AetherStore
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Neat concept. No idea how well that would work in reality though.
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We are planning on testing it out soon.
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Looks like an amazing product! Really great guys!
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This one stuck out as well for me. I'm going to look into trying this out.
For that matter, I could see this offloading some non-critical IT-related stuff (ISO's, etc.) across a bunch of our LAN computers to recoup some server space. Looks very cool indeed.
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@Rob-Dunn said:
This one stuck out as well for me. I'm going to look into trying this out.
For that matter, I could see this offloading some non-critical IT-related stuff (ISO's, etc.) across a bunch of our LAN computers to recoup some server space. Looks very cool indeed.
Their high end price point for 100 computer is only $449 if I recall the paperwork correctly. The new WD My Cloud EX4 is like $349 without any disks. By the time you add four drives, you will be way over the AetherStore costs.
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A big factor is what drives you have in your machines. If you have lots of large drives in your desktops you can get a lot of storage for a very low price.
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The trend of moving toward small SSDs kinda kills this.
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@Dashrender said:
The trend of moving toward small SSDs kinda kills this.
This is definitely a network by network decision because of things like that.
My clients all get standard Dell/HP boxes with the default drive. This is almost 100% of the time a 500GB drive right now.
On top of that, I have their user libraries redirected to the server. This leaves me with a LOT of space available for something like AetherStore at these clients.
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Re: Feedback
THe one thing I told them that would help sell it would be to have some tool a potential customer could run that would tell them how much potential space there is available.For someone using SpiceWorks, I suggested a free app in the new SW app space that would simply check the SW database and report drive free space amounts.
For others, a WMI tool to just scan the network quickly may be the best option.
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@Dashrender said:
The trend of moving toward small SSDs kinda kills this.
That's very true, NTG is all SSD for example. Chromebooks would kill this too. But that's a temporary thing. As SSDs grow in size the opportunity will return.
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Yeah, I mean I don't see this becoming main stream storage or anything. I honestly wouldn't use it for anything but "replaceables" software installers, etc.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Yeah, I mean I don't see this becoming main stream storage or anything. I honestly wouldn't use it for anything but "replaceables" software installers, etc.
For me, this is a replacement to a local NAS at clients. Said NAS would be the primary local backup target. More storage for the same cost, only used hit and miss during the day, and long writes in the evening.
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@JaredBusch said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
Yeah, I mean I don't see this becoming main stream storage or anything. I honestly wouldn't use it for anything but "replaceables" software installers, etc.
For me, this is a replacement to a local NAS at clients. Said NAS would be the primary local backup target. More storage for the same cost, only used hit and miss during the day, and long writes in the evening.
That is really the primary use case. A local NAS for the desktop users in a local office space.
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I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
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@NetworkNerd said:
I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
I found it interesting that they were not trying to be a Cloud Backup solution. hell they are not even trying to be a backup solution. They are simply making a use for unused space.
There is a plethora of choice when it comes to cloud data storage. I think this may be a smarter move to skip it. Maybe a partnership for a sync to offsite kinda thing would work for them.
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@JaredBusch said:
@NetworkNerd said:
I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
I found it interesting that they were not trying to be a Cloud Backup solution. hell they are not even trying to be a backup solution. They are simply making a use for unused space.
There is a plethora of choice when it comes to cloud data storage. I think this may be a smarter move to skip it. Maybe a partnership for a sync to offsite kinda thing would work for them.
I could see them partnering with Box or Dropbox as a beneficial partnership.
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@ajstringham said:
@JaredBusch said:
@NetworkNerd said:
I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
I found it interesting that they were not trying to be a Cloud Backup solution. hell they are not even trying to be a backup solution. They are simply making a use for unused space.
There is a plethora of choice when it comes to cloud data storage. I think this may be a smarter move to skip it. Maybe a partnership for a sync to offsite kinda thing would work for them.
I could see them partnering with Box or Dropbox as a beneficial partnership.
I think they would be better served with real cloud backup, not a sync solution.
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@Dashrender said:
@ajstringham said:
@JaredBusch said:
@NetworkNerd said:
I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
I found it interesting that they were not trying to be a Cloud Backup solution. hell they are not even trying to be a backup solution. They are simply making a use for unused space.
There is a plethora of choice when it comes to cloud data storage. I think this may be a smarter move to skip it. Maybe a partnership for a sync to offsite kinda thing would work for them.
I could see them partnering with Box or Dropbox as a beneficial partnership.
I think they would be better served with real cloud backup, not a sync solution.
Why do you say that?
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@ajstringham said:
Why do you say that?
Why are you going to the cloud with this solution if not for a backup?
I can't remember who, but someone here in ML thinks of ODfB as a 'backup.' But Scott definitely put it more accurately - they are a sync solution that backs up, but they are not a backup.
In the same token, For what you would use this technology for, you probably need a real backup more than a sync solution.
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@NetworkNerd said:
I think if they offered their product with some kind of backup to a cloud target it would be a little better. But I agree it is worth a shot for backup targets, etc.
I think that you can use any existing backup mechanism with it.
