Nirvanix.com - Next Gen Storage for Media Content

Nirvanix is a next-generation storage delivery service that targets newer media-centric content. Examples of this type of content are MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, etc etc. It is the new media technology from these kinds of sites that is harder to store, and therefore a problem for upcoming companies in those fields. Nirvanix aims to meet that storage need, and do it better than its main competitor, Amazon. Apparently, Amazon does not have a service level agreement guaranteeing a particular uptime or availability, which causes many startups to keep direct control over their site storage -- a hugely time-consuming and distracting task. Nirvanix does offer a service level agreement with 99.9% uptime and availability. Pricing is $0.18/GB/month for storage and $0.18/GB of data transferred. Pricing includes basic customer service support.

"Nirvanix Storage Delivery Service (SDS) dramatically reduces time-to-market for integrating storage to online media applications. Accessible through standard web services, SDS provides Internet-scale storage, optimized for media. SDS is the first to provide full file system capabilities for managing files and folders, integrating end-user accounts and media processing."

Reliable and efficient storage capabilities is a key factor to the next stage of the internet revolution, and this company is competing to fill that need. They have significant capital and strong support from the startup community to succeed.

What happens when Amazon starts offering service level agreements? Is there room for two media-centric storage companies (i would think there would be, but one needs to ask)?