Wednesday, January 25, 2012

CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack and RackSpace with Http Header editor

It's been just a few weeks since we released an updated version of CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack Object Storage .  
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In this release we are adding an ability to edit Http Headers for files.
To run the Http Header Editor select a file and select Set Http Headers from the context menu.
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The Http Headers dialog box will come us. With this tool you can see the list of all existing Http Headers, edit and remove headers and add the new ones.
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What’s next

One thing that have been left over in the first release is that ability to configure RackSpace CDN. This is going to become available in the next release. As always we are going to gather user feedback and incorporate it into the product before final release.   
In addition we are going to support self signed SSL certificates for those who roll out OpenStack Swift in their test environment
We are also going to implement a PowerShell interface for OpenStack Object Storage to help users automate their routine tasks.
There are even more exciting features coming. Stay tuned!

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

CloudBerry Backup Web Access - Updated

CloudBerry S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.

We have been running CloudBerry Backup Web Access for quite some time and it has become a fairly popular way to access backup storage from all over the places where you don't have access to the local backup client.
We have recently updated the Web Access to make it more clean and easier to use.

With CloudBerry Backup Web Interface you can

  1. Access your backup storage everywhere from a computer with the internet access
  2. Login with the OpenID such as Google or Yahoo.
  3.  Access your backup data across all your computers.
  4. Download the files
  5. View file properties
  6. View file versions
  7. Share the files.

Here is a few screenshot to depict main functionality.

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Sign In. you can sign in using any popular OpenID.

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Enter AWS Access and Secret Keys. The keys are securely stored in our database.


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Main interface

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Select Buckets


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File Properties


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File Versions


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Share the file

Note, you should already have CloudBerry Backup running to be able to use the Web Access.  To get started simple follow the link below
http://online.cloudberrylab.com/

As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.
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CloudBerry Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/backup. It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.

CloudBerry Backup for WHS is a Windows Home Server add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/whs. It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
CloudBerry Backup Server Edition.  is a Windows program designed to run in server environment that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/server. It comes with onetime fee of $79.99 (US) per copy.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack and RackSpace is updated

It's been just a month since we released the first version of CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack Object Storage .  

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In this release we are adding an ability to view object property, Http Headers (read-only) and correctly handling the folders.

To run the object property select a container, a folder or a  file and select Properties from the context menu.

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To view HTTP Headers select an object (file) and select View Http Headers from the context menu

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What’s next

As always we are going to gather user feedback and incorporate it into the product over time.

One thing we are going to support self signed SSL certificates for those who roll out OpenStack Swift in their test environment .

Furthermore we are going to add an ability to edit object Http Headers and Metadata currently available in the read-only mode.

We are also going to implement a PowerShell interface for OpenStack Object Storage to help users automate their routine tasks.

There are even more exciting features coming. Stay tuned!

CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack Freeware is a windows program, and you can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/free-openstack-storage-explorer.aspx

CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack PRO $39,99 is a windows program and you can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/openstack-storage-explorer-pro.aspx

 

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

How to Edit Multiple Files with CloudBerry S3 Explorer directly from the Cloud

As always we are adding features to make it easier for our customers to use the functionality to offer the most compelling Amazon S3 , CloudFront and IAM client on Windows platform.

In the previous release you could only edit a single files directly from the cloud. E.g. you double click the file and open an associate program to work with it. When you save it the updated version would go directly to the cloud storage.  you could work this way with only one file.

In this release we are adding a feature that allows editing multiple files directly from the Cloud and save them to the Cloud.  e.g. you can have multiple Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, etc open at the same time and when you save them the updated version gets uploaded to the cloud directly.

This feature lays the foundation for using Amazon S3 with CloudBerry Explorer as a document management solution. You can create IAM users, assign policies to work with specific buckets and files, then use CloudBerry Explorer to share the files within your organization.

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Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Explorer 3.2.2 and later.

As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.

