Object storage system vendor Cloudian acquires Infinity Storage, an Italian specialist in software-defined file storage solution. Financial details of the deal are not available.
Cloudian says the acquisition will allow it to better integrate file and object storage into a "limitlessly scalable" storage pool able to reduce TCO by over 70% compared to traditional multi-silo NAS systems.
The two companies already have a history together-- Cloudian HyperFile NAS controller, a means to deliver enterprise-class file services from Cloudian HyperStore, is the result of a collaboration between the two. Cloudian HyperFile incorporates all NAS features enterprise applications demand, including SMB(CIFS)/NFS support, snapshot, WORM, non-disruptive failover, scale-out performance, POSIX compliance and Active Directory integration.
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