With the launch of S3 (Simple Storage Service), dating back to 2007, Amazon AWS effectively introduced what has become somewhat of a de facto standard for object data storage. The objects they can be any type of files such as documents, images, videos, logs, data backups and so on.
The API (Application Programming Interface) of AWS offer multiple features to interact with the storage service. You can upload and download objects, manage buckets (containers for storing data), start shares, interact with access management, create replicas and more.
Many player have taken steps to present services for the data storage fully compatible and interoperable with S3. QNAPfor example, designed and built QuObjects.
What QNAP QuObjects is and how it works
QNAP, a leading company in data storage, networking and smart video solutions, has developed QuObjectsan object storage service that uses APIs that overlap with those of AWS S3.
This is a really essential feature for users of AWS or others S3-compatible solutionsthey can switch to QuObjects (or combine its use with tools already in use), simply by changing the connection string.
Furthermore, QNAP solutions are essentially proposed in addition to or as alternative to the use of public cloud services. Thanks to the company’s NAS servers, for example, users can keep data locally, without relying on platforms managed by third parties. As your storage needs grow, you can easily add additional NAS drives to your cluster.
S3-compatible object storage solution achieved certification Veeam Ready – Object with Immutability: what does it mean
With a note released today, QNAP announced important news: its QuObjects solution receives an important recognition. It’s about certification Veeam Ready – Object with Immutabilityapplicable to NAS based on QTS operating system from QuTS hero.
The certification highlights QuObjects’ reliability as a secure object backup solution for businesses, capable of significantly improving security and efficiency in data management.
One of the main highlights of QNAP QuObjects is support forimmutability of data. Ensuring that nothing and no one can modify the contents of a backup or in any case what is hosted in an S3-compatible bucket is of essential importance today, to say the least. Immutability means that neither human errors nor the action of cyber criminals or malicious software (think of ransomware) can damage the data, keep it in check or make it unavailable.
The functionality Object Lock directly integrated into QuObjects it makes the saved data immutable and, combined with the other access control and authentication functions, offers complete protection for company information as well as that of individual professionals.
Why Veeam certification is so important
Veeam is a company focused on backup, recovery and data management solutions for virtualized, cloud and physical environments. The tools offered by Veeam ensure reliable backup and recovery, the ability to replicate and configure continuous replication, the protection of data managed with virtual machines as well as in cloud environments such as Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure and so on.
As the Veeam Ready Object Partner page confirms, the link with QNAP is very close: the storage resources available on the company’s NAS can be integrated with the Veeam platform. And now, with the certification achieved by QuObjects, the QNAP solution becomes a Veeam-approved choice for building immutable bucket.
QuObjects performance and use cases
QuObjects vanta read/write speed 20 times higher than conventional cloud services, in addition to a highly flexible and scalable architecture. In short, it lends itself to meeting the storage needs of companies, supporting even the most demanding workloads.
Using now well-known APIs, users of QNAP devices can manage the storage and backup of objects S3 on-premises, enjoying maximum data transfer speed, scalability and security. In addition to savings on costs of really important exercises.
The official QNAP website gives you the opportunity to learn more about how QuObjects works.
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