EMC Strengthens Object Strategy

Part of an article written on a blog of EMC Corp.
by Mark O’Connell, Atmos CTO at EMC, entitled:

Eleven Years Strong: EMC Strengthens Object Strategy
With New Atmos Compliance, Security
and Flexibility Options

Object storage is the standard for managing today’s growth in unstructured content.

EMC knows this, pioneering object storage over a decade ago with the release of Centera, leader in compliance archiving.

In 2008, EMC broadened its portfolio in object storage with the introduction of Atmos for cloud storage and next-generation Web, mobile and REST-based applications.

However, object storage is more than just scalable storage. What truly differentiates object storage is that its core strengths of simplicity, scalability and efficiency can be optimized for specific use cases – and that’s what today’s Atmos announcement brings to the table.

The new Atmos 2.1.4 announced further extends revolutionary features like GeoParity, Age-based Policy Management, S3 API support and a host of cloud delivered services with new capabilities that include:

• SEC Compliance: For those customers with corporate-enforced compliance environments, this new Atmos multi-tenant compliance feature set supports strict SEC17a-4f requirements.
• Flexible Hardware Configurations: Atmos G3 hardware is now available in FLEX-A rack comprised of a single 40U rack with 4, 6, or 8 nodes configuration options, and a 1:30 server-to-drive ratio.
• Enhanced Security Features: Non-disruptive user credential updates mean applications can authenticate via both the original and new shared secret at the same time as application access credentials are updated. The original shared secret is then revoked once all application updates are complete. Other security enhancements include updates to Linux binaries, LDAP and the web services UI.
• New Administrative Features: Enhancements to the web services UI improve user experience. Admins benefit from automated sub-tenant cleanup and deletion capabilities, all accessible via the existing UI and REST API.