ElephantDrive

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ElephantDrive
Developer(s) ElephantDrive Inc.
Initial releaseApril 2006
Operating system Windows: Vista, XP, 7, 2000 / Mac: OS X 10.4 and up
Available in English
License Proprietary
Website www.elephantdrive.com

ElephantDrive is a storage virtualization service used primarily as an online backup tool, [1] [2] [3] but also as a remote access service/collaboration tool. [4] The service runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android platforms, [5] [6] and allows users to create simple automated backups for protecting data by moving it into cloud-based ElephantDrive account.

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Architecture

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ElephantDrive Screenshot

ElephantDrive makes use of infrastructure-on-demand as part of its architecture, and is one of the first examples of the applications built on Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service). [7] ElephantDrive initially utilized Amazon S3 as a tool for a datacenter migration, but quickly moved it into the production infrastructure. [8]

History

ElephantDrive, Inc. was founded by Michael Fisher and Ben Widhelm in 2005. [9] [10] ElephantDrive launched as a service in 2006. [11] ElephantDrive's development was initially based in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, California. [12]

ElephantDrive's first major product came in conjunction with the 2008 closing of early cloud storage provider and AOL property Xdrive when the service offered a free tool for migrating files off of the Xdrive platform, [13] simplifying the process of switching providers. [14]

The company then turned its focus to the Network Attached Storage (NAS) space, designing and deploying cloud storage optimized to run natively on NAS devices in a series of partnerships with the hardware makers themselves. [15] [16] The initial partnership was with NETGEAR's storage product line of ReadyNAS systems in the form of a co-branded embedded cloud backup service called the "ReadyNAS Vault." [17] [18] Additional cloud storage for NAS integration were launched with hardware makers QNAP [19] and Thecus, [20] both of which opted to use the ElephantDrive brand, as opposed to "Vault" co-branding. ElephantDrive is also integrated with NAS devices manufactured by Synology. [21]

In May 2022, ElephantDrive was acquired by cybersecurity firm Jungle Disk. [22] [23] [24]

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