Cloud storage gateway
A cloud storage gateway is a hybrid cloud storage device, implemented in hardware or software, which resides at the customer premises and translates cloud storage APIs such as SOAP or REST to block-based storage protocols such as iSCSI or Fibre Channel or file-based interfaces such as NFS or SMB. According to a 2011 report by Gartner Group, cloud gateways were expected to increase the use of cloud storage by lowering monthly charges and eliminating the concern of data security. == Technology == === Features === Modern applications (aka "cloud native applications") use network attached storage by means of REST and SOAP with hypertext transfer protocol on the protocol layer.