Storage start up SoftNAS has released a new beta version of its virtual appliance for managing an organization's storage capacity. The software which is also named SoftNAS runs within cloud environments such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) or on a customer's existing virtual servers including VMware ESXi vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V and converts storage space into a network attached storage or NAS like environment.The company offers a free Essentials version that's limited to a maximum storage capacity of one terabyte. A paid edition is $995/terabyte per year or $100/terabyte per month.SoftNAS aggregates disks to create a chunk of storage space which function like volumes or file systems. The program offers deduplicating and other features intended to increase storage capacity and system speed. A snapshot capability takes copies of changed data blocks as new data is saved. It also captures snapshots of specified volumes and file systems at scheduled intervals.
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