The explosion of data growth is presenting new challenges in managing a storage infrastructure. Multiple business requirements are driving the need for storage and a comprehensive strategy is required to meet these requirements. Cloud storage is a cost effective solution to meet the explosion of data growth. VISI and Mezeo are presenting a webinar titled Reduce Storage Costs with On-Demand Cloud Storage to showcase the tangible benefits cloud storage can provide to your organization. During the webinar, we’ll cover topics such as the: -Existing and emerging use cases -Technology behind cloud storage -Benefits of an application programming interface (API) -Costs savings using cloud storage within the VISI data center

1. REDUCE STORAGE COSTS WITH
ON-DEMAND CLOUD STORAGE
09 MARCH 2011
RAY HAGEN/ PRODUCT MANAGER AT VISI
JOHN EASTMAN/ CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AT MEZEO SOFTWARE

2. / WELCOME
/ WHY CLOUD STORAGE?
/ USE CASES
OVERVIEW / VISI CLOUD STORAGE
/ HOW TO GET STARTED WITH A
FREE ACCOUNT
/ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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3. WELCOME
COMPANY OVERVIEW
/ FOUNDED IN 1994
/ MINNESOTA’S MARKET LEADER IN COLOCATION, MANAGED
SERVERS AND CLOUD SERVICES.
/ WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS.
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS IS A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY
WITH REVENUES IN EXCESS OF $5B.
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4. WHY CLOUD STORAGE?
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5. WHY CLOUD STORAGE?
CLOUD STORAGE DEFINED
What is it? Why REST APIs?
• Storage accessed through a network such as the internet  Critical component for new Web application
development
• Accessed using REST Web Services APIs  Stateless architecture for Web scale
• Offers numerous business benefits applications
• Pay for use  Represents the delivery of Service Oriented
• Available on demand as you need it Architecture storage infrastructure
• Cost effective  Enables programmable storage
• Supports multiple business initiatives  Easy for developers to understand and is
(backup/archive, etc.) language neutral
 Enables easy integration into the service
provider environment
 Traditional access protocols such as WebDAV,
NFS and CIFS not optimal for Web
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6. WHY CLOUD STORAGE?
DATA GROWTH DOESN’T REST
/ GARTNER 2010 – DATA STORAGE GROWTH #1 CHALLENGE FOR IT
ORGANIZATIONS
/ EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF DATA
/ 90% OF DATA NEVER TOUCHED
/ R/W RATIOS HAVE CHANGED: 4:1 » 1:2
/ $0.30-0.70 OF $1 IT HARDWARE SPEND IS ON STORAGE.
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*CLOUD STORAGE UC BERKELEY STUDY, JULY 2008 USENIX PRESENTATION

7. WHY CLOUD STORAGE?
WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS?
/ CLOUD STORAGE IS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR TIER II AND TIER III STORAGE
REQUIREMENTS.
/ TIER II (NEAR-LINE) – DATA ARCHIVAL DRIVEN BY NEEDS FOR COMPLIANCE. INFREQUENT ACCESS
TO DATA REQUIRED.
/ TIER III (OFF-LINE) - DATA MIRRORING FOR DISASTER RECOVERY, MIRRORING OF TIER I AND II
DATA.
/ 1TB TO 5TB OF TIER II & III DATA STORAGE DOES NOT FIT THE TRADITIONAL STORAGE ROI MODEL.
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8. USE CASES
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9. USE CASES
Backup
VISI Cloud Storage
Programmable
Archive Storage with API
Access
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10. COST EFFECTIVE, DEPENDABLE BACKUP SOLUTION
Are you Protected?
IDC identifies the top risks1:
BACKUP • Inconsistent backup policies for different
applications and locations
• Lack of established IT processes
• Little or infrequent recovery testing
 Reduce costs and complexity
• Avoid CAPEX/OPEX associated with
infrastructure investments.
 Support disaster recovery
• Enable warm DR.
• Automate backup processes.
 Maintain security
• Enable full encryption with SSL in
transit and AES at rest.
 Support compliance policies
• Implement policy-based backups.
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1 Source: IDC Vendor Spotlight, “Backup and Recovery: The Open Source Option Comes of Age,” Sept. 2008. 10

11. REDUCE THE COST OF MANAGING LESS CRITICAL DATA
Why Archive?
• 80% of all data is not changed after 90 days1
ARCHIVING • 14,000+ regulations govern record retention in
the U.S. alone2
Reduce costs and complexity
• Move data to lower cost
tiered storage based on
policy.
Maintain security:
• Enable full encryption, with
SSL in transit and AES at
rest.
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1 Source: SNIA.
2Source: NetworkWorld magazine.

