# Storage

## Backup

* size from 20 GB to 12 TB
* encrypted at rest
* customizable I/O operations per second \~48K
* customizable scheduled backup (daily, weekly, OS/directory)
* management portal one click restores
* plug-ins for MS-SQL, MS Sharepoint, Oracle
* End-to-End encryption (256bit)
* Geo-redundancy
* disaster recovery solution

## Block Storage

* Virtual Server and Bare Metal Server
* SAN like iSCSI storage
* One host
* high intensity worloads

## File Storage

* Virtual Server and Bare Metal Server
* NFS base storage
* multiple hosts
* low-intensity workloads

## Object Storage

* storage for vast amounts of unstructured data
* access management
* encrypted by default 
* SQL query support
* high speed transfer
* SDKs and APIs

### Tiers

* Smart Tier
* Standard Tier
* Vault
* Cold Vault


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