2.0 and online backup applications using a B2B approach. There are several challenges facing Web 2.0 applications today, but Nirvanix helps those companies avoid these road blocks and accelerate their time to market.

Axentra Customer Case Study

Axentra wanted to extend the value of their HipServ home server software by offering a virtual hard drive, so that end users could remotely back up their important files to "storage in the sky." The Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network addressed Axentra's needs for a robust, secure, global infrastructure for on-demand storage. The easy-to-use Nirvanix API simplified integration into the existing HipServ application and accelerated delivery of the new Axentra service. Built-in user features provided the additional benefit of a seamless user experience and the flexibility in fine-tuning the service offering.

Free Drive Customer Case Study

FreeDrive needed to meet time-to-market objectives to capitalize on the growing demand for easy-to-use storage services on social networking platforms. The Nirvanix solution took care of FreeDrive's needs for reliable, scalable, on-demand storage, and enabled it to focus resources on features that provided a competitive advantage. The value-added capabilities built into the Nirvanix Web services API simplified application development and enabled them to accelerate deployment by cutting thirty percent of their development time.