May 1, 2012
Contact: Carol Minton Morris <
cmmo...@duraspace.org>
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New DuraCloud Digital Preservation and Archiving
Services
Features and pricing for simple and cost
effective preservation and archiving in the cloud
Ithaca, NY Today the DuraSpace organization announced new
DuraCloud (
http://DuraCloud.org)
subscription plans that offer three levels of cost effective
digital preservation and archiving services in the cloud. Prices
for the
new
subscription plans are competitive with commercial cloud
providers and do not require additional transfer or variable
costs.
DuraCloud customers of the managed service can now choose
between three plans that offer various solutions for
preservation and enterprise use cases. The
DuraCloud
Preservation Basic subscription is great for institutions
that would like to have two redundant copies of their original
content stored at one cloud data center. For added protection,
the
DuraCloud Preservation Plus plan is perfect for
institutions that wish to have four redundant copies of their
original content stored at two cloud data centers. The
DuraCloud
Enterprise subscription plan provides a full suite of
configurable DuraCloud features and is ideal for institutions
that need multiple DuraCloud sub-accounts for departments,
research groups, cross institutional projects, or individuals.
To ensure preservation of irreplaceable content DuraCloud now
offers automated weekly content health checks, reporting, file
repair and more. For more information, including the full list
of features for each plan, please visit
http://duracloud.org/pricing.
DuraCloud features at-a-glance
For archiving digital library materials and research output from
academic institutions, museums, government organizations and
professional organizations DuraCloud is the only managed
software service that archives content across more than one
cloud provider so that documents, imagery and videos are always
accessible. DuraCloud runs on Amazon AWS, Rackspace and in the
near future on the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)
Cloud--the largest academic-based cloud storage system in the
U.S. DuraCloud provides customers with:
- Copies of your content stored with multiple
providers
- Automated health checking of content, so your
files are never corrupted or lost
- Automated repair of damaged files for
Preservation Plus customers
- A full suite of reports that let you more
effectively manage your content
- Online sharing and streaming to any
internet-linked device
For more information register for a free web seminar
showcasing new DuraCloud features and prices
Join Carissa Smith, DuraCloud Partner Specialist, on
Wednesday,
May 9 at 2pm ET for an online demonstration of DuraCloud's
new automatic health check services, integrated dashboard
reporting features, as well as streaming and sharing
capabilities. There will be time at the end of the session to
ask questions.
About DuraSpace
DuraSpace (
http://DuraSpace.org)
is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. DuraSpace software
and services are used worldwide as solutions for open access,
institutional repositories, digital libraries, digital archives,
data curation, virtual research environments, and more. The
organization's open source technology portfolio includes the
DSpace open access repository application and the Fedora open
repository platform. DuraSpace is the home of DuraCloud, a
cloud-based software service that leverages existing cloud
infrastructure to enable durability and access to digital
content. The DuraSpace team includes recognized leaders and
experts in the management of digital information who work with
an active and diverse international community committed to the
durability of digital resources.