ASPERA HIGH-SPEED TRANSFER Moving the world s data at maximum speed
ASPERA S MISSION! Creating next-generation transport technologies that move the world s digital assets at maximum speed, regardless of file size, transfer distance and network conditions. 2
WHO IS ASPERA? Software technology company innovating new data transfer solutions Based in Emeryville California Founded in 2004, now part of IBM Software Creators of the FASP protocol Innovative, patented, highly efficient bulk data transport technology Unique and core to Aspera s high-performance file transfer software suite Outperforms software and hardware WAN acceleration solutions Ranked first in every WAN transfer throughput benchmark Patents: FASP Bulk Data and Dynamic Bandwidth Control issued in USA and 30 other countries, others pending in over 32 countries Markets Served: Media and Entertainment, Federal Government, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Cloud Computing, Software and Gaming, Financial Services, Legal, ediscovery, Engineering, Technology, Telecommunications, Service Providers, Architecture and Design, Enterprise IT Global 24x7 Support: Support and sales offices in Sophia-Antipolis, Singapore, Virginia US, and Direct Sales and Sales Engineering throughout globe 3
CHALLENGES WITH TCP AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Distance degrades conditions on all networks Latency (or Round Trip Times) increase Packet losses increase Fast networks just as prone to degradation TCP performance degrades with distance Throughput bottleneck becomes more severe with increased latency and packet loss TCP does not scale with bandwidth TCP designed for low bandwidth Adding more bandwidth does not improve throughput Alternative Technologies TCP-based - Network latency and packet loss must be low UDP traffic blasters - Inefficient and waste bandwidth Data caching - Inappropriate for many large file transfer workflows Modified TCP - Improves on TCP performance but insufficient for fast networks Data compression - Time consuming and impractical for certain file types CDNs & co-lo build outs - High overhead and expensive to scale 4
FASP : HIGH-PERFORMANCE TRANSPORT Maximum transfer speed Optimal end-to-end throughput efficiency Transfer performance scales with bandwidth independent of transfer distance and resilient to packet loss Congestion Avoidance and Policy Control Automatic, full utilization of available bandwidth On-the-fly prioritization and bandwidth allocation Uncompromising security and reliability Secure, user/endpoint authentication AES-128 cryptography in transit and at-rest Scalable management, monitoring and control Real-time progress, performance and bandwidth utilization Detailed transfer history, logging, and manifest Low Overhead Less than 0.1% overhead on 30% packet loss High performance with large files or large sets of small files Resulting in Transfers up to thousands of times faster than FTP Precise and predictable transfer times Extreme scalability (concurrency and throughput) 5
FASP TM PERFORMANCE BREAKTHROUGH Across US! US Europe! US ASIA! 10 GB! 100 GB! 10 GB! 100 GB! 10 GB! 100 GB! FTP! Aspera FASP! 45 Mbps! 100 Mbps! 1 Gbps! 10-20 Hrs! Impractical! 15-20 Hrs! Impractical! Impractical! Impractical! 45 Mbps! 32 Min! 5.3 Hrs! 32 Min! 5.3 Hrs! 32 Min! 5.3 Hrs! 100 Mbps! 14 Min! 2.3 Hrs! 14 Min! 2.3 Hrs! 14 Min! 2.3 Hrs! 1 Gbps! 1.4 Min! 14 Min! 1.4 Min! 14 Min! 1.4 Min! 14 Min! TCP transfer times limited by packet loss, delay (network distance) NOT BANDWIDTH Aspera transfer times shorten linearly with bandwidth Independent of packet loss, delay (network distance) Cross US Add 1% to 5% Intercontinental Add 1% to 10% Satellite Add 1% to 10% 6
FASP TM MANAGEMENT WITH ADAPTIVE RATE CONTROL Extraordinary bandwidth control Automatic, full utilization of available bandwidth Protection of other network traffic with fair policy Allows bursts in TCP traffic and reclaims unused bandwidth as it as it becomes available Real-time prioritization of transfers Highly-concurrent transfer stacking On-the-fly, per flow, user and job prioritization Concurrent transfers adjust bandwidth consumption on the fly, allocating available bandwidth based on transfer priority System-wide monitoring and reporting Real-time progress and performance analysis Real-time bandwidth utilization Detailed transfer history, logging and manifest 7
PRODUCTS OVERVIEW Moving the world s data at maximum speed
ASPERA PRODUCT PORTFOLIO TRANSFER CLIENTS WEB APPLICATIONS MANAGEMENT & AUTOMATION SYNCHRONIZATION Web, Desktop, Email, Mobile, Embedded Distribu9on, sharing, collabora9on and exchange Transfer management, monitoring and automa9on Scalable, high- performance synchroniza9on and replica9on TRANSFER SERVERS Private On Premise Public and Private Cloud Hybrid FASP PATENTED HIGH- SPEED TRANSPORT Any Data Size, Any Distance, Any Network Condi9ons Any Infrastructure: Block, Object, On Premise, Cloud 9
