8459ch08.fm Draft Document for Review December 11, 2019 1:55 pm 8.2 Moving data across Clouds 8.2.2 Using Aspera in a Hybrid cloud environment Sharing data between cloud environments can be a challenge, especially if your datasets are  large or your cloud environments are geographically dispersed. IBM Asperafi on Cloud is an  IBM hosted service for quick and reliable movement of data between cloud environments. Traditional file transfer methods such as FTP or HTTP and other file transfer protocols can be  inherently slow and unreliable for transferring large amounts of data. IBM Aspera is designed  to move data files of any size of volume reliably, quickly and securely. IBM Aspera uses patented Fast, Adaptive and Secure Protocol or FASPfi technology to  support thousands of concurrent transfer requests. This enables Aspera to deliver high  throughput over networks with high latency such as WAN. This allows high-performance  secure transport of files, directories, and other large data sets to, from and between cloud  storage. 8.2.1 Some of the key features and benefits of IBM Aspera GLYPH<SM590000> Easy and intuitive file sharing and content delivery across a hybrid-cloud environment GLYPH<SM590000> High-speed data transfer at any distance GLYPH<SM590000> Cloud-native technology with high availability and scalability GLYPH<SM590000> Enterprise-grade security GLYPH<SM590000> Real-time control over your transfers GLYPH<SM590000> Central administration of hybrid environments GLYPH<SM590000> Automated transfers based on schedule, file arrival event, or an API call Further details of the features and benefits can be read at the following website: https://www.ibm.com/uk-en/cloud/high-speed-data-transfer Aspera gives you the ability to connect your on-premises storage with both on-premises  private cloud and off-premises public cloud accessing files and folders in multiple  environments. Aspera supports all of the leading cloud platforms such as IBM Cloud, AWS,  Azure and Google cloud Platform. You can configure access between the transfer nodes in  your private and public cloud environments ensuring seamless data transfer. You can embed  file and folder delivery within your applications using the Aspera API. Aspera’s containerized,  scalable software optimized to run on and is certified on Red Hat OpenShift. It has been  included in the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration to give you an end to end solution for hybrid  cloud integration. For further information about integrating IBM Aspera in a hybrid cloud environment see the  white paper IBM Aspera on Cloud at the following website: https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/YMPPVAA7 IBM Aspera also has support for the main cloud object storage services such as: GLYPH<SM590000> IBM Cloud GLYPH<SM590000> Amazon AWS S3 GLYPH<SM590000> OpenStack Swift version 1.12 and Up GLYPH<SM590000> Microsoft Azure BLOB GLYPH<SM590000> Akamai NetStorage GLYPH<SM590000> Google Storage GLYPH<SM590000> Limelight Object Storage 186  Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems: Volume 1