Google set to revolutionise cloud storage mkt with 'super' cheap Nearline service

Google is launching a new data storage service called Nearline for non-essential data. The service allows users to backup and store infinite data at a “very low cost and access it at any time in a matter of seconds.” “Nearline provides all the benefits of cold storage while making the data immediately available. Unlike its competitors, Nearline enables ~3 second response times for data retrieval and improves SLAs,” Google said in a blog post. [caption id=“attachment_1325209” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] This storage costs just a penny a month per gigabyte. In addition, the service offers OAuth and granular access controls form strong, configurable security. Enterprise backup software company NetBackup will support Google Cloud Storage Nearline in version 7.7. “NetBackup integration with Nearline will allow enterprises to increase business agility and information availability. Customers can seamlessly manage the lifecycle of their backups and keep a central catalog and recovery point for all their protected information, regardless of where it’s stored.”   NetApp’s SteelStore – an on-premises appliance – de-duplicates, encrypts, and compresses data before streaming it to Nearline. SteelStore reduces data volumes by up to 30x and speeds data transport times by 400 percent. SteelStore currently supports Google Cloud Storage and will support Nearline in the second half of 2015. Google said it is also working with Iron Mountain to design an on-ramp to the cloud via an offline ingestion service that builds on Iron Mountain’s security, logistics and data management capabilities. If you have massive amounts of data and limited network connectivity, you’ll be able to simply package up and send your disks to Iron Mountain, where they’ll be uploaded directly into Nearline.

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