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DataCore Software has announced global availability of DataCore Swarm object storage software, integrating what was Caringo Swarm into its own offerings, making Swarm available through hundreds of channel partners worldwide, and completing the company’s portfolio of software-defined storage solutions for block, file, and object. DataCore Software acquired Caringo in late January.

DataCore Swarm can be used for storage of terabyte-sized multimedia files, which can be streamed directly from the object store or clipped to make smaller videos for sharing and collaboration. Applications can also store data such as medical records, backups, or archive data directly to Swarm using an S3-compatible API, or standard NFS/SMB file protocols.

“Enterprises are moving in the direction of software-defined storage as customers come to understand the flexibility, ease of use and economic benefits that approach brings to the table relative to more hardware-defined approaches,” said Eric Burgener, research VP of the Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies Group at IDC. “In the wake of its acquisition of Caringo, DataCore now brings a comprehensive software-defined storage platform, supporting block, file and object storage, to the table under a simple fixed price per terabyte licensing approach. Many customers can appreciate the value proposition this offers to administrators that need to manage all three data types.”

DataCore Swarm object storage software was designed to securely manage billions of files and petabytes of information, and provides a foundation for hyperscale data storage, access, and analysis, all while guaranteeing data integrity and eliminating hardware dependencies.

“We have relied on Swarm object storage for many years to ensure the millions of videos and petabytes of data we collect are searchable and instantly accessible,” said Ken Przywara, director of infrastructure at Kinetiq. “At that scale, hardware failure is inevitable, and even when issues occur, Swarm has enabled us to single handedly keep our television intelligence network data available in a cost-effective way.”

DataCore offers pay-as-you-go pricing for hosted, cloud, and managed service providers, as well as new term licensing options for Swarm.

“Our global clientele, across all markets, are facing growing challenges in rapidly scaling media libraries that must be protected and instantly accessible,” said Liz Davis, VP of the Media Workflow Group at Diversified. “These clients count on us to deliver trusted and innovative digital media solutions to meet their needs. Swarm object storage is the solution we recommend because it is a best-of breed technology that has been proven at scale and is now backed by DataCore’s commitment to the channel and the support they bring to solutions integrators like us.”