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Using Microsoft Azure for a Cloud File Server

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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

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‣  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

Initial sign in

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‣  Each Cloud File Server can be branded

‣  Online and on-Premise hosted Cloud Appliance can have ‘deeper’ branding

•  All desktop and mobile tools can be branded for on-premise use of the SME Appliance

Branding & Unique login page

Custom Branding

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‣  Cloud File Server Administrators have additional options

‣  This enables them to ‘control’ the cloud file server users, options, security, and governance.

Branding

Cloud File Server Admin

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‣  ‘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

Homepage Widgets

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‣  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

User Management

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Active Directory & BYOD integration

Active Directory / BYOD

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‣  Rich / functional web file manager

•  Separate ‘lite’ file manager for locked down browsers

shared folders

File Manager

drag / drop files straight onto webpage

supports file Locking & encryption

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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

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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

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‣  Rich sharing options

•  Share by secure link, time expiry, over email, to external groups

Sharing Options

URL Sharing

Email sharing

Group Sharing

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‣  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

Encryption

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‣  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

Sharing files Internally

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‣  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)

Sharing files externally

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‣  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

Sharing files over email

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‣  Quick search interface

•  Search against all indexed meta-data quickly

•  Works from any client

Searching files

Tagged file search

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‣  Set sophisticated notification options for when files are added to a shared folder

File notifications

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‣  Audit each file event

•  For security

•  For legislative purposes

Event Auditing

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‣  Sophisticated Options

•  For management

•  Corporate governance

•  Security

•  Branding

•  Encryption

•  Versioning

Sophisticated options

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If your clients are looking for a DropBox replacement utilize

Microsoft Azure with Storage Made Easy

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Mac Linux

Windows

Native desktop Drives + Sync

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Native Clients for all mobiles / tablets

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