| Developer(s) | ElephantDrive Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2006 |
| Operating system | Windows: Vista, XP, 2000 / Mac: Mac OS X |
| Available in | English |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.ElephantDrive.com |
ElephantDrive is a storage virtualization service used primarily as an online backup tool[1][2][3], but also as a remote access service/collaboration tool[4]. The service runs on both Windows and Mac platforms, and allows users to create simple automated rules for protecting data by moving it into an ElephantDrive account.
ElephantDrive makes use of infrastructure-on-demand as part of its architecture, and is one of the first and most popular examples of the applications built on Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service)[5]. ElephantDrive initially utilized Amazon S3 as a tool for a datacenter migration, but quickly moved it into the production infrastructure[6].