The SparkWeave Private Cloud & Secure Collaboration Suite
The
Spark
Weave Private Cloud
is a virtual platform hosted in the
customer’s data center, completely independent from the
physical storage hardware, autonomously providing enterprise
grade high availability, efficiency, control, security, and
compliance. The platform provides these core features across
the SparkWeave application and can be leveraged with your
current applications (3
rdparty or custom) through our developers’
REST API.
The SparkWeave Private Cloud Storage Platform offers flexible
deployment options and can run on a single node (virtual
machine) for smaller deployments or can scale up to many nodes
for handling tens of thousands of users.
The intelligent SparkWeave design drives down storage costs
without sacrificing security or speed, with effortless expansion
and contraction of clustered storage space and configurable
levels of fault tolerance and redundancy across low cost storage
nodes. The storage subsystem can be deployed across a large
range of networked storage (including inexpensive JBOD’s) for
creating massively scalable, highly reliable, and inexpensive file
stores. SparkWeave takes the mystery and complexity out of the
private cloud, its creepy simple.
Core Features
Bigger
Elastic Scalability • Multi-tenant • Limitless scalability
• NoSQL Technology (used by Facebook, Google, Amazon) Mass User Roll Out
• Authentication: LDAP, Active Directory, local user accounts
Safer
High Availability
• Fully Redundant (RAIN, RAID, Data Sharding)
Encrypted
• SSL, PGP, AES 256 Compliant
• HIPAA, SOX, FDA, GLBA, PCI DSS and more
• Detailed audit trail
Faster
Deployment
• Deploys in minutes Integration
• Outlook Plug-in, API integrates with existing enterprise
infrastructure
• Pre-packaged applications Visibility
• Alerts, reports, logs, email notifications
• System activity
• Full system health check
Cheaper
Physical Storage Independent • Intelligent/Reliable Storage
Deployable on JBOD • Utilize existing storage (I.e.
SAN/NAS) Data Reduction
• SIS (Single Instance Storage) • Compression
• Byte level de-duplication
•
“Proof” reportsThe
Spark
Weave Secure Collaboration Suite
of applications is
hosted on the SparkWeave Private Cloud and delivers the
gateway access to company data that end-users demand, in a
secure/compliant manner, keeping unwanted consumer
applications out of the large enterprise. Support their devices,
supply their applications. It’s the ideal solution for businesses and
enterprises that require complete control and visibility of the data
entering and leaving their networks.
New guest users, either inside or outside of your organization,
are offered quick and easy onboarding through our intuitive web
2.0 portal.
Internal users can leverage the Microsoft Outlook plug-in or the
web-portal if working remotely.
Administrators are given access to the admin web portal directly
through the end-user web portal, via the “switch to admin” tab, for
a single portal for all users.
Applications
MailWeave™
Secure Email• Stores the body and attachments of an email in the SparkWeave Private Cloud, replaces it with a link to securely retrieve the message
• No changes to corporate email systems needed
FileWeave™
Large File Transfer• Complete governance over the transfer of large files, without the complexities and security issues of FTP
• Outlook plug-in for securely sending attachments of any size
SyncWeave™
File & Folder Sync
• Gateway access to personal file cabinet from anywhere on any device
• No device caching for a secure cloud.
SparkWeave API™
Application Integration • developers’ REST API • HTTPS based• Integration into your current applications and programs • Host all files on the SparkWeave
storage architecture
•
Write your own plug-ins for secure email, file sharing, and network transparent file storageSpark
Weave Solutions for your Dilemmas
Storage Costs Dilemma
Businesses are drowning in unstructured data. It’s generally accepted that unstructured data accounts for at least 80% of an organization’s data. The volume of unstructured data that is generated each year within an enterprise can be very costly in terms of storage.
• IDC projects 61.7% growth for documents in traditional data centers from 2008 to 2012 vs. 21.8% for block data.
• ESG stated that the biggest opportunity for storage savings comes from addressing unstructured data.
Consumerization of IT Dilemma
End users are bringing unauthorized, consumer tools into the work environment creating many issues for the IT staff. Support the device by providing secure applications.
Large Enterprise End-Users need solutions that: • keep them in their workflow
• provide access to company data from gateway devices • give the ability to exchange large files internally and externally Large Enterprise IT Departments need solutions that:
• protect the integrity of sensitive data • meet compliance standards
• are massively scalable
Data Security/Compliance Dilemma
Data security issues are at an all-time high and data must be accessible in the event of an audit or lawsuit. Governments have introduced stringent data protection legislation—such as Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and HIPAA—to provide controls over sensitive information. Industries, such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI), have implemented strict requirements for data security with contractually enforced penalties.
If a breach were to take place:
• PCI DSS-credit card processing privileges can be revoked • GLBA-$100,000 fine for each violation
• HIPAA-$25,000 per provision, $250,000 fine/prison for corporate officers • Multiple reports from independent analysts have shown unstructured data
compliance costs firms millions annually.
Complexity/Integration Dilemma
Constantly emerging new technology makes datacenter today more complex than ever before. Although regarded as one of the major trends for 2012 and beyond renowned industry analysts and experts write long books about the complexity of implementing private clouds and the many moving parts. The SparkWeave Private Cloud can be deployed in minutes and end-users can instantly start running the pre-packaged applications. The REST API allows you to leverage the SparkWeave Private Cloud with your 3rd party or custom applications. SparkWeave takes the mystery and complexity out of the private cloud, it’s creepily simple.
Spark
Weave Solutions for your Industry
Accounting, Banking, Legal, & Financial Services
These firms need solutions to securely transfer files that are either too large or too confidential to send by e-mail. Whether dealing with large sensitive Excel spreadsheets, banking information or legal documents, SparkWeave can help you collaborate with clients, accountants, bankers, or lawyers securely, professionally, and easily.
