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2001

TeraCentral Confidential

Scalable Cluster Platformfor Mass Storage Markets

TeraCentral Corporation2001

Confidential

Not to be distributed

2001


The PeopleManagement Team• Boon-Lock Yeo, Ph.D., President & Founder

Senior VP Tech / Eng & Co-Founder EXP.com; R&D Labs Intel & IBM; Expert in Video Technology; 8 patents (25+ pending); 8 years experience

• Kai Li, Ph.D., Chief Scientist & FounderProfessor Princeton University; ACM Fellow; Authority in Scalable Server Systems; 19 years experience

• Rob Hutter, VP Corporate Development & Co-FounderEarly-stage venture investing (Stata Ventures/Fundamental; Revolution), consulting & business development, 5 years

Director and Select Business Advisors– Howard Lee, former Senior VP, Apple; VP Sun Microsystems, Server Product– Damon Schechter, Founding Product Manager, Cobalt Networks– Pieter Noordam, General Manager, Internet & Personal TV, Philips (TIVO)

Engineering/Technology– Robert Liu, Director of Product & Co-Founder– Engineering/R&D team: 10 engineers incl. consulting engineers

• 1 Ph.D’s, 2 Ph.D. candidates, 6 MS with experience, and 1 BS

• expertise in MPEG, distributed sys, security, internet technology

2001


The Problem• Traditional storage systems are designed for database

systems / file servers – Expensive– Management is designed for small files– Not scalable in bandwidth and compute power

Characteristics Rich Media Archival & Backup Voice

Typical file size MBytes to Gbytes per file

100 KB+ to 10 GB+ per backup

100 KB+ to MB+ per message

I/O requirements Scalable, good sequential I/O Performance

Need massive storage Write once and read many / few

Price sensitive Requires much lower price and fewer robustness features than enterprise file storage applications

Valuable “storage side” services

Transcoding, protection, streaming

Automatic archival and fast retrieval

Compression, security

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The Answer: Cluster Storage

• ClusTera™: a scalable, self-reconfigurable, modular cluster storage management platform

• Supports range of write-once/read-mostly applications in verticals with mass storage demands

• Enable the use of industry-standard components for new massive storage markets

• Focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) benefit

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The ClusTera™ Platform

Distributed Directory Service

Adaptive Self-Managing Storage Component

ClusTera™ Cluster Storage Platform

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Vtera™ appliance 1

High Speed Switch

10.0.0.1

/mnt/vtera

ClusTera™: Enables Plug-and-Extend™

User N

Server N+1

http://10.0.0.1/

Features:- Cluster storage aggregation- Single Interface- Data redundancy- Directory Service- Load Balancing- Caching- Self-managing

Server N+2 Etc.

Vtera™ appliance 2High Speed

Switch

Vtera™ appliance 3

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The Big Picture:Multiple Markets, Multiple Apps

ClusTeraTM

Cluster Storage Management

Media

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Distribution

Digital MediaServices

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Strategy:Develop vertical storage applications to accelerate penetration in selected markets

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System Offerings• Tera storage appliances

– Each appliance with large storage capacity and pre-configured services1. Multimedia2. Data archival

– Off-the-shelf parts– ClusTera™ architecture with

Integrated Directory Services

– Vtera™ series• ½ to 1 Terabyte capacity• Stand-alone and rack-mount• Launch H2 2001

4U Chassis: 16 Hot swappable disks, 1.2 Terabyte

2U Half-width Chassis: 7 disks, ½ Terabyte

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FeaturesMass Storage Server / Appliances

“Luxury” or “near-luxury” Storage(EMC, IBM, NTAP, SUN)

“Economy” Storage (Compaq, Dell, HP)

Integrated Storage-Side Application Services

Yes N N

Scalable Architecture Automatic Manual N

API’s for Solution Integration Yes N N

Average File Size Targeted 1M – 5G 4K -1M 4K-1M

Cost-Effective for Mass Data(Hardware Outlay)

Y< $0.02 / MB

N$0.12-0.15 / MB

> $0.15 / MB

Yes~$0.04-0.10/MB*

TCO Equation Zero Ongoing IT Maintenance

Dedicated IT, Active Monitoring, “Cage & Console”

All Over the Map

Comparisons

* Dell does not sell storage units beyond 1/2T and the units do not scale.

