[AusNOG] Anyone know how to... Cloud Storage

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On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Mark Currie <mcurrie at austnet.com.au> wrote:

> Novell are soon to hit the market with a product called Novell Filr
> (pronounced filer), which may do what you are looking for? Could be used
> in the cloud as a SAAS with some dumb storage at the backend, and it is
> policy driven so you can have different policies based on device type
> etc.
>
> http://www.novell.com/products/filr/
>
> Mark Currie
> >>>
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> From: Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+ausnog at eintellego.net>
> To:<ausnog at ausnog.net>
> BCMark Currie
> Date: 27/06/2012 1:46
> Subject: [AusNOG] Anyone know how to... Cloud Storage
> Hey all,
>
> I've been looking for a Cloud storage solution, but haven't succeeded
> in finding exactly what I want so far.
>
> I like Dropbox and Google Drive (especially GD), but they both have the
> problem where they are replicating a primary user, then syncing to all
> sources.
>
> We're trying Google Drive now, and I've uploaded 30Gb of data, but that
> has (as expected) sync'd to each machine the full 30Gb of shared
> files... taking up lots of space.
>
> What I really want is:
>
> - Cloud stored as a primary point - not replicating an initial desktop
> - Cache controlled - only cache xGb of data (full files) and perhaps
> just pointers to the rest - especially rarely used things.
> - Appears as a folder on the machine (like Dropbox/Google Drive)
> - Security controls per share (or user)
> - Full backups and version rollback
>
> Google Drive/Dropbox on the iPad/Android do the caching well - only
> getting what you need when you need it, and caching a certain amount.
> Full OS machines just sync everything it seems.
>
> I have been asked many times if I know any solution like this... and
> perhaps I just haven't come across it yet and it is out there.
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses.
>
>
>
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