DreamObjects Available From DreamHost Cloud Storage Service

DreamHost (New Dream Network,
LLC), announced the availability of DreamObjects,
its cloud storage service for Internet entrepreneurs and developers.

With thousands of beta users, DreamHost cloud storage is powering
a range of customer uses, including application storage, Web site
backup, content storage, DR, as well as a following in personal
backup of photos and videos.

DreamObjects’ storage capability is powered by Ceph,
the storage system created by Sage Weil, co-founder of DreamHost,
which funded and supported the project for many years. Ceph is
developed and supported by Inktank
and a community of developers worldwide. Applying open source Ceph as
a basis for the project gives the company advantages in resiliency,
scalability, and allows the company to offer object storage to its
customers worldwide. It is compatible with Amazon S3 and Swift-based
APIs, meaning that stored data can be moved between DreamObjects and
other object storage services.

DreamObjects is a cloud storage service for both casual users and
savvy developers. Customer applications range from personal backup of
documents, photos and videos using a third party client like
CloudBerry Backup, Cyberduck, CrossFTP, or GoodSync to application
storage and Web site backup. Application developers store data
without worrying about storage capacity or provisioning more. Data is
stored and accessed through RESTful API requests. Web site owners
create backups and archive them to DreamObjects, either through an
automated script or a plug-in. Anyone needing to store content
accessible via the Internet has an available storage service and can
take advantage of DR capabilities by storing a copy of data offsite
in the event of the loss of other backup media.

As a public cloud storage service, it lines up with its associated
computing service, DreamCompute, to deliver a blend of capabilities.
DreamCompute is engineered from the OS up to deliver the cloud
computing service that developers are asking for. With OpenStack VM
management, Ceph block storage, and software-defined networking that
isolates each instance in the infrastructure, DreamCompute sets a
standard for compute-as-a-service.

Pricing
Since its beta launch in October 2012,
DreamObjects’ customer base has grown into thousands of users. On
the occasion of taking the service to general commercial
availability, DreamHost is offering pace-setting promotions to
drive DreamObjects and open source storage forward.

Customers can sign up today for a 30-day trial and get 100GB
storage and 100GB bandwidth out free for the first month.
Thereafter, the low month-to-month price of 7 cents
per GB of storage and 7 cents per GB of
transfer out bandwidth applies.

Lower pricing is available when making longer-term commitments.
For a limited time, all pre-paid storage plans will be discounted
50% for the first year of service. That is cloud object
storage as low as $2.2/GB/month.

Customers who enable the free multi-factor
authentication will receive 1GB of free storage for the length of
their service. CloudBerry Lab will make an offer of up to 50% off
of its suite of solutions for the cloud platform. Customers can stay
tuned for more GB-free and other promotional offers from DreamHost
and its partners in the near future to help them get the most of
their experience.

"With the general availability of DreamObjects for
entrepreneurs and developers worldwide, DreamHost is setting a new
bar for value in public cloud storage,” said Simon Anderson, CEO
of DreamHost. "We believe that the current generation of
innovators and content creators will thrive and prosper in an
environment where feature-rich, reliable cloud storage can be
utilized for pennies per gig. Developers are keen to work with
companies like DreamHost that contribute significant code to leading
Open Source software projects like Ceph, OpenStack and WordPress.
We’re excited to be part of the Open Source software movement that
is transforming the way big technology problems are solved and cloud
services are delivered for the greater good.”

”DreamObjects is a great
example of how the secure and affordable public cloud storage service
should be built and delivered to the market. Combined with CloudBerry
Backup, DreamObjects can be easily integrated as the secure, reliable
and affordable backup and disaster recovery solution. We’re also
very proud to have DreamObjects supported in our other core products
– CloudBerry Explorer and CloudBerry Drive", said
Alexey Serkov, co-founder and CTO at CloudBerry Lab.

”Affordable and scalable storage
is the next frontier in cloud computing, and it is exciting to see
cloud providers like DreamHost turning to Ceph’s revolutionary
storage technology to meet this growing need,"
said Bryan Bogensberger, CEO of Inktank. "Ceph’s unmatched
scalability, resiliency, and flexible open-source nature make it an
ideal storage solution for cloud players looking to compete with
bigger companies like Amazon. And because Ceph is self-managing, it
provides a very low cost of operations, enabling companies to pass
the savings on to their customers. With Ceph-powered DreamObjects,
DreamHost has created a robust, easy to use, and highly
cost-competitive cloud storage service that promises to change the
cloud game, for the benefit of developers, enterprises, and even
individuals simply looking to backup their photos online.”

”I was a cloud storage
user of Amazon S3, and I moved to DreamObjects. The pricing is easier
to understand, and with DreamObejcts, you don’t need to worry about
API usage. I use DreamObjects to backup my website data every hour
via s3cmd, and access the data via ClouldBerry explorer. Since my
website is hosted with DreamHost, using DreamObjects for backup seems
to be a good choice," said
Vincent Wu, Komica.

"I am a hobby/semiprofessional photographer and have
accumulated about 150GB of images in about six years which I backup
to DreamObjects. I was really happy when DreamHost offered backup
space for a reasonable price. I’ve had a few HDD
crashes before, yet was never as relaxed as I am now because my data
is securely backed up. Web storage was something I considered before,
but saw a big hurdle in signing up for Amazon S3 or other services
because there was no real tutorial and the cost structure is quite
complex. DreamObjects made it really easy, I was set up with a few
clicks", said Eugen Ruppert.

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