At Mezeo, we define cloud storage as storage for files accessed via Web Services APIs. Our definition does not preclude private or public clouds; it just suggests that a Web Services API for access is a key differentiator. Also, other access may be offered to a storage cloud, such as WebDAV, or by FTP, for example.
• Cloud Storage services are usually priced based on the total amount of storage used over some period of time (peak or average).
• Though the services are generally enabled to a fair extent by the underlying technology, they represent a business decision on the part of the service provider versus a pure technology enablement.
Mezeo provides for both hierarchical and tagged file organization, so the user or application that is most accustomed to accessing files and folders in a nested fashion is provided the same experience that they have come to expect. Advanced use of tagging can also be exploited for those users or applications that desire this approach of organizing files. Any combination of these approaches to access is also enabled.
Mezeo believes that sharing and collaboration are both key features that make cloud storage useful and meaningful to users. The ability to securely and privately share stored files meets the need to protect data, while providing for easy access for both the owner and the person they share it to. We also believe in flexibility, providing users the ability to expose files via publishable URLs for use when appropriate. Files are stored using encryption, and SSL is required by all clients, including our own, that connect to our platform via Web Services APIs and via WebDAV.
The Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is a software-only solution hosted at significant service providers associated with delivering highly available IT solutions. The platform provides for support and utilization of many different back store technologies and backup/replication strategies (by our Mezeo service provider partners). This results in a variety of differentiated cloud storage offerings, in terms of backup, cost, geo location and performance.
The flexibility of the platform, and our use of Linux and open source technologies provides for ready use of the software. Access is also a driver of cloud storage, and we make available multiple clients and protocols, including native smartphone clients, a Web client, a native Windows client and WebDAV protocol. We believe that this profile of capabilities is a “superset” of functionality when compared with the base definition of cloud storage services.
For a service provider seeking a platform for deployment of a branded cloud storage service offering, Mezeo offers a differentiated, software only offering that is tested and in production. It meets the test of cloud storage today, and offers differentiated features allowing for expanded use cases and options. The Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform provides multiple opportunities for service providers to enter a growing market.
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