D.I.S.Cloud

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D.I.S.CLOUD…DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION STORAGE in CLOUD

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ACTUAL OPPORTUNITY

CLOUD STORAGE

Today many people and company save their data in online storage

named cloud drive. Services like Dropobox, iCloud, SugarSync,

OneDrive, Google Drive, etc… offer a possibility to save our data

on remote server, for share end recover it in absolutely mobility.

D.I.S.CLOUD

The project goal is to realize a distributed cloud drive storage,

using peer to peer net, for create an virtual online hard drive. This

for builder an alternative to Client – Server paradigm, currently

widely used.

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PROBLEM SOLUTION

PRIVACY

Our data is storage in one or more external server, not our.

D.I.S.CLOUD Privacy

The data is not storage in one or much server but in a cloud

of user nodes.

PROPERTY

The data is closely linked at the physical storage end

backup localization. Often it go beyond the national

border.

D.I.S.CLOUD Property

The data storage migrate from nodes to another in

anonymous, this ensure that property of data through the

owner encryption.

DEPENDENCY

Often the access to our data is closely connected to

service provider needed, which adopt a personal criteria

to manage data access.

D.I.S.CLOUD Dependency

The data don’t have a single access provider, but at the

independent swarm of nodes.

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STORAGE REQUEST

STUDIES

Estimate of world data storage (Source - Martin Hilbert e

Priscilla Lopez, researcher of University of Southern California).

TREND

Estimate request of world storage space to 2020 (Source –

Studio IDC e EMC of dicember 2012).

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Growth Estimates

Exabyte

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COMPETITORS

CLIENT – SERVER

TECHNOLOGY

All storege used a client server

paradigm and all have a critical aspect

define up.

Provider Platform Encription Free

Dropobox win-linux-mac-android-BB-iOS yes 2 GB

Google Drive win-mac-android-BB-iOS no 15 GB

iCloud win-linix-mac-android-BB-iOS no -

OneDrive win-linux-mac-android-BB-iOS no 7 GB

SugarSync win-mac-android-BB-iOS no no

Ubuntu One win-linux-mac-android-iOS no 5 GB

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Business Model

Cost structure Revenue streams

Key resources Channels

Key activities

Key partners

Value proposition

Costumer relationships

Costumer segments

Privacy

Software House for partnership

Service provider and housing

Multi platform Software development

Marketing

• Server• Utilities• Office• Company web site• Staff

To give a valid alternative to client server approachfor cloud drive, replacing it with a P2P distributed paradigm for ensure

Property

Dependency

• CMR• Social network• Web Site• Direct support

• Web site• Google Play• Apple store

Personal

Professional

Enterprice

Free (con ADV)

On demand

For contract

• Office rent• Utilities• Marketing

• Staff• Web site

Personal: ADVProfessional: slot from 20 GB Enterprice: slot from 1 TB

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CUSTOMER DEFINITION

COMMON USERCustomers without specific needed in cloud scope. In this range is fall the normal PC end mobile user device.

Personal profile

DEMANDING USERThis professional customers use a cloud drive for storage an important work document. Characteristic of this group is to

modulate a space storage according to the needs.

Professional profile

ENTERPRISE USERThis area include a small company, meddle company, enterprise company and public organization. The request of storage

space is most important. It use the cloud drive to delocalization internal data center.

Enterprise profile

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ROAD MAP

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FINANCIAL

PROFIT

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TEAM

SEBASTIANO AMATO“Graduated in Computer Engineering at University of Catania

Passionate about new computer technology research.

Field activity: cloud computing and ICT virtualization.”

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ASSET FINANCING

FUNDRAISING / PARTNERSHIP

For develop the project we search a:

• Private equity

• Business Angels

• Corporate Venture Capitalists

• Company partnership

• Other investment forms