ASPERA ENTERPRISE SERVER UNIVERSAL FILE TRANSFER SERVER Key Features and Benefits Universal base transfer server High-speed FASP transport of large data sets Enterprise-wide high-volume content ingest and distribution Comprehensive automation and scheduling Advanced user and server management Complete monitoring and reporting High-availability configuration (active/active or active/passive) Deployable on premise or in the cloud (public, private, hybrid) Applications and Use Cases Enterprise-wide file movement High-volume content ingest High-performance content distribution Licensing and deployment Multi-tiered licensing based on bandwidth capacity Usage-based licensing with Aspera On Demand High-availability configuration (active/active or active/passive) Comprehensive platform support (Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac, Solaris, Isilon OneFS) Supports connections with Aspera Client, Point-to-Point and other Enterprise Servers 10
ASPERA CONNECT SERVER APPLICATION PLATFORM WITH WEB INTERFACE Key Features and Benefits Built on top of the Enterprise Server Application platform with Web interface Simple web portal exposes root directory for each user Transfers via Aspera Connect web browser plug-in Powers FASP transfers for Shares and faspex web applications Rich APIs enable integration into any custom web application Applications and Use Cases Global browser-based file exchange Field and third-party content or data gathering Integration with custom web applications Licensing and deployment Multi-tiered licensing based on bandwidth capacity Usage-based licensing with Aspera On Demand Comprehensive platform support High-availability configuration (active/active or active/passive) Supports connections with Aspera Connect browser plug-in client Automatic installation of Aspera Connect browser plug-in on the client side 11
ASPERA SHARES GLOBAL HIGH-SPEED FILE SHARING Key Features and Benefits Easy-to-use web application with secure access to a consolidated view of all shared content Fully integrated Aspera Connect browser plug-in for high-speed, secure file transfers Content can be deployed across enterprise servers, private, public and hybrid clouds Powerful security model administered through a single management point combining authorization, user management, and access control Search, filtering, and sorting capabilities make it easy to find individual files or folders in a very large content store Shares are fully integrated as secure, access controlled receiving and publishing points with Aspera faspex Applications and Use Cases Internal distribution of digital assets within the enterprise Collaboration enablement for distributed teams Project team and third-party content or data gathering Global browser-based distribution of data 12
ASPERA FASPEX PERSON-TO-PERSON FILE EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION Key Features and Benefits High-performance FASP transport Global person-to-person and ad-hoc project-based fileexchange and collaboration Easy to use Web-based interface, email, mobile and desktop client interfaces Easily create and manage work groups for file-based collaboration Enterprise-scale user management and access control Supports local and remote file sources (on-premise and cloud) Applications and Use Cases Internal distribution of digital assets within the enterprise Collaboration enablement for geographically-distributed teams File-based review, approval and quality assurance workflows Digital delivery and collaborative file transfer with external partners 13
AD-HOC 3RD PARTY SUBMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION Ad-hoc submission and distribution capabilities Fully integrated with email, does not require a registered faspex account Auto-expire privileges can be set using time- or event-based policies Uploads are delivered to private area with private tracking and notification Metadata entries for dropboxes are fully configurable per workgroup Metadata is stored as an XML file on the server Rich reporting on metadata available through Aspera Console Public dropboxes & Private contribution requests Dropboxes can be configured with public URLs, or groups can invite specific contributors Senders receive an email with a link that allows them to send files with Connect browser plug-in to the group dropbox or to an individual inbox Files are uploaded to the faspex server and optionally relayed to configured remote storage locations PUBLIC DROPBOX URL: hqps://faspex.com/aspera/faspex/send/to/dropbox/marke9ng 14
ASPERA FASPEX CLIENT OPTIONS BROWSER, DESKTOP, MOBILE AND EMAIL APPS Key Features and Benefits Integrated with FASP and faspex security models, encryption at rest enabled via simple toggle High-speed Mobile transfer app for ios and Android devices, with native app look and feel Cargo automatic downloader to the desktop Microsoft Outlook client add-in Applications and Use Cases Remote news collection, upload and publish to central hub Viewing and approving images or video as part of a file based workflow Sending large files or folders from email clients Automatically bringing in new content for follow-the-sun working with no delay Remote medical image viewing and diagnosis faspex App on ipad FASPex App on iphone FASPex Add-in for Outlook 15