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Rich Media Archival & Backup

Voice

beta systems request

Customers(as of 1/2001)

Vertical:

Stage: requirement gathering paying alpha

Convera

Online ServicesMedia Services

Liberty Media

Interactive Video TechnologiesQualcomm Digital

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Accomplishments To-Date• Technology / Product:

– Prototype ClusTera™ architecture, Visual Explorer– Alpha systems/software

(1T Appliance, Visual Explorer, Cluster Storage Aggregation, Multimedia s/w components)

• Patents:– Filed 3 provisional patents on (1) cluster storage aggregation &

overall architecture (2) multimedia-aware file transmission (3) Low-power, reliable online archival architecture

– Identified at least 5 more patent opportunities

• Delivered alpha products to one paying customer in Internet video content syndication space

• Collected product requirements from major customers in different market categories

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Financials• Preliminary P&L Numbers (Year 1 to 5)

– based on current set of assumptions

• Estimates– Achieve profitability by end of 3rd year

• Funding requested– product development, beta, production and marketing

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Plans and MilestonesPast 1-3 months 4-6 months

General Basic corporate structure

Stock/options plan

Recruit engineering team

Recruit CEO

First round fund-raising

Recruit VP S&M

Estab. business and technology partnership

R&D Initial R&D exploration

Visual Explorer alpha

storage aggregation.

Provisional patent filed

Architecture for Directory Service & API’s

Complete alpha DS

Basic multimedia S/W layer

File 3 more patents

Tech. white paper/doc

Alpha storage app s/w

Support multi-formats Q/A, testing s/w

File 2 more patents

Ops & Product

Office setup

Prototype systems built

Case designs

Outsourcing identified

Rackmount alpha system

BenchmarkingInvestigate offshore R&D

MRD and PRD beta

Stress test and validate performance

Product Specs

BizDev,

S&M

First paying customer

Revenue to-date: $70K+

1 new paying customer. Take requirements from 6+ potential customers Strategic partnership

2 new paying customersTake requirements from 6+ more customers

Channel partnership

Beta systems: customers want them now; expected by Q2 ‘01

2001


Part II

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The Opportunity

“The world will need to store and manage more than 10,000 petabytes of digitized information by 2005 - 50 times the amount being managed today…”

“The world will need to store and manage more than 10,000 petabytes of digitized information by 2005 - 50 times the amount being managed today…”

“We believe the storage market may be twice as large as the server market by [2005]…” EMC

“We believe the storage market may be twice as large as the server market by [2005]…” EMC

“Tape automation market will be $5 Billion in 2003” (IDC ’99)

“Tape automation market will be $5 Billion in 2003” (IDC ’99)

“By 2005, the average user may have over 1 terabyte of personal media on the Net” -NYTimes, 1/2001

“By 2005, the average user may have over 1 terabyte of personal media on the Net” -NYTimes, 1/2001

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Targeted High-Volume Storage Verticals

Rich Medi

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Archival

Backup

Voice

ClusTera™: The First Generation

Core technology built for one or more verticals

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Rich Media Storage Universe• Professional Media Archival• Personal Media Archival

– EMC: 1 terabyte per person by 2005

• Video on Demand– Bandwidth Costs vs. Storage Localization (Headend PVCR)– Emerging Infrastructures Post Production Industry

• Content Delivery Networks• Post Production Industry (petabytes)• Digital Media Services Industry• Digital Cinema• Broadcasting

– HDTV– Broadcast Services

• Just .005 (0.5%) = 33% total storage capacity @ 100x Size

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Archival Storage Universe• Tape automation market ~$5 Billion in 2003 (IDC ’99)• Large data size & write once / read few• Multiple segments within same vertical:

– Media archival • online archive of high quality video• high quality photo storage (infrequent read)

– Medical and scientific images (3D and multi-D data)– Internet web pages and log files– Engineering work (e.g., engineering designs & documents)– Digitized information (e.g., bills, insurance records, checks, etc.)

