ParaScale, a start-up in developing cloud storage solutions, announced on Monday the availability of its ParaScale Cloud Storage software.
The software, once installed on any standard Linux platform, enables the server to be linked with others to act as one massive file repository that offers high parallel throughput.
ParaScale Cloud Storage (PCS) software is able to cluster tens to hundreds of servers together. Business users can start with several terabytes and later scale the cloud capacity and performance by adding more hardware. The software also streamlines the management of the servers within a cloud, including the ability to automatically balance out heavily used spots, and capacity utilisation across the various nodes. This solution for storage has been proven to be much more affordable and efficient than traditional storage.
Prior to the announcement, PCS has been used by several enterprise and service provider organisations, including Blue Coat Systems, Carpathia Hosting, Sony Pictures ImageWorks and Stanford Genome Technology Center. Additionally, technology providers including Vembu Technologies and South River Technologies have also used ParaScale's Cloud Storage software to cut costs.
According to ParaScale, apart from private cloud storage solutions, where companies can build clouds inside their firewall, the PCS can also be beneficial for those who want to offer public cloud storage services. The combination of the ParaScale software and standard servers is flexible enough to build different types of both public and private clouds.
PCS software version 1.2 is now available for purchase and can be downloaded from ParaScale's website. The software's pricing is based on the physical capacity within the cloud. The price starts at $1315 (£913) per terabyte in the UK and $1050 per terabyte of storage in the US, a ParaScale representative said.