12. AUGMENT OR REPLACE EXISTING FILE SERVERS
CLOUD ATTACHED
VISI Cloud Storage
FILE SERVER
 Reduce costs and complexity
• Replace costly servers or extend file server
capacity with cloud storage.
• Enable tiered storage to reduce cost of
storing less critical information.
 Ensure business continuity
• Automate bi-directional file synchronization.
• Enable access through desktop, web,
smartphone access clients or access via
CIFS/NFS.
 Maintain security
• Provide end-to-end encryption and full
Windows-based access control.
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13. PROVIDE FLEXIBLE, SECURE ACCESS FOR YOUR USERS
API ACCESSIBLE
CLOUD STORAGE
REST Web Services
 Use a customizable, flexible solution
Interoperable APIs
• API-based access provides additional
services beyond simple “get” and
“put” files.
 Reduce costs and complexity
VISI Cloud Storage
• Enable seamless interoperability with
applications using other storage
clouds.
 Improve efficiency
• Immediately provision storage.
• Securely share with 3rd parties.
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14. THE VISI CLOUD STORAGE SOLUTION
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15. THE VISI SOLUTION
ENTERPRISE READY FEATURES
/ ELIMINATES STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
RELATED CAPEX
/ OFFERS DYNAMIC SCALABILITY – BUY THE
CAPACITY YOU NEED AND ADJUST WITH
YOUR CHANGING NEEDS
/ LEVERAGES AVAILABLE ACCESS CLIENTS TO
REALIZE MULTIPLE USE CASES INCLUDING
BACKUP, ARCHIVE, SECURE FILE SHARING,
ETC.
/ ENABLES REST BASED API-ACCESSIBLE
STORAGE
/ INCLUDES INTEROPERABILITY API TO ENABLE
CONNECTION VIA EXISTING APPLICATIONS
WRITTEN TO AMAZON S3 AND GOOGLE
STORAGE FOR DEVELOPERS
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16. THE VISI SOLUTION
SERVER ATTACHED CLOUD STORAGE
/ VISI SOLUTION TO PROVIDE DATA CENTER CUSTOMERS WITH ACCESS TO CLOUD STORAGE BUNDLED
WITH EXISTING VISI SERVICES.
/ MEET GROWING DATA NEEDS – 1TB TO 5TB
/ PROXIMITY TO THE CLOUD – IN THE DATA CENTER PROVIDES FOR LOWER LATENCY.
/ SERVER ATTACHED CLOUD STORAGE IS ACCESSED VIA SOFTWARE CLIENTS AND REST API
/ VISI CLIENTS – SERVER & DESKTOP
/ REST API
/ PARTNER SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS – COMMVAULT, TARMIN, GLADINET AFS, & ZMANDA
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17. THE VISI SOLUTION
EASILY UPLOAD FILES
/ VISI CLIENTS PROVIDE DRIVE LETTER ACCESS AND BACKUP
FUNCTIONALITY.
/ DRAG AND DROP FILES
/ BACKUP AGENT – SQL, ETC.
/ SHARE FILES WITH PUBLIC ACCESS URLS
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18. HOW TO GET STARTED
SERVICE PLANS - MONTHLY
/ COLOCATION – $10/MO INCLUDES 50GB OF STORAGE + SOFTWARE CLIENTS
/ DEDICATED SERVER – 50GB + SOFTWARE INCLUDED WITH EXISTING SERVICE PLAN.
/ IN-DATA CENTER (PRIVATE) BANDWIDTH – FREE!
/ OUT OF DATA CENTER (PUBLIC) BANDWIDTH
/ $0.10/GB INBOUND
/ $0.15/GB OUTBOUND
/ STORAGE ABOVE 50GB - $0.15/GB
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19. THANK YOU
VISI HEADQUARTERS VISI ST. PAUL DATA CENTER PHONE 612.395.9090
EDEN PRAIRIE DATA CENTER 180 East 5th St, Suite 525
EMAIL SALES@VISI.COM
10290 West 70th Street St. Paul, MN 55101
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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