• Telecom storage: Voice mail • Backup market

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Management Security Browse …

Data Access Layer

InterchangeableApp-SpecificTechnology

Search

Self-ManagedStorage

ClusTera™ Platform

Self-ManagedStorage

Self-ManagedStorage

Self-ManagedScalable“Plug-and-Extend”StorageTechnology

Technology Stack

Enhanced App Services: e.g. backup, scalable delivery…

Third party value-add S/W

e.g. Streaming server

Additional High Level Applications

TranscodingContent

ProtectionBrowse …

Multimedia Access Layer

E.g., CoreMultimediaTechnology

Search

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ClusTera™ Architecture

High Speed Switch

Vtera™ Storage

Appliances

Media / Data

Servers

Directory Service

D.S. and Cache Synchronization Self Cluster Management Auto Failure Detection

Scalable Computing and Bandwidth

N Streams

… …

2N Streams

…

High Speed Switch

3N Streams

…

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2001 2002 2003 +

Technology Roadmap

• Self-managed scalable storage w/ directory services (ClusTera™)• Intra-cluster distribution / replication• Intra-cluster load balancing

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• Self-managed scalable storage w/ Plug-and-Sync™ directory services • Dynamic intra-cluster caching

• Self-managed scalable storage w/ secure, distributed directory service• Inter-cluster distribution and replication• Global caching

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Part III

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Rich Media Requirements

• Huge File Sizes = Massive Capacities• Fast Sequential I/O• Write Once / Read Many applications• Select Multimedia Services

– Transcoding– Compression, Encryption– Image Searching– Bandwidth-Efficient Replication Processing

• Need: Low cost, scaleable, manageable, & incremental storage

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Rich Media Storage Solution

ClusTeraTMCluster Storage Management

Media

Content

Distribution

Digital MediaServices

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Voice

Archival Backu

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TranscodingContent

ProtectionBrowse …

Multimedia Access Layer

CoreMultimediaTechnology

Search

2001


Supports• ASF• AVI• Quicktime• Real• MPEG-1, 2, 4

Browse App Runs on StorageBrowse: Example Storage Application in tC Suite1. Multi-level browsing2. Automatic video content processing3. Fast processing on many formats4. Transcoding

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Archival - Warm Backup Solution• ClusTera™ storage platform

– Single mount point into a sea of storage– Simple to manage

• Low-power control– Mostly in standby or power-off mode– A fixed number of units run at a time– Patent-pending system

• Replication for reliability– Each file is replicated on-the-fly in two or more units

• Move data for reliability– Check data and rotate disks weekly

• Lower cost than tapes while maintain the convenience and reliability of disk storage

2001


. . .

110V powerPower Control

Network Hub Ethernet

NetworkNetwork

• Standby or off

• Archive• Backup• Copy

Power Control:All-Standby-Except 4

Plug-and-ExtendTM with Power Control

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Tape Library Vtera™ Storage Key Advantages

Cabinet: 6 DLT7000 drives (ADIC Scalar 1000)

1/4 RackHot swappable disks

Compact

Full 29.5”W x 47”D x 72”H cabinet ¼ of 19”W x 30”D x 72”H rack

5.5 TB 6 TB Comparable size

$130,000 $120,000 ($0.02/MB) Comparable/lower cost

Read: 5 MB/sec Read: ~100 MB/sec 20+ X faster READ

Access Time: 60s / 10s (60,000 ms)

Access Time: 5s / 20 ms 12-50 X faster access

Archival: Tape vs. Vtera™ Storage

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Summary

• Low-cost, scalable cluster storage solutions for existing and emerging mass storage markets– Use industry-standard components– Self-configurable appliances– A platform for rich-media, voice, archival and

backup markets

• Disruptive technology

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