Using Microsoft Azure as cloud file server
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Using Microsoft Azure for a Cloud File Server allows companies to: - Replace Dropbox with a solution that adds control, audit, and governance capabilities when using single or multiple clouds. - Turn single or multiple clouds into a cloud file server that can be accessed via a hosted service or delivered on-premise. - Customize the file server experience with branding, user management, sharing options, encryption, notifications, and auditing. - Provide a rich set of features for file management, sharing internally and externally, searching, and syncing files across desktop and mobile clients.
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Using Microsoft Azure as cloud file server
- 1. Using Microsoft Azure for a Cloud File Server 1
- 2. What SME does - Use Azure as a DropBox type replacement - Adds control / audit / governance to single / multiple Clouds - Enables single / multiple Clouds to become a ‘Cloud File Server’ - Accessed via SME hosted service or delivered to use on-premise 2
- 3. Initial sign in ‣ Initial Home Page after creating a Cloud File Server Account ‣ The service can used from a hosted environment at • US: http://storagemadeasy.com • EU: http://eu.storagemadeeasy.com ‣ The Service can be run from a customers own premise (supplied as a VMWARE, XEN or KVM instance) ‣ The service can be run on Linode or EC2 3
- 4. Custom Branding ‣ Each Cloud File Server can be branded ‣ Online and on-Premise hosted Cloud Appliance can have ‘deeper’ branding Branding & Unique login page • All desktop and mobile tools can be branded for on-premise use of the SME Appliance 4
- 5. Cloud File Server Admin Branding ‣ Cloud File Server Administrators have additional options ‣ This enables them to ‘control’ the cloud file server users, options, security, and governance. 5
- 6. Homepage Widgets ‣ ‘Widgets’ can be added to the home page ‣ Widgets can be customisable ‣ Widget framework enables custom widgets to be developed for hooking into company information 6
- 7. User Management ‣ Users can easily be managed or added ‣ Users can completely managed from another Identity Management system • • ‣ Active Directory LDAP Bulk users can be added from .csv file 7
- 8. Active Directory / BYOD Active Directory & BYOD integration 8
- 9. File Manager ‣ Rich / functional web file manager shared folders • supports file Locking & encryption Separate ‘lite’ file manager for locked down browsers drag / drop files straight onto webpage 9
- 10. File options ‣ Files options depend on file type • Office files can be edited and saved back to the original location using Zoho office or Google Docs • Text files can be edited also inline • Viewers exist for various files integrated with best of breed online services 10
- 11. Example: viewing an Autocad file ‣ Files can be viewed or edited inline depending on the file type • This is an example of an Autocad file being viewed through the Google Viewer 11
- 12. Sharing Options ‣ Rich sharing options • Share by secure link, time expiry, over email, to external groups Email sharing URL Sharing Group Sharing 12
- 13. Encryption ‣ All files no matter the location can be encrypted • AES SHA-1 256 bit secure encryption • Public Key stored but private key not stored, remains with user 13
- 14. Sharing files Internally ‣ Shared folders can be used to promote internal file sharing • • ‣ Access control lists supported at folder, role & user level Can integrate with Active Directory Admin can delegate users to also create shared folders 14
- 15. Sharing files externally ‣ Business Workspaces can be used to share external files • Create a group, invite people and then simply share file with group • All members receive updates • Set Auto-updates based on rules • Members can be collaborators • Members can be private (don’t see each other) 15
- 16. Sharing files over email ‣ Files can be ‘sent’ to the Cloud File Server simply as a ‘cc’ or bcc’ on regular email • Users has private folder with email address • Shared folders have email addresses so that data normally trapped in emails can be easily added 16
- 17. Searching files ‣ Quick search interface • Search against all indexed meta-data quickly • Works from any client Tagged file search 17
- 18. File notifications ‣ Set sophisticated notification options for when files are added to a shared folder 18
- 19. Event Auditing ‣ Audit each file event • For security • For legislative purposes 19
- 20. Sophisticated options ‣ Sophisticated Options • For management • Corporate governance • Security • Branding • Encryption • Versioning 20
- 21. If your clients are looking for a DropBox replacement utilize Microsoft Azure with Storage Made Easy 21
- 22. Native desktop Drives + Sync Windows Mac Linux 22
- 23. Native Clients for all mobiles / tablets 23