CLOUDXPORT
Navitas CloudXport is a versatile data transportation solution that helps customers
move data seamlessly to-and-from the Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Simple Storage Service (S3). AWS S3 is highly scalable, reliable, durable,
and secure web object storage. CloudXport provides an easy means to access S3 as
a shared folder or a drive on any computer.
Benefits
Solutions currently available on the market require installation of special software
on client machines or are offered as a service where the data is owned by the service
provider. CloudXport is standards based solution that allows customers to use built-in
file explorer tools on Windows, UNIX, or MacOS computers and do not require any
additional software installation on client machines. Since customers retain their
AWS credentials and encryption keys on-premise and take control and ownership of
data they can rest assured their data are secure. CloudXport can be used to access
S3 in US-GovCloud region.
Use Cases
CloudXport provides several mechanisms that users traditionally used to transport
data such as Samba (SMB)/Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network File System
(NFS), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The variety of options makes it a very
useful tool for many use cases and relieves the customer of burden to manage storage.
- Create network share folders for collaboration
- Store data off site for Disaster Recovery (DR) and Continuity of Operation (COOP)
- Move software and data for Dev/Test in the cloud
- Move data back and forth to leverage cloud for Map/Reduce or High Performance Cluster
(HPC) workloads
- Host FTP/HTTP service to share datasets with the constituents and stakeholders for
information and research purposes
In all cases above, customers own the credentials to their S3 account and the keys
used for encrypting the data in transit and at rest.
Architecture
Figure below shows a deployment scenario where one instance of CloudXport server
is installed on- premise and another instance is deployed on AWS Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2). Data in the red and blue folders on user laptops and desktops are stored
securely on AWS S3. In addition, any data residing on servers/storage on-premise
can be moved to EC2 for DR, HPC, or Dev/Test.
Trial Version
Click here for a Free trial version of the software.
Send an email to support@navitas-tech.com
or call customer support @ 571.223.6939 with you have any questions or comments.
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