Virtual Machine Editions of Caringo CAStor

Caringo Inc., provider of object storage software, announced virtual machine editions of CAStor, an object storage engine, and Content File Server (CFS), instant access to CAStor via standard file protocols (CIFS, NFS, FTP, and WebDAV).

The VMs can run on any Windows server via VMware ESX and VMware Player, on Mac via VMware Fusion, and the CFS VM can also run on Oracle VirtualBox (Windows or Mac). The Virtual Editions were designed to enable the quick evaluation of Caringo object storage software, which is for cloud storage architectures.

They are available for download with a free 2TB license, bringing the benefits of object storage and cloud storage architecture to organization within minutes.

"Cloud storage services built upon object storage provide scalability, ease of management, responsiveness and affordability," said Mark Goros, CEO at Caringo. "With our Virtual Editions we are bringing the same technology to any company or individual to install and try in less than 30 minutes. Now anyone can easily experience the power of object storage and cloud storage architecture quickly and securely."  

Caringo’s object storage software Virtual Editions delivers
cloud storage architecture and instant access by providing:

• Data access and portability using HTTP 1.1, and customizable metadata that is stored with each object, enabling data mobility based on business value with content moving freely and securely system wide – even across different locations.
• Automatic data protection driven by an integrated health monitor that continuously checks and fixes any issues encountered. All servers participate in recovery so as the system grows, recovery times decrease; even petabyte-size stores can be automatically protected without backups or RAID.
• Zero provisioning scale-out and zero downtime servicing with automated, system wide optimization and balancing. Combined with rolling software and hardware upgrades results in no-downtime servicing, no single points of failure and no bottlenecks.
• Secure multi-tenancy and multi-site storage in a single system with 128-bit unique universal identifier obfuscating all stored data; all account information is stored with an object allowing support for an unlimited number of tenants, employees, or subscribers on the same infrastructure.
• Cloud economics using any x86 server hardware, any combination of servers, or even any size drives at up to 98% utilization.
• Instant access for legacy applications or devices via CIFS, NFS, FTP, and WebDAV.

Both VM Editions are available.