A storage solution that extends local storage in an on-premises environment to the cloud.

Dell Korea (EMC) has launched a cloud-based 'Storage Gateway' in collaboration with KT and Tech Data, an ICT distribution specialist.

Storage Gateway is a storage service based on Dell's cloud delivery solution, CloudArray, that extends local storage in on-premises environments to KT uCloud Biz. TechData is responsible for consulting, implementation, and support services.



The storage gateway can transmit or store large volumes of media data in the cloud at high speed. By utilizing the cloud gateway's local cache, it enables the use of cloud storage without performance degradation and meets various performance requirements as needed through policy-based cache configuration.

By utilizing CloudArray's policy-based automatic data distribution feature, infrequently used data can be transferred to KT uCloud storage to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Storage I/O costs are lowered by minimizing data volume through compression before replication, and network line costs can be further reduced as recently used data can be stored and reused directly on the gateway.

Automated off-site data protection is possible through the scheduling and retention policies of snapshots (virtual replicas at specific time points), and data is securely protected using the advanced encryption standard AES-256 technology. Even in the event of a failure, instances are deployed within minutes in any available environment, and the existing environment can be rapidly rebuilt using backup configuration files.

A Dell EMC official stated that the storage gateway “will provide an economical and flexible solution for companies struggling with the integration of existing infrastructure and the cloud.”