Startup unveils 'cloud storage gateway'

Storage startup Nasuni has unveiled a NAS file server that runs on VMware as a virtual machine. The VM essentially facilitates the connection of local clients to cloud platforms such as Amazon or Iron Mountain for data storage. The company touts the end product as a "cloud storage gateway," adding encryption as well as other features to improve network performance.

Nasuni founder and CEO Andres Rodriguez says that he is targeting mid-sized companies interested in cloud storage, but are held back by the prospect of exposing confidential data or by latency issues. The company's NAS file server is currently in beta and available for free. The final product is expected to be generally available in spring, and Nasuni expects to be charging about $250 per month.

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