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'''Nirvanix''' (formerly '''Streamload''') was one of the first [[Internet]] storage services (garnering multiple awards) and is now a [[cloud storage]] provider. Its current flagship product, ''Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network'' or ''Nirvanix SDN'' is a 'web-based platform for developers enabling quick and easy integration of scalable storage and delivery into any application'<ref>[http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2008/124712.html Nirvanix SDN]</ref>. |
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The original '''Streamload''' service was renamed to '''MediaMax''' before being spun off in [[July 2007]], and again to '''The Linkup''' before failing in [[August 2008]]. |
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== History == |
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'''Streamload''', founded in [[1998]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]] by [[Steve Iverson]] (an Ernest & Young's entrepreneur-of-the-year award finalist), was one of the first [[Internet]] storage services, receiving various accolades for innovative products between [[2002]] and [[2006]]. The company attracted angel investor and computer software entrepreneur [[Charlie Jackson]] and $1.2m in investment by [[August 2004]]<ref name="demo">[http://www.demo.com/community/?q=node/160512 Streamload/MediaMax/TheLinkup death spiral dogs Nirvanix]</ref>. |
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Their flagship product was renamed to [[MediaMax (storage service)|MediaMax]] (subsequently [[The Linkup]], now defunct) and spun off on [[1 July]] [[2007]] while the existing company (with all the servers and data) was re-named Nirvanix<ref>[http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/mediamaxthelinkup-closes-its-doors/ MediaMax/TheLinkup Closes Its Doors]</ref>. '''Nirvanix''' kept many of the former company's physical assets and employees (including CEO [[Patrick Harr]]), and secured $12 million in initial venture funding<ref name="demo"/>. |
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The subsequent failure of [[The Linkup]] and shut down on [[8 August]] [[2008]] (which resulted in permanent loss of data for around 20,000 paying customers) was one of the most serious of its kind<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080813-storms-in-the-clouds-leave-users-up-creek-without-a-paddle.html Storms in the cloud leave users up creek without a paddle]</ref>. Nirvanix denies responsibility for the data loss despite hosting the data, claiming that [[Savvis]] was contracted by its [[MediaMax (storage service)|MediaMax]] spin off to host the application and the database, without which restoring access to 'at least 55%' of the files which 'remain secure' in their system would be impossible.<ref>[http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/081108-linkup-failure.html Loss of customer data spurs closure of online storage service 'The Linkup']</ref>. |
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== See also == |
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* [[The Linkup]] (formerly '''MediaMax'''), a defunct '''Streamload''' spin off |
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* [[Amazon Simple Storage Service]] - Nirvanix has claimed to be 200% faster than [[Amazon Simple Storage Service|Amazon S3]]<ref>[http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/2371307.html Nirvanix Claims 200 Percent Faster Downloads than Amazon S3]</ref>. |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://nirvanix.com Official site] |
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[[Category:Cloud storage]] |
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