Cleversafe and XO Communications Build Limitless Big Data Storage

The need for data storage has grown
exponentially, requiring businesses to adopt an object-storage
strategy to accommodate their data requirements of scale, security
and efficiency.

To address this, XO
Communications LLC. announced that it has collaborated with
Cleversafe, Inc. to power a
national Dispersed Storage Network (dsNet) for limitless big data storage.
The company provides IP connectivity for Cleversafe, facilitating the
demo solution that customers use to evaluate the Cleversafe approach
to data storage.

Cleversafe is helping customers
preserve their digital content and derive value from the archive of
those digital assets across the national dsNet. Customers with big
data storage needs to leverage this technology to store, protect,
analyze and distribute big data archives. Client have demanding data
requirements and desire to test drive the technology for a first-hand
experience before purchasing.

"Cleversafe’s approach to data
storage addresses the challenges of handling and managing big data.
We utilize a dispersed object storage approach that efficiently
stores billions of data objects in a single name space across
multiple sites, allowing for the cost-effective storage of critical
digital content and imaging at the petabyte level and beyond,"
said Russ Kennedy, VP of product strategy, marketing and customer
solutions, Cleversafe. "We elected to power the Cleversafe
big data test drive solution with XO Communications IP connectivity
because of the power and flexibility of the XO national, dispersed
data network."

"With powerful,
high-performance 100G optical technology, XO Communications drives
some of the fastest data speeds commercially available. With the XO
network, Cleversafe customers have the capacity, speed and technology
necessary to handle massive amounts of data, smoothly and
efficiently," said Ernie Ortega, EVP of sales and
marketing, XO Communications.

With one of the largest IP networks in
North America, XO Communications provides high-speed Internet access
and network services at speeds up to 100Gbps to meet the bandwidth
needs of demanding businesses and Internet-centric companies.