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8.2  Moving data across clouds
Sharing data between cloud environments can be a challenge, especially if your data sets are 
large or your cloud environments are geographically dispersed. IBM Aspera® 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 FASP® technology to 
support thousands of concurrent transfer requests. This feature 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  IBM Aspera key features and benefits
IBM Aspera includes the following key features and benefits:
/SM590000Easy and intuitive file sharing and content delivery across a hybrid-cloud environment
/SM590000High-speed data transfer at any distance
/SM590000Cloud-native technology with high availability and scalability
/SM590000Enterprise-grade security
/SM590000Real-time control over your transfers
/SM590000Central administration of hybrid environments
/SM590000Automated transfers based on schedule, file arrival event, or an API call
For more information, see this web page.
8.2.2  Using IBM Aspera in a Hybrid cloud environment
IBM Aspera gives you the ability to connect your on-premises storage with on-premises 
private cloud and off-premises public cloud to access files and folders in multiple 
environments. IBM 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 to ensure seamless data transfer. You can embed file and folder delivery within 
your applications by using the Aspera API. IBM Aspera’s containerized, scalable software is 
optimized to run on and is certified on Red Hat OpenShift. It is included in the IBM Cloud Pak 
for Integration to give you an end-to-end solution for hybrid cloud integration.
For more information about integrating IBM Aspera in a hybrid cloud environment, see the 
data sheet IBM Aspera on Cloud.
IBM Aspera also supports the main cloud object storage services, including the following 
examples:
/SM590000IBM Cloud
/SM590000Amazon AWS S3
/SM590000OpenStack Swift version 1.12 and Up
/SM590000Microsoft Azure BLOB
/SM590000Akamai NetStorage
/SM590000Google Storage