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Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network (SDN) vs. Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
File System |
SDN |
S3 |
| Basic ability to upload, download, and delete files |
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| Automated file replication for enterprise-class availability |
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| Full file system functionality to rename, copy, overwrite, and move files and nested folders |
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| Search files based on metadata and tags |
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| Partial file uploading and updating for efficient bandwidth usage |
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| Integrated user account management for multi-tenant applications that manage end-users |
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| Integrated media processing functionality for image resizing & rotating, and audio & video transcoding, scaling, and frame extraction. |
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| Share files and folders with hosted links |
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| Sideloading to easily upload hosted files from another location |
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| Maximum file size |
256 GB |
5 GB |
Infrastructure and Architecture |
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| On-demand, Internet scale storage |
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| Clustered geo-node architecture for improved download performance |
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| Dynamic load-balancing storage |
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| Virtual URL management |
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| Management portal with granular control of usage limits and reporting |
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| Enterprise grade ingestion tools including virtual CIFS/NFS drive mounts and cross connect services |
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Service |
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| Guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) backed by service credits |
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| Dedicated, multi-tier support available 24/7 via e-mail, phone or live chat |
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| Reference applications and code available to decrease development time |
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| Developer Center with forums, support, resources, and expert participation |
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| Bandwidth and storage limit enforcement at the end-user level |
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Nirvanix SDN TCO vs. Tier 1 – Tier 3 storage
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Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network |
Tier 1 Storage |
Tier 2 Storage |
Tier 3 Storage |
| Per Year |
Per Month |
Per Year |
Per Month |
Per Year |
Per Month |
Per Year |
Per Month |
| Single file copy burdened costs * |
$3.00 |
$0.25 |
$43.00 |
$3.58 |
$15.00 |
$1.25 |
$12.00 |
$1.00 |
| (3) geo-distributed file copy burdened cost * |
$8.52 |
$0.71 |
$129.00 |
$10.75 |
$45.00 |
$3.75 |
$36.00 |
$3.00 |
* Burdened costs per gigabyte. Does not consider time value of money.
* Bandwidth changes are an extra consideration for all scenarios.
"The compelling Price/Performance Economics of the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network Versus In-House Storage"
Marc Staimer, President & CDS of Dragon Slayer Consulting, 6/11/08