Healthcare, Insurance, & Life Sciences
SparkWeave provides new, more efficient ways to manage image distribution and collaboration between networks. SparkWeave is HIPAA compliant and ideal for Healthcare, Insurance, and the Life Sciences. Share, transfer, and collaborate on sensitive files and images securely. Our compliance “Proof Reports” will make you audit ready in little time. Electronic medical records and digital images have caused the healthcare industry’s storage costs to skyrocket. SparkWeave’s data reduction will lower data center costs.
Architecture, Engineering, & Development
Transferring large CAD drawings and PDF files can be difficult with parties who are outside the firm. SparkWeave’s user-friendly web-based solution doesn't require your contractors, vendors, or partners to download any applications. All the recipients need is internet access and a web browser to login to the portal and retrieve their files. Protect the integrity of the sensitive documents.
Advertising, Marketing, & Web Development
These firms deal with video, audio, and image files that take up a tremendous amount of storage capacity and FTP can be inconvenient for the users and the IT staff to transfer between company and client. SparkWeave’s applications make it easy to deliver, ensure the integrity of the client’s purchase, and reduce storage costs.
Federal, State, Local Government, & Education
Regulatory compliance and project collaboration can be a real challenge for government agencies and the companies that serve them. Agencies employ large volumes of workers and contractors with work locations around the globe. Workers need the ability to communicate and collaborate on projects regardless of their physical location or the organization which employs them. SparkWeave will help you connect your workers and our “proof reports” will make you audit ready with little effort.
Service Providers
Managed Service Providers and hosting companies can use SparkWeave’s multi-tenancy to deploy our applications as “public cloud” solutions. Providers can offer our products as additional functionality and take advantage of the data reduction or just be a place to host the SparkWeave Private Cloud.
Spark
Weave - Viral by Nature
Communication
The SparkWeave Secure Collaboration Suite is used to communicate with other people, many of which would be good candidates for SparkWeave. The applications are tools used to connect individuals and allow them to
communicate in a secure/compliant manner. Once the licensed sender initiates communication the recipient is seamlessly directed through the on-boarding process so that they can view the secure email or large file. One of the most important features of our suite of applications is the ability to communicate with individuals outside the organization (clients, partners, vendors, etc.). Guest users are limited to communicating with a licensed user and would need to purchase a license to gain the ability to on-board new guest users.
Message Tags
The web portal and emails can be branded by the customer to give the solution a corporate look and feel. However; all messages will contain a tag stating that the message was sent through the SparkWeave Secure Collaboration Suite, not the normal email system. This gives the recipient assurance that the message or file was delivered securely.
Collaboration
Having the ability to securely access files from anywhere on any device has value to the individual. However, additional value can be added by sharing folders with individuals internal or external to the organization.
Website Embedding
SparkWeave offers the ability to tie in to a current webpage to make files accessible to the general public. These users are inherently using SparkWeave just by visiting the website and viewing files.
Word of Mouth
Our customers believe in our vision and are passionate about our solution. Having a suite of applications allows our products to be seamlessly integrated and much easier to use than multiple point products. SparkWeave gives end-users freedom, enablement, and ease of use that is unmatched by point products. Delivering the suite of fully integrated applications makes deployment and management a breeze for administrators.
The
Spark
Weave Story
The SparkWeave Vision
Deliver the gateway access end-users demand, in a way that is secure & compliant, and offers built in resiliency and data efficiency.
The Company
Over the last year the company has grown to include a world class team of developers, investment partners, advisory board members, business development, alliance partners and beta testers.
SparkWeave is a channel centric sales organization leveraging the expertise and relationships of the VAR channel. It is through this delivery method that we provide flexible pricing models, a low barrier to entry through subscription pricing or we can deliver the lowest TCO through perpetual software licensing. SparkWeave is priced competitively per application and inherently provides a platform to grow the application suite on. SparkWeave can be delivered and installed remotely within minutes.
The Evolution of the Data Center – Storage Virtualization
Centralized Storage platforms (SAN/NAS) have become much more intelligent and in turn expensive in order to solve the problems of data growth and the operational expenses that accompany it (power, cooling, and floor space). De-duplication (reducing the number of copies, great for unstructured data) has become an industry buzzword associated with data reduction and efficiency.
The
Evolution of
the Data Center – Server Virtualization
VMware (and others) have created systems that allow servers to work together and create a “pool” of shared processing power for the application servers. This concept allows customers to partition the physical hardware into many “virtual machines”. This allows for much greater efficiency and lowered capital expenditures on servers, just like the SAN/NAS does with the hard drives.
Cloud Computing and the Consumerization of IT
Large enterprises are not rapidly moving sensitive company information into the public cloud. The consumerization of IT is the influx of unauthorized, unsanctioned consumer tools into the enterprise because the end users prefer the ease of use and functionality of their personal, consumer, public cloud applications. This can create many control and security issues for the IT department and risks compromising the integrity of sensitive data.
The Evolution of the Data Center - SparkWeave
The SparkWeave Private Cloud is a virtual platform hosted in the customer’s data center, completely independent from the physical storage hardware, autonomously providing enterprise grade high availability, efficiency, control, security, and compliance.
The SparkWeave Secure Collaboration Suite of applications is hosted on the SparkWeave Private Cloud Storage Platform and delivers the gateway access end-users demand, in a secure/compliant manner, keeping unwanted
consumer applications out of the large enterprise. Support their devices, supply their applications.
FOR MORE INFO, PRICING, OR A FREE TRIAL LICENSE CONTACT US:
[email protected] Main: 612.607.0041 SparkWeave, LLC. 2724 Summer St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 USA Follow us on Twitter: @SparkWeave
