Startup debuts cloud attached storage

Ctera, a startup making its debut this week, has a device designed to seamlessly connect network attached storage to online backup services such as Amazon's S3 Simple Storage Service. The product, made for small businesses and home users, turns a USB storage drive into a file server that automatically backs up to an online storage service.

The company dubs this approach "cloud attached storage." It says its first product will be the CloudPlug, a small device that connects to a user's Ethernet router and USB drive. Files on the USB drive can be shared with anyone else on the network. The company said integration with online backup services will let small business users reduce internal storage needs. CEO Liran Eshel said CloudPlug includes easy-to-use management tools and hardware-based encryption. The architecture allows customers to use any cloud storage provider they want.

For more on storage:
-see this NetworkWorld.com article

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