CARGO DOWNLOADER AUTOMATIC DOWNLOAD WITH FASPEX Key Features and Benefits Familiar ATOM feed paradigm for automatically downloading faspex packages for both Windows and Mac Supports secure embargoes on content access with built-in encryption Easy GUI controls for automatic decryption of all content in a downloaded package Configurable download target location per faspex server and account Support for a configurable number of concurrent downloads and queuing Real-time transfer rate control and monitoring for each download Pause, cancel and resume functionality with automatic retry on failure Applications and Use Cases Extends person-to-person file delivery workflows with automatic downloads of faspex packages Receive packages from multiple faspex servers, consolidating all downloads to a single client Automatically bringing in new content for follow-the-sun working with no delay 16
ASPERA DRIVE Aspera Drive Browsing of remote Projects and authorized shares fully integrated in to the desktop explorer Drag and drop files or folders to initiate high-speed transfers to and from remote Shares Background file synchronization between desktop and cloud Integrated faspex package sending and receiving Next Generation Aspera faspex Web application tier and user interface. Combines all of the file sharing and package sending capabilities of faspex and Shares to power the Drive filesharing ecosystem. Deploys in conjunction with Aspera Enterprise Server(s) in the Enterprise or in the cloud Combines users and groups with file and directory resources into project-based collaboration spaces Comprehensive and fine grained access control combining shares with users and projects Mobile Aspera Drive and faspex Apps Extends the experience to mobile platforms Browse Projects and Shares and upload and download from ios and Android devices using FASP. 17
ASPERA CONSOLE NETWORK-WIDE TRANSFER MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND CONTROL Key Features and Benefits Prioritize and manage transfer speed and bandwidth utilization Centrally configure and manage transfer nodes Browse and initiate transfer jobs between remote sites, within and between organizations Automate transfers, including scheduling and distribution Create customized activity, usage and billing reports and notifications Provide secure private views and control capabilities on individual transfers and paths Open architecture for integration with business process management and content transformation tools Applications and Use Cases Centrally manage, monitor and control all Aspera file transfer activity in the Enterprise 18
HIGH-SPEED TRANSFER DIRECT-TO-CLOUD Cloud 19
ASPERA SOFTWARE - ON DEMAND AVAILABLE ON AWS AND WINDOWS AZURE Transfer Servers On demand high-speed FASP transport to, from, and across cloud infrastructure unlimited scale out with additional transfer server instances Base transfer server, or Web-enabled application platform with support for Connect browser plug-in for browser-based transfers Direct integration with Amazon S3 and Windows Azure BLOB object storage for line speed ingest Web Applications (AWS and Google Only) Aspera Shares Multi-node file ingest and sharing, provides access to content across any location with powerful security and access model Aspera faspex Global Person-to-person file delivery, collaboration, and exchange with add-hoc content ingest and contribution Optional Clients Optional add-ons to extend the content ingest and contribution to mobile devices and email clients Available for Apple ios devices, Google Android, and Microsoft Outlook email client, as well as Cargo automatic downloader 20
ASPERA FASP PROXY Key Features Provides secure, line-speed FASP transfers in highly restrictive networks Kernel-level, software maintains all of the high-performance features of FASP Provides transparent pass thru of FASP transfer sessions without impeding performance Supported by all Aspera clients and servers natively Supports both in-bound and out-bound (forward and reverse proxy) with secure authentication of all Aspera sessions Single proxy multiplexes client sessions to multiple Aspera Server hosts targets in reverse configuration, and multiple outbound client sessions in forward configuration. 21
ASPERA SYNC HIGH-SPEED SYNCHRONIZATION AND REPLICATION Cross platform software application designed for high performance synchronization and replication of large file stores over the WAN Key Features and Benefits High speed, multi-directional synchronization of remote files and directories Highly scalable designed for today s extremely large data sets Highly efficient - designed for long distance WANs Secure matches security standards set by government, FIPS 140-2 compliant Platform agnostic runs on industry standard Linux and Windows Storage agnostic compatible with any standard file or block storage system Familiar rsync-like interface shrinks the learning curve for IT professionals Rich include and exclude filters, full support for soft and hard links File-level de-duplication eliminates unnecessary transfers, reduces sync times and reduces storage use SYNCHRONIZATION Scalable, mul9- direc9onal, mul9- node synchroniza9on Application and use cases Offsite synchronization and replication for storage migration, disaster recovery and business continuity. Bi-directional system mirroring for alternate access to digital content. Hub and spoke sync for high-speed content collection or distribution.
