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Our comprehensive selection of storage and backup services provides multiple technologies, allowing you to select the ideal level of security, reliability, and flexibility for your environment and applications. Deploy enterprise-grade solutions including automated backup, high-availability storage, and data replication, all fully automated and accessible through SoftLayer's industry-leading customer portal and API.

CloudLayer^® Storage

CloudLayer^® Storage provides a safe and secure cloud-based solution for storing, accessing, and sharing data in any format from a wide variety of methods and devices. Benefits include:

WebDAV access (Windows, Mac and Linux)
Native Windows^® application
Web-based access
Native BlackBerry^® and iPhone^® applications
Easy to use public and private file sharing tools

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QuantaStor Storage Server

QuantaStor Storage Servers combine the QuantaStor OS from OS Nexus with SoftLayer 12 or 24 drive mass storage servers, bringing you a private SAN or NAS appliance for more storage with higher security, control, and scalability. Ideal for applications including virtual servers and desktops, video production, and web and application servers, QuantaStor is the most comprehensive mass storage solution, with features including snapshots, compression, thin-provisioning, and remote-replication.

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EVault Backup

Simple Windows- or web-based graphical user interface to initiate all backups and restores, and to configure all backup and automation options.
Administrators can set backups to follow an hourly, daily, weekly, or custom schedule, and to target full systems, specific directories, or even individual files.
Individual software agents are available that enable EVault to target more specific data in Exchange, SQLServer, Sharepoint, MSClusters, and Oracle servers.

Storage Options	Monthly
EVault Backup - 20GB	$20.00
EVault Backup - 30GB	$30.00
EVault Backup - 40GB	$40.00
EVault Backup - 100GB	$80.00
EVault Backup - 250GB	$175.00
EVault Backup - 500GB	$300.00
EVault Backup - 1000GB	$500.00

iSCSI Storage, Replication and Snapshots

iSCSI offers a low-cost alternative to traditional fiber-channel storage solutions.
Allows access to enterprise-grade Storage Area Network (SAN) storage over Ethernet
Easily provisioned, highly-scalable (it can be expanded on-demand without human intervention), and outperforms internal disks.
Allows customers to use Snapshots or Replication to create a copy of the data in any of our data centers.
This service is offered at the same price and capacity bands as the primary storage and can easily be added in real-time through the customer portal.

Storage Options	Monthly
20 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$15.00
40 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$30.00
80 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$60.00
100 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$75.00
120 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$90.00
200 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$150.00
250 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$187.00
300 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$225.00
350 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$262.00
430 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$322.50
450 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$337.50
500 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$375.00
700 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$525.00
1000 GB iSCSI SAN Storage	$750.00

FTP/NAS Storage

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) provide fast, reliable, and cost-effective storage for maximum data retention and storage.

Storage Options	Monthly
FTP/NAS - 20GB	$10.00
FTP/NAS - 40GB	$20.00
FTP/NAS - 80GB	$40.00
FTP/NAS - 100GB	$50.00
FTP/NAS - 250GB	$100.00
FTP/NAS - 500GB	$200.00
FTP/NAS - 1000GB	$500.00
FTP/NAS - 2000GB	$1000.00