CloudBerry S3 Explorer is a Windows freeware product that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/free 

CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a Windows program that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/pro  It is priced at $39.99 

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Friday, December 23, 2011

How to setup Object Expiration with CloudBerry S3 Explorer

As always we are adding features to make it easier for our customers to use the functionality to offer the most compelling Amazon S3 , CloudFront and IAM client on Windows platform.
Object Expiration is a new Amazon S3 feature that can be used when there are objects within a bucket that have a predefined lifetime.  On a bucket, a customer can define a set of rules that states given a prefix (or specific key) that the object(s) under this prefix should have a lifetime of a specified number of days.
New version of CloudBerry S3 Explorer comes with a full support for Object Expiration. To set up a new Object Expiration policy click on a bucket and select Object Expiration from the context menu
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You can view the list of existing Object Expiration Policies in a bucket
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you can create a new Object Expiration Policy by Clicking Add button. On the screen above we are creating a policy to delete the objects older than 20 days that are located in "files" folder.
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You can also update and temporary disable the rules.


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Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Explorer 3.2.2 and later.
As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.
CloudBerry S3 Explorer is a Windows freeware product that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/free 
CloudBerry S3 Explorer PRO is a Windows program that helps managing Amazon S3 storage and CloudFront . You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/pro  It is priced at $39.99 
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Introducing CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack and RackSpace

We are increasing the breadth of cloud storage support and we are proud to announce CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack Object Storage .  
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What is OpenStack?

OpenStack Object Storage (code-named Swift) is open source software for creating redundant, scalable object storage using clusters of standardized servers to store petabytes of accessible data. One of the most successful implementation of OpenStack storage is RackSpace CloudFiles  

How CloudBerry Explorer supports OpenStack

First, you register your OpenStack Account.
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Once you register your account you can do usual file operations such create folders, copy/move files between OpenStak Object Storage and your local computers. You can also copy files between two OpenStack  accounts.
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RackSpace support

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To make it easier for the RackSpace users we have added an option to register RackSpace CloudFiles accounts. This is also important as CloudFiles come with some advanced functionality not available in the OpenStack core such as CDN support.
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Features

  • Register and connect to any number of OpenStack accounts
  • Work with any number of OpenStack accounts simultaneously
  • Create, browse, and delete OpenStack files
  • Create, browse, and delete folders
  • Copy and move files between OpenStack and your local computer
  • Create Containers
  • List Containers
  • Update container metadata
  • Delete Containers
  • Upload/ Download files
  • Copy/ Move files
  • Delete files
  • Rename files
  • View files
  • Generate URL for files
  • View files properties
  • Copy/Move in background
  • Synchronize folders
  • Storage Capacity reports
  • Copy files from Windows Explorer
  • Remember user settings
  • Built-in feedback form
  • Automated check for updates

What’s next

One thing that have been left over in the first release is that ability to configure RackSpace CDN. This is going to become available in the next release. As always we are going to gather user feedback and incorporate it into the product before final release.  
We are also going to implement a PowerShell interface for OpenStack Object Storage to help users automate their routine tasks.
There are even more exciting features coming. Stay tuned!
Like our products? Please help us spread the word about them. Learn here how to do it.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Introducing Continuous Real-time Backup (CDP)

CloudBerry S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.

As always we are trying to make what works best for our customers and in the newer release we are introducing  a Real-time backup option which is also know in the industry as Continuous Data Protection (CDP). With this feature every change to the files will be captured automatically and you don't need to set up a separate schedule for the backup. The software will automatically look for new and modified files and send the copies to the cloud storage in the background.
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To enable Real-time backup simple open Backup Wizard and go all the way to the Schedule step. On this step now you have an option to choose Real-time backup instead of the schedule.
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Under the hood the changes are captured instantly but the data is uploaded to Cloud storage every 10 minutes. This is a default behavior and you can change that in the options.
As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.
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Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Backup 2.6 and later.
CloudBerry Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/backup. It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
CloudBerry Backup for WHS is a Windows Home Server add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/whs. It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
CloudBerry Backup Server Edition.  is a Windows program designed to run in server environment that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/server. It comes with onetime fee of $79.99 (US) per copy.

Like our products? Please help us spread the word about them. Learn here how to do it.
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