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+ | ====== Enterprise File Fabric====== | ||
+ | Storage Made Easy provides a multi-cloud secure data management solution, The File Fabric, that is deployed on-premises, | ||
- | ====== Storage Made Easy File Fabric====== | + | The File Fabric |
+ | The product is supplied as a software ' | ||
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- | Storage Made Easy provides an On-Premises Enterprise File Fabric solution that is storage agnostic and can be used either with a single storage back-end or multiple public / private storage systems. In the event of the latter the File Fabric unifies the view across all access clients and implements a common control and governance policies through the use of its cloud control features.\\ \\ The product is supplied as a software ' | + | |
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- | The File Fabric can be provided as an OVF compliant image or as a VMWARE image. Both of these can work with ESXi, XEN, KVM or Hyper-V infrastructures.\\ \\ The purpose of providing the Appliance in a package manner is to simplify delivery and operation of the File Fabric Application. Deployment of an Appliance in this manner can also eliminate problems with installation and configuration such as software or driver issues. Users simply download a single file and run and configure the Application. | ||
- | ===== 1 What does the File Fabric | + | The File Fabric |
- | {{ ::sme.enterprise_1_.png?600 |}}\\ | + | The purpose of providing the Appliance in a package manner is to simplify delivery and operation of the File Fabric Application. Deployment of an Appliance in this manner can also eliminate problems with installation and configuration such as software or driver issues. Users simply download a single file and run and configure the Application. |
- | The File Fabric can be deployed On-Site or on an IaaS infrastructure (ie. Amazon EC2, Azure Cloud, Google Cloud, | + | ===== What does the File Fabric provide ? ===== |
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+ | The File Fabric can be privately | ||
Specifically it provides a solution to the following issues: | Specifically it provides a solution to the following issues: | ||
- | 1. It adds a common control point for all Private | + | 1. It adds a common control point for File and Object |
- | 2. It promoted secure joined up secure file sharing policies across all corporate | + | 2. It provides a Single-Sign-On integration with corporate |
- | 3. It promotes safe storing of data on remote cloud services with public | + | 3. It provides secure file/folder |
- | 4. It provided a unified view into all corporate | + | 4. It provides [[fips|FIPS certified streamed encryption]] for file/ |
- | 5. It provides a common control point for governance of corporate | + | 5. It provides a common control point for governance |
+ | 6. It provides increased end-user productivity through built in file transfer acceleration , unified search and collaboration capabilities. | ||
- | It can also be used to satisfy common use cases such as behind the firewall secure file sharing often referred to as the ' | + | It can also be used to satisfy common use cases such as behind the firewall secure file sharing often referred to as the ' |
- | ===== 2 File Fabric Architecture ===== | + | ===== File Fabric |
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- | {{ ::sme_cloud_control_appliance.jpg?600 |}} | + | The File Fabric is composed of:\\ \\ The core engine which incorporates:\\ \\ - Security Manager(s)\\ - Audit Manager\\ - Access Control Manager\\ - Indexing service\\ - Cloud Backup service\\ - Content Search and Discovery service\\ \\ The File Fabric connects to over 60 file/object storage solutions on the and entry points include:\\ \\ - File Fabric Native Applications\\ - REST / JSON API\\ - WebDav API\\ - FTP / FTPS / SFTP API\\ - S3 API\\ \\ These API's and Apps enable entry points to all data irrespective of whether the mapped clouds support such protocols or entry points or not.\\ \\ |
- | The File Fabric | + | It is also important to note that the solution |