SYNC USE CASES Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Content Distribution / System Mirroring Web Application Primary Site Alternate Site Primary Site Alternate Site Replicate mission critical data from a primary site to one or more alternate sites Systems remain available after a system outage or site loss - critical data is preserved Hub and Spoke for Collection or Distribution Automatically replicate digital content from one system to another Content is always available, offering high availability of the service Data Migration for Diverse Storage Environments Daily collection or distribution of data across a large network of end points Continuous update of online content, software and media Replicate entire file system, or portions of the file system Preserve file attributes such as permissions, access times, ownership, etc. 23
ORCHESTRATOR AUTOMATED WORKFLOW PLATFORM Key Features and Benefits Intuitive Web graphical workflow designer Real time monitoring of active workflows Open architecture for full customization Unattended and interactive workflows Extensive and growing library of plug-ins Highly scalable supports the most demanding workflows on premise, on cloud, or hybrid Integration with the Aspera high-speed file transfer environment and Aspera Console Applications and Use Cases Advanced contribution and automation High volume processing and transformation Ad ingest and insertion for video-on-demand End-to-end content preparation and distribution 24
ORCHESTRATOR - OPEN PLATFORM 3 RD PARTY LIBRARY FREE TO ORCHESTRATOR USERS Database / Stores An9virus Transcoding MediaInfo Ad Inser9on & Media Management Email Video Quality Control Encryp9on FTP/SFTP SCP File Transfer ImageMagik Watermarking Image Manipula9on Media Management IT Management
ASPERA DEVELOPER NETWORK Complete set of SDKs with guides, reference information, and sample code for integrating Aspera technology into into desktop, network-based, and web applications in place of FTP, HTTP, or custom TCP-based copy protocols using C++, Java, JavaScript, or.net. ASPERA MOBILE APIs Android SDK Aspera Android SDK provides a Java API to transfer files using FASP- AIR. iphone SDK Aspera iphone SDK with Objective C API to transfer files using FASP-AIR. ASPERA BROWSER APIs Connect JavaScript API JavaScript API exposed by Aspera Connect for integration of FASP based file transfers into web applications for a complete in-browser experience ASPERA APPLICATION APIs Shares API Full programmatic control over browsing Shares, transfer authorization, and upload / download. faspex Web API A set of services that enables users to create and receive digital deliveries via a Web interface, while taking advantage of FASP high-speed transfer technology. Console API Full programmatic management of transfer sessions including initiation, queuing, management and control through a RESTful API. Aspera Web Services A SOAP based web service API that allows initiation, monitoring and controlling of FASP based file transfers. ASPERA TRANSFER APIs FASP Manager A class library that allows intiations, monitoring and controlling of FASP based file transfers. Aspera Multicast SDK A Java class library for initiation and management of IP multicast based data transmissions using Aspera FASP-MC.
ASPERA SAMPLE CUSTOMERS! Studios! 20 th Century Fox! DreamWorks! Disney! Lucas Film! Paramount! Pixar! Sony Pictures! Sony Imageworks! Universal! Warner Bros. & GDMX Post Production! Ascent Media! Cinesite! CINRAM! Cryptography Rsch Inst.! Deluxe! Framestore! efilm! Lightstorm Entertainment! Modern Video Film! Moving Picture Company! ParkRoads! Post Logic! Postworks NY! Reelz Channel! Content Distribution! Alcatel-Lucent / Velocix! Edgecast! ibahn! Level3! Limelight Networks! Move Networks! Broadcasters! ABC! ABS-CBN! AFP! Andrita Studio! CBS! CBC! CNN! CSTV! Discovery! ESPN! Fox! Foxtel! HBO! ITN! MLB! NBC! NBA Network! NFL Network! Nova! MTV Networks! Outdoor Channel! Rainbow Media! Red Bee Media! SBS! Scripps Networks! Showtime Networks! Sky Germany! Sky Italia! Starz Entertainment! Travel Chanel! TV Guide! TVN! Turner! Univision! Online Aggregators! Apple itunes! Amazon.com! Brightcove! EMI Music! Google YouTube! Hulu! Joost! Microsoft Studios! Netflix! Synccast (Technicolor)! Universal Music! Sony BMG! Cable/MSO s and IPTV! ATT! British Telecom! Comcast! Crawford Communications! DirecTV! EchoStar & Dish Network! Rogers Wireless & Cable! Shaw! Telstra! Time Warner Cable! Verizon! Publishing! Dow Jones Online! Hougton Mifflin Harcourt New York Times! Pearson! Random House! RR Donnelley! Thomson Reuters! Time, Inc.! Sports Illustrated! Life