They’re also offering the storage to third-parties. Blockchain
data storage and privacy start-up Sharder wants to increase its data
storage space as it looks to provide the storage hub for the Island
blockchain application.
The new application, called Boxes, punches
up Sharder’s storage by an additional 96 terabytes. It’s current
storage hub currently handles 32 terabytes.
Sharder chief
marketing officer Paul Rogash told Cointelegraph Boxes will act as the
storage hub for Island and will come out in the third quarter of this
year.
“Boxes will interact with other blockchain applications
where we can give more security and storage space,” Rogash said. “One of
its key uses is for the upcoming Island application which is in the
final stage of development.
Island, a storage application for
sensitive data, will be released globally in October. Rogash said Island
approached Sharder last year and signed a development contract in
February.
Sharder provides secure storage of files across
multiple blockchains. Data is encrypted and then split into fragments
before being distributed to different nodes. The company said its model
ensures data is more secured this way. It also allows for easier
authentication and validation of data.
“We’re not storing data
you consistently have to call up; this is data that is sensitive and you
want secured such medical files or police reports,” Rogash said. “You
want to make sure that information is very secure.”
Along with Island, Sharder already works with SignEase and Filecoin, who is also working on a decentralized storage mainnet.
Sharder also has a token, SS, to pay for storage services. Rogash said
the company is in talks with other companies to offer Boxes as a secure
data storage hub.
source link : https://cointelegraph.com/news/data-storage-start-up-sharder-to-increase-data-storage-space
