Storage Made Easy Enhances Enterprise File Fabric Secure Multi-Cloud Data Management

Storage Made Easy (SME), the trading name of Vehera LTD, have released a version of its secure multi-cloud data management solution, the Enterprise File Fabric.

Highlights of 2106 version include:

Product feature updates:

• SMBStream Office to office file acceleration: Part of the M-Stream family of features, this new product feature enables a File Fabric instance to securely connect to SMB shares without being co-located on the same network, enabling cross site and region connectivity with the Enterprise File Fabric. SMBStream is 10x faster than a typical VPN and is tolerant to high latency and dropped packets. SMBStream is filer agnostic and compatible with on-premises NAS or Windows File shares, or cloud-based SMB shares such as Nasuni, Amazon FSx or Azure Files.

• Updated Microsoft Teams App: The File Fabric’s enhanced Microsoft Teams integration delivers secured, controlled access to existing file shares and other storage services, such as Amazon S3 / FSx, Azure Blob etc whilst being directly embedded within Microsoft Teams. Integration points facilitate secure file sharing and collaboration workflows for existing corporate data , directly from within MS Teams.

• AutoCAD previewer: This new previewer enables the Web File Manager to preview AutoCAD files stored on remote file storage and object storage (any of the 60+ storage endpoints the File Fabric supports) with the DWG and DXF extension.

• Data automation rule enhancements: The File Fabric’s Data Automation Rules have been extended in several ways including allowing automatic transcoding of uploaded or discovered files, and invocation of user-supplied webhooks when qualifying content is detected.

Cybersecurity enhancements:

• Secure link sharing update: This update contains many enhancements to the File Fabric’s secure file and folder link sharing capabilities. This includes: named (external) user link sharing, two-step link sharing verifications, increased policy controls, and more.

• File Fabric’s SMB Connector can now use SAML for delegated authentication. This can be a corporate SAML implementation or a third party implementation such as OKTA or OneLogin. The integration enables SAML single-sign-on authentication to SMB shared resources for end users, which can often be a pre-requisite for cyber insurance policies.

Performance improvements:

• Integrated content search engine has been upgraded to Solr8. This facilitates full content search of any of the 60+ on-premises and on-cloud storage solutions that the File Fabric supports.

• Audit event Log updates:

  • • Improved schema changes

    • Millisecond responses enables Time Series audit data integration

    • Audit Event Stream improvements

    • Reporting improvements

M-Stream fast file transfer WAN acceleration:

• Cross bucket transfer acceleration improvements

• Improved browser uploading of large files sets

Connectors:

• Enhancements to all connectors: File Fabric administrators can now choose the location of versioned files, and storage level locking can be controlled per provider.

• RStor, SoftNAS, Qumulo, Pixit Storage, Seagate Lyve, NetApp Object Storage, NetApp Global File Cache and Lucidlink have been added as certified storage connectors.

James Norman, engineering manager, SME said: “This landmark release delivers on the expanding requirements of many organisations as they look to support post-COVID working environments. The product’s increased focus on integration with collaboration tools, such as Microsoft Teams, through to accelerating on-premises and off-premises access for internal and external users, emphasises the product’s relevance to the many companies embracing remote and hybrid office working cultures.“

Resource:
Enterprise File Fabric v2106 Release Notes