SMBStream™ Office to Office File Acceleration | Solution Brief
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This document discusses SMBStream, a solution that provides real-time access to remote file servers located in different offices. SMBStream acts as a site-to-site gateway that allows users to access files on remote servers as if they were local, without needing to install VPN clients. It provides faster access than VPNs alone and adds encryption for secure access over the public internet to any file server. SMBStream supports use cases like file server consolidation and multi-site collaboration by bringing remote file servers into a single file system.
SMBStream™ Office to Office File Acceleration | Solution Brief
- 1. SOLUTION BRIEF | © Copyright Storage Made Easy® 2021 1 CHALLENGE Despite the growth of cloud, many companies still utilize and have huge investments in more traditional on-premises storage. Knowledge workers require secure and prompt access to on- premises data while on the move or working from different offices. REAL-TIME ACCESS TO REMOTE FILE SERVERS SMBStream™ is a site-to-site gateway that provides users accelerated, secure access to remote file servers. Through local access points from any office users and applications have easy access to file shares they need in real-time. SMBStream™ is vendor agnostic and compatible with both on-premise NAS, Windows File shares, and on-cloud file shares including Amazon FSx, Azure Files and NetApp Volumes. SOLUTION BRIEF SMBStream™ | OFFICE TO OFFICE FILE ACCELERATION
- 2. SOLUTION BRIEF | © Copyright Storage Made Easy® 2021 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS • Real-time Access – Remote users are accessing, locking and changing live storage. No cache to sync or snapshots to upload. No lock synchronization challenges. No users reconciling versions and merging documents. • Fast – Improves remote file access 2-15 times versus VPN. Enables productive use of file servers from remote offices. • Secure – Adds key authentication and AES-256 encryption for secure access over the public internet. • Vendor Neutral – Supports any client or server supporting SMB versions 1-3. • Zero Client Install – Users and applications simply access a new local network file share using their existing credentials. No VPN required. • Easy Configuration – The gateway is deployed as a single virtual machine or service at each site. No hardware or “branch cache” storage is required. One firewall port. SMBStream differs from a VPN in that VPNs commonly tunnel traffic between sites by encapsulating packets. VPN clients often need to install software, or network administrators are required to make routing changes to allow client access. The SMBStream gateway makes file shares from external sites available without client software installation or network changes.
- 3. SOLUTION BRIEF | © Copyright Storage Made Easy® 2021 3 USE CASES FOR SMBSTREAM • File Server Consolidation - Move data to the cloud or regional data centers to reduce operational costs and increase security. • Multi-site Collaboration - Simplify file-based workflows for distributed teams with all users accessing a single file server. • Enterprise File Fabric - Bring remote file servers into a single global file system, the Enterprise File Fabric.
- 4. SOLUTION BRIEF | © Copyright Storage Made Easy® 2021 4 PERFORMANCE SMBStream™ testing with single stream of data from Fremont, California to remote NAS endpoints with various latency and packet loss. SMBStream elevates throughput from VPN levels of 10-50Mbps to high performant data streams of 100-500Mbps.
- 5. SOLUTION BRIEF | © Copyright Storage Made Easy® 2021 5 SUMMARY The SMB protocol suffers greatly when internet latency and packet loss affect VPNs. SMBStream mitigates these losses and restores SMB access to office-like performance even when working with a remote system thousands of miles away. SMBStream secures data with the latest generation of TLS encryption and removes most of the complexity involved with site to site VPN connections. SMBStream can be trialed with the Enterprise File Fabric or as a stand alone gateway. ABOUT STORAGE MADE EASY® The Storage Made Easy Enterprise File Fabric™ enables IT to regain control of "cloud data sprawl" to unify on-premises and on-cloud files into a single easily managed converged infrastructure with policy-based controls for governance, audit and security. The File Fabric solution provides a “blanket” enterprises wrap around all their data: on premises, within public and private clouds, as well as on third-party software vendor clouds (SharePoint Online and Salesforce for example). Customers use the SME File Fabric product to unify corporate data to enable workgroup collaboration with universal controls for security, encryption, audit, and data access. Companies will have access to a greater understanding of where and how sensitive data is stored, transferred, and accessible with particular focus on how companies are able to police and audit data to ensure enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in addition to other regional data legislation. USA +1 415 477 1053 UK +44 20 8212 7316 EU +41 435 080 078 sales@storagemadeeasy.com Free hosted and enterprise trials available from www.storagemadeeasy.com @SMEStorage /StorageMadeEasy /company/storage-made-easy