Sciences! Applied BioSystems! Biomedical Systems! BGI! Broad Institute! Duke University! EBI! Fred Hutchinson! Genome Research Ltd.! Johns Hopkins! NIH / NCBI! Translational Genomics! University of Maryland! Pharma! Abbott Laboratories! Glenmark Generics! Merck! Pfizer! Integrated & Cloud! Accenture DETE! Artesia! Acresso SubscribeNet! Ceiton! EMC Documentum! Epk.TV! GLOBALedit & FileSociety! IBM Media Hub! Microsoft IMM! MIT! NorthPlains TeleScope! Omneon! Ooyala! theplatform! Tandberg MediaPath! Global Enterprise! Abercrombie and Fitch! Adidas! Coca Cola! Codan! Greenpeace! Iron Mountain! Mary Kay Cosmetics! Milwaukee Bucks! Johnson & Johnson! RCDB! Engineering, R&D! Apple Computer! Autodesk! CGG Veritas! European Space Agency! General Dynamics! Global Foundries! HP PSG! LSI! NetApp! Nokia! Samsung! Software AG! Legal, ediscovery! Fios, Inc! Greenberg and Traurig! IPRO Corp! IT.COM! King and Spalding! Mccarter & English! Ricoh! Stroz Friedberg! Games! Activision! Disney Interactive Studios! Eidos Interactive! Electronic Arts! Microsoft XBOX! Nintendo! Sega! Sony Computer Entertainment! Sony Connect! Take-Two Interactive! Ubisoft! Financial Services! Bank of America! Dow Jones! Gloucester Research! Metlife! Morgan Stanley! TD Bank! Federal Government, DOD! DIA! NASA! US Army, Navy, Air Force! USDOJ! FBI! NSA! NGA! US JFCOM! SOCOM! INSCOM! State Department! DISA, SPAWAR! MIT Lincoln Labs! HHS/NIH! Armed Forces Network!
CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES Universal Pictures produces major motion pictures such as Battleship and Snow White massive projects requiring an army of partners and facilities seamlessly working together to deliver a topnotch final product. Solution: High-speed, reliable and secure exchange of daily postproduction media files (15-30GB each) between multiple companies around the globe using Aspera faspex.` Benefit: Easy-to-use file transfer solution that s deployed in hours, not weeks and real-time collaboration between geographically distributed teams leading to significant reduction in production cycle times. BGI, the world s largest genomics research institute, produces thousands of genomes a day. Using hard drives to send data to customers and partners had proven expensive, error-prone and time consuming. Solution: BGI integrated Aspera s FASP high-speed transfer technology into its EasyGenomics cloud-based bioinformatics service and deployed Aspera Connect Server for high speed sequencing data delivery service. Benefit: With fast cloud transfers, EasyGenomics takes advantage of unlimited parallel computing offered by the cloud and Aspera s rich APIs enabled the integration of high-speed transfers directly within EasyGenomics web portal. With over 23 million streaming members globally, Netflix delivers streaming movies and TV shows to over 700 different devices PCs, internet-connected TVs, gaming consoles, tablets and smart phones. Solution: With over 50 terabytes of new content a month from over 200 global partners, Netflix uses Aspera On Demand Direct-to-S3 technology to move, process and store content in Amazon Web Services S3 storage. Benefit: High-speed FASP transfers direct to S3 storage allow Netflix to leverage the extreme scalability of AWS, eliminating the need to build its own data centers and enabling on demand compute capacity control. AT&T U-verse delivers advanced digital TV, high-speed Internet, and digital home phone service together over state of the art fiber optic technology and computer networking as a fully integrated experience. Solution: High-speed digital file transfers of ad content from sponsors into an end-to-end fully automated ad-ingest and file-based workflow that verifies, schedules, and confirms delivery and broadcast. Benefit: Lights out automation enables large scale ad ingest, with high reliability and service levels driving increased ad revenue and more sponsors at significantly lower operational costs. 28
ASPERA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CLOUD MEDIA SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY STORAGE 29
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ASPERA How does it work? Ulf Troppens, NAS Development Mainz troppens@de.ibm.com de.linkedin.com/pub/ulf-troppens/7/292/852/ 1 IBM Confidential 2013 IBM Corporation
The typical bottleneck In most cases the WAN has enough bandwidth. The Last Mile is the bottleneck. The art is to send as much packages as possible, but not sending too much. SITE A WAN SITE B Data Center Campus Last Mile Last Mile Data Center Campus 2 2013 IBM Corporation
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