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High demand for object storage is being driven by the adoption of modernized workloads and the need for multi-petabyte, archival-type storage. Dell GeoDrive is a lightweight application which allows upload and download of files between Microsoft Windows systems and Dell ECS and Atmos cloud storage platforms. GeoDrive creates a Windows virtual drive to object store and transfers data from Windows using the S3 REST API. It is designed as an easy access to data in the cloud by allowing Windows applications to interface with an object storage server.
ECS is a software-defined, cloud-scale, object storage platform that combines the cost advantages of commodity infrastructure with the reliability, availability, and serviceability of traditional arrays. ECS storage combined with GeoDrive provides applications and users efficient access to content in the cloud from a Windows platform.