ElephantDrive is a

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service used primarily as an online backup tool, but also as a

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. The service runs on

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, Mac,

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, and

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platforms, and allows users to create simple automated backups for protecting data by moving it into

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ElephantDrive account.

Architecture

ElephantDrive makes use of infrastructure-on-demand as part of its architecture, and is one of the first examples of the applications built on Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service). ElephantDrive initially utilized Amazon S3 as a tool for a datacenter migration, but quickly moved it into the production infrastructure.

History

ElephantDrive, Inc. was founded by Michael Fisher and Ben Widhelm in 2005. ElephantDrive launched as a service in 2006. ElephantDrive's development was initially based in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, California. ElephantDrive's first major product came in conjunction with the 2008 closing of early cloud storage provider and AOL property

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when the service offered a free tool for migrating files off of the Xdrive platform, simplifying the process of switching providers. The company then turned its focus to the Network Attached Storage (NAS) space, designing and deploying cloud storage optimized to run natively on NAS devices in a series of partnerships with the hardware makers themselves. The initial partnership was with NETGEAR's storage product line of ReadyNAS systems in the form of a co-branded embedded cloud backup service called the "ReadyNAS Vault." Additional cloud storage for NAS integration were launched with hardware makers

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and

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, both of which opted to use the ElephantDrive brand, as opposed to "Vault" co-branding. ElephantDrive is also integrated with NAS devices manufactured by

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. In May 2022, ElephantDrive was acquired by cybersecurity firm

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