GRAU DataSpace Features and Functions
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GRAU Data Space 2.0 is a secure file sharing and data management platform introduced in 2000. It allows customers to deploy a private cloud leveraging their existing infrastructure, with options for customization. The platform provides encrypted file sharing for internal and external users, mobile access, synchronization across devices and offices, flexible access controls and compliance with European data security regulations.
GRAU DataSpace Features and Functions
- 1. GRAU Data Space 2.0 – The Secure Communication Platform for Businesses and Organizations YOUR DATA. YOUR CONTROL 7. Dez 2013
- 2. Introduction ● ● WebAttached Drive and WebAttached Backup have been introduced to the market in 2000 by GRAU DATA in Germany Data Space 2.0 can be deployed in house leveraging existing infrastructures ● Customer specific development is possible (open API) ● Customer specific branding without programming ● Product of the month January 2013 in SearchStorage magazine
- 3. Usage scenarios ● Encrypted and secure file sharing (internal or external) ● Reducing the load on e-mail system (attachments) ● Replacement of FTP or proprietary solutions ● Eliminates security holes in file sharing processes ● Multilevel access control ● Solution for reception of mission critical corporate files ● Secure mobile access to enterprise data ● Synchronization of files on different devices ● Replacement of local file server ● Synchronization between branch offices
- 4. Features (1) ● Easy to use file sharing for internal, external and anonymous users ● File sharing via public up- and download links ● Expiration date for up-/download links, users, folders and files ● Flexible right management – – ● Rightsmanagement on folder level Roles, Groups, optional ACLs Platform-independent access via – WebGUI – WebDAV (Windows, MacOSX, Linux) – Mobile Apps (iOS, Android, BB10) – Desktop Sync für Windows, Linux, MacOSX (CMIS) – Interoperability with OwnCloud clients via gateway – CIFS protocol
- 5. Features (2) ● IT compliance: – Compliance with German and European data-protection and data-security regulations (official certification in progress) – Audit-proof logging of all activities (optional) – Automated versioning of all file objects World-wide unique identification of all objects Integration with existing identity management (AD, SAML, OAUTH2) – – ● IT security: – – – Integration with BoxCryptor (group level encryption) Implementation of private or hybrid clouds possible – ● Encrypted file transfer Master/master replication between sites (folder level) Flexible storage backends: – SQL-DB, filesystem, object store, NAS (CIFS)
- 6. Features (3) ● Easy integration of existing IT systems ● ● ● ● Groupware systems Portals Provisioning systems CMS systems ● ● ● ● Online marketplaces CRM/ERP systems DMS/ECM systems Accounting-/Billing systems Innovative cloud oriented solution for secure file sharing - designed for global enterprises and organizations
- 7. Security & Compliance ● Architecture – – Vendor independence (storage, operating System, database, clients) – ● Statically typed language on server-side (stability & security) Scalability through shared-nothing architecture (no single point of failure) Compliance – – Versioning and unique identification of objects (consistency) – Logging of all events (configurable) – Classification of objects (e.g.level of confidentiality) – ● Separated between user and administrative access (confidentiality) WORM functionality on objects (long-time archiving) Security – On-/Off premise deployment (distributable) – End-to-end encryption (BoxCryptor) – Plugin infrastructure for server side encryption
- 8. Open interfaces ● Open standard interfaces – – JSON/SOAP core API – ● WebDAV CIFS Gateways – – CMIS 1.1 (SOAP, AtomPub, JSON) – ● OwnCloud LDAP/AD Source code access – Based on a variety of open source components – Source code access for customers
- 9. Technologies used ● GDS core – – ● Java JBOSS, Enterprise Java Beans Interfaces – – ● JSON (Jersey) CMIS (OpenCMIS) WebGUI – ● Desktop Clients – ● ExtJS/Sencha Touch C# (.net/mono) Data Persistence – – ● Data bases: DB/2, MS-SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres Object stores: Caringo, S3, SWIFT Metadata Persistence – DB/2, MS-SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres
- 10. Architecture (1) WebGUI Admin GUI GUI GW Admin GW GDS2 API (JSON) ownCloudGW CMIS GW CIFS WebDAV GDS core Storage Backend Object-Store Caringo S3 SWIFT FS/CIFS GAM NAS Meta data SQL DB/2 Oracle MySQL Postgres SQL/HA DB/2 Oracle MySQL Postgres
- 11. Architecture (2) GDS core Storage Backend Hashing (optional) Chunking (e.g. 512kB) Crypto (sym.) Mirroring Object store Filesystem CIFS SQL NAS GAM/Archive DB/2 Oracle MySQL Postgres Caringo RADOS SWIFT/S3 ext4 XFS
- 12. Architecture (3) Load Balancer Load Balancer GDS (Session) Director GDS (Session) Director GDS2 API (JSON) GDS2 API (JSON) GDS core GDS core Storage Metadata Replication Data Metadata Storage Metadata
- 13. Architecture (4) Load Balancer Load Balancer GDS (Session) Director GDS (Session) Director CMIS Cache CMIS Cache CMIS Cache CMIS Cache GDS2 API (JSON) GDS2 API (JSON) GDS2 API (JSON) GDS core GDS core GDS core MD Data Metadata Replication MD Data Metadata Replication Objectstore / Cluster filesystem MD Data
- 14. Architecture (5) WebGUI Admin GUI Admin GW GDS2 API (JSON) Provisioning Gateway LDAP/AD SQL SAML GDS core Storage Backend Metadata Authentication Gateway LDAP/AD SAML RADIUS
- 15. Distributed Data Space GDS2 CIFS FW Site B GDS2 CIFS JSON LAN Site A CIFS JSON HT T S TP HT CIFS FW LAN FW LAN GDS2 CIFS PS Internet HT T LAN CIFS FW GDS2 CIFS JSON PS Site C HT Site D PS T CIFS JSON
- 16. CMIS Site B1 Site B2 WebDAV GDS HT T Site B CIFS GDS CMIS GDS WebDAV PS OS OS Site C CIFS CMIS WebDAV GDS HT T PS CMIS Cache HT S TP SD WebDAV CMIS GDS GDS CMIS CIFS HT WebDAV PS T HTTPS CIFS GDS SD CIFS CMIS Cache Site A CMIS Cache Corporate CDN OS GDS
- 17. GRAU Data Space 2.0 – USABILITY AND USER INTERFACE
- 18. Web GUI (1.0)
- 19. Web GUI (1.1)
- 22. Desktop Sync
- 23. YOUR DATA. YOUR CONTROL. WWW: HTTP://WWW.GRAUDATA.COM/DATASPACE E-MAIL: THOMAS.UHL@GRAUDATA.COM CEL: +49 172 7277920 TWITTER: @graudata