DataCore adds file and S3 object storage with vFilO
Summary
“VFilO can be deployed on a physical server or a virtual machine and creates mount points that can encompass local nodes or those at other sites. These nodes can be servers with disk shelves or existing NAS,” said DataCore system engineer, Laurent Ibars. While not saying it directly, a big benefit that enterprises can gain from vFilO is to extend NAS from, for example, Dell EMC Isilon or NetApp FAS to cheaper storage nodes than those usually offered by those suppliers. The vFilO system also offers the ability to attach a view to each virtual volume shared, from which users can recover files deleted in error without intervention from the IT team. Because this metadata provides the basis for execution of policies and for thematic sharing of virtual volumes, the administrator can set further attributes.