ElephantDrive
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Developer(s) | ElephantDrive Inc. |
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Initial release | April 2006 |
Operating system | Windows: Vista, XP, 7, 2000 / Mac: OS X 10.4 and up |
Available in | English |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www.elephantdrive.com |
ElephantDrive is a
Architecture
![ElephantDrive Screenshot](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/ElephantDrive_Screenshot.png/264px-ElephantDrive_Screenshot.png)
ElephantDrive makes use of infrastructure-on-demand as part of its architecture, and is one of the first examples of the applications built on Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service).[7] ElephantDrive initially utilized Amazon S3 as a tool for a datacenter migration, but quickly moved it into the production infrastructure.[8]
History
ElephantDrive, Inc. was founded by Michael Fisher and Ben Widhelm in 2005.[9][10] ElephantDrive launched as a service in 2006.[11] ElephantDrive's development was initially based in Westwood Village in Los Angeles, California.[12]
ElephantDrive's first major product came in conjunction with the 2008 closing of early cloud storage provider and AOL property
The company then turned its focus to the
In May 2022, ElephantDrive was acquired by cybersecurity firm Jungle Disk.[22][23][24]
See also
- List of online backup services
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