Zoolz Combines Amazon S3 and Glacier

Cloud computing has seen major endorsement throughout this year, and statistics seem to concede. A new national poll from San Antonio shows that 91% of IT decision-makers see cloud computing as a positive thing. According to a study sponsored by CompTia, more than 8 in 10 companies currently use some form of cloud solution and that is expected to double in 2013.

However, according to the same study, cloud solutions are not restricted to the major businesses. More than half of micro and small businesses implement some sort of cloud-enabled productivity software.

With the hype around cloud, it is undeniable how crippling it can get for the company’s budget and with 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being generated every single day, every company is bound to search for a solution to store and backup all of its data assets.

Zoolz by Genie9 Corp. introduced a cloud solution that will make Cold Storage go mainstream. Based on the Amazon Glacier technology, it introduces Cold Storage, a low cost storage that is for archival purposes and data that is infrequently accessed but needs to be backed up.

Zoolz 2.0 is a complete storage, which makes browsing easy with its thumbnail view of all the backed up photos, instant search, and a complete list of backed up files and folders stored on Cold Storage. No more wondering about which file was just backed up and which was not.

It has 3 levels of encryption (256 AES on machine, SSL for data transfer and 256-AES server side encryption). Expanding from several files to multi-terabytes and hundreds of users without interruptions, the system is flexible enough to meet everyone’s needs. Compelling user-management; enabling specific users to set policies, specify backup selection, backup settings, storage limit, encryption password and more with ease.

"It is extremely difficult for businesses nowadays to shift all their virtual data to the cloud with an all-in-one solution," stated CEO Muayyad Shehadeh. "Thus, the need for a hybrid cloud software rises and it is here where Zoolz offers its exceptional solution."

Some users might be discouraged by the Cold storage, claiming they might want to have instant access to their backed up data. Zoolz offers a combination of Amazon S3 and Glacier technology, so that the end users can select where their data goes and thus making it easier for them to retrieve it later on.

Price is $3/month per 100GB.