Scality RING object storage as its storage back-end to its Surfdrive cloud storage service
SURFdrive cloud assures always-on availability, streamlined collaboration, and limitless scalability for more than 25,000 researchers across 50 science-focused institutions
San Francisco, CA – August 23, 2017 Scality, a world leader in object and cloud storage, today announced that Netherlands-based SURF, a collaborative IT organization for education and research, is using Scality RING object storage as its storage back-end to its SURFdrive cloud storage service under its SURFsara High Performance Computing division. SURFdrive delivers secure, reliable, and continually available storage to more than 25,000 researchers working in 50 higher education institutions across the region. The system relies on Scality RING to protect, share, and synchronize files within the subscription-based cloud.
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