CloudBerry Explorer v3.7 Simplifies Amazon S3 File Management

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Chris Talbot.

CloudBerry Lab has made an incremental update to its CloudBerry Explorer application, which aims to simplify file management on Amazon S3 so it’s as easy as managing files on local computers. Besides a few other small enhancements to the cloud application, the key addition to the v3.7 release is support for Amazon Glacier. Essentially, the new Glacier-related features revolve around Amazon S3 archiving to Glacier, giving Amazon S3 users the option of using CloudBerry Explorer to archive data stored on S3 to low-cost Glacier storage.

Amazon Glacier, launched earlier this year, provides a low-cost storage option for companies looking for longer-term storage that doesn’t require the high-performance and fast access of storage that is continuously being used and modified…

The new CloudBerry feature is in line with a new feature that Amazon Web Services recently announced on its website. The "what’s new?" post outlines the ability for Amazon S3 customers to archive data to Amazon Glacier. Rules can be set up to automatically archive sets of Amazon S3 objects to Glacier — something partners may want to check out to simplify their customers’ own data archiving strategies…

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