NATICK, Mass., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nasuni^®, a provider of enterprise storage to large, distributed organizations, today invited IT professionals to attend a live, complimentary webcast "Will the Cloud Replace WAN Acceleration?" on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. EST.  The webcast will explore how IT leaders can satisfy the business requirement for fast and easy access to centrally stored files from anywhere and from any device without sacrificing control or security – all while radically reducing the costs and complexities associated with WAN acceleration.

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"Many businesses originally turned to WAN acceleration as a way to provide their remote sites with effective and secure access to files," said Karen Kiffney, product marketing director at Nasuni and webcast presenter.  "While an improvement over legacy solutions, most found the solution to be expensive, difficult to scale, and cumbersome, further complicating an already complicated storage infrastructure.  Today, the cloud is a viable component for enterprise storage because it dramatically reduces complexity while delivering full functionality, including the data distribution and access capabilities associated with WAN acceleration. With cloud storage integrated into the enterprise, organizations no longer have to invest in and manage a traditional storage infrastructure for remote sites, which requires multiple components to deliver a complete solution."

Kiffney will provide webcast attendees with a frank assessment of the limitations of today's traditional storage infrastructure with a focus on the accessibility of data, the challenges that have historically prevented most companies from harnessing the power of cloud storage, and how technologies integrated with the cloud have made this powerful technology a viable alternative today – particularly for organizations with numerous locations that need to effectively share and safeguard data. Finally, Kiffney will present real-life use cases that demonstrate the cloud's applicability to companies in a wide range of industries.

Details include:

• When: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. EST.  The webcast will last approximately one hour; however, Kiffney will be available to answer questions afterwards.
• To Register: Visit http://www6.nasuni.com/will-the-cloud-replace-wan-acceleration.html  
• Cost: There is no cost to attend.

Nasuni enables enterprises to harness the attributes of the cloud, including unlimited capacity and true redundancy that eliminates the need for traditional backup, by bringing it into the data center as a component of an enterprise storage solution.  With Nasuni, IT professionals maintain complete control over all permissions while providing users with local performance when assessing enterprise data.

What's more, Nasuni addresses the security concerns that once hindered adoption of the cloud head on: all data is encrypted and only the customer has the encryption keys.  Customers cut their storage costs by up to 60 percent or more while enjoying the ability to add new capacity almost instantaneously – all with the peace of mind that comes with Nasuni's 100 percent reliability guarantee and service-level agreement.

For more information on Nasuni, including video testimonials from enterprise customers, technical briefs, whitepapers and more visit www.nasuni.com/resources.

About Nasuni

Nasuni is an enterprise storage company that provides globally-distributed organizations with a simple, unified storage solution that includes mobile access for all of their offices. By combining on-premise hardware with cloud storage, Nasuni delivers a secure, all-in-one data storage solution that provides local performance for users, simplified and centralized management for IT, and an easily scalable, complete remote office storage solution for the enterprise.

Nasuni is privately held and based in Natick, Mass. For more information, visit www.nasuni.com.

For more information, contact:

Jeff Miller  
PR Manager  
Davies Murphy Group  
541.207.3461  
jmiller@daviesmurphy.com

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