Funding from Venrock, Benchmark Capital and Cisco Follows Stellar Revenue Growth, Channel Expansion and Customer Acquisition PALO ALTO, Calif. & PETAH TIKVAH, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CTERA Networks, the leader in cloud storage enablement solutions, today announced it has closed a round of funding led by Venrock, with a strategic investment from Cisco and participation of existing investor Benchmark Capital. Venrock partner Ray Rothrock will join CTERA’s board of directors. “CTERA makes it possible for these organizations to create services that have consumer ease-of-use, enterprise security and choice of infrastructure. This recent round of funding, with Cisco’s participation, validates our cloud enablement strategy and will help us pave the way to faster, easier adoption of cloud storage.” 2011 was a year of rapid growth for CTERA, culminating in seven consecutive quarters of consistent double-digit revenue growth and reaching more than 100,000 business end-users, primarily in North America and Europe. The new round of funding will be used to further accelerate the expansion of the CTERA team and address the strong worldwide market demand for the company’s solutions. CTERA Networks bridges the gap between cloud and local storage, providing optimized performance and end-to-end security. The company’s solutions accelerate deployment of cloud services and eliminate costs associated with file servers, backup servers and tape drives. Service providers and enterprises use CTERA to deliver services such as backup, cloud on-ramping, file sharing, folder synchronization, and mobile access based on the storage infrastructure of their choice. CTERA’s cloud storage enablement suite comprises a cloud-side service delivery platform, on-premises cloud storage gateways and agents for servers, laptops and mobile – all with a unified management interface. This hybrid cloud/on-premises architecture combines LAN-speed access with the elasticity and resilience of the cloud. CTERA offers native support for cloud storage infrastructure from multiple vendors including Hitachi Data Systems, EMC, IBM, and others. “CTERA is the ultimate enabler for both service providers and enterprises that want to leverage cloud storage in order to keep pace with the explosion of unstructured data,” said Ray Rothrock, partner at Venrock. “The company’s executive team, with its impressive track record of capitalizing on market opportunities that stem from disruptive shifts in technology such as big data into the cloud, is deeply experienced in data management, security and networking. The company is accelerating its penetration into the small, medium and large enterprise. It’s a privilege to be their partner.” “As business users are drawn into unsecured consumer cloud services, enterprise-grade cloud storage is quickly becoming a must-have for service providers and enterprises,” said Liran Eshel, CEO of CTERA Networks. “CTERA makes it possible for these organizations to create services that have consumer ease-of-use, enterprise security and choice of infrastructure. This recent round of funding, with Cisco’s participation, validates our cloud enablement strategy and will help us pave the way to faster, easier adoption of cloud storage.” About CTERA Networks CTERA Networks revolutionizes storage and data protection for SMBs and enterprise branch offices with Cloud Attached Storage®, a hybrid solution that combines secure cloud storage services with on-premises storage appliances and managed end-point agents for a seamless user experience. CTERA provides a cloud service delivery platform that enables service providers and IT resellers to quickly deliver cloud storage, hybrid local/offsite data protection and collaboration as managed services to their customers. For more information, visit www.ctera.com. Follow CTERA Networks: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ctera Twitter: twitter.com/ctera Contacts Schwartz MSL
Selects CTERA to Deliver Data Protection and File Collaboration to Business Customers. Petach Tikvah, Israel—March 7, 2012 – CTERA Networks, the leader in cloud storage enablement, announced today that Swisscom IT Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swisscom AG, one of Europe’s leading telecommunications providers, is launching a range of Swisscom-branded cloud data protection and file collaboration services based on CTERA Networks’ Cloud Attached Storage® technology.Swisscom IT Services ranks as one of the top European providers specializing in the integration and operation of complex IT systems, and provides IT outsourcing and managed services to approximately 400 enterprise customers in Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Singapore. CTERA’s Cloud Attached Storage solution empowers cloud owners to create, provision and manage a variety of storage services, such as backup and recovery, cloud on-ramping, file sharing, and mobile collaboration. The solution uses hybrid deployment architecture, consisting of a cloud-side service delivery platform, on-premises cloud storage gateways, and managed end-point agents. It gives service providers the flexibility to use the back-end storage infrastructure of their choice, while ensuring end-to-end security and optimized performance. Swisscom IT Services chose CTERA’s solution for its flexibility in delivering multiple services using a unified management platform; its ability to deliver those services in mixed environments that include mobile users, remote offices and virtualized hosted servers; and its seamless integration with Swisscom’s existing object storage datacenter infrastructure. Click here to see the entire Press Release. Posted in CTERA, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage
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The CTERA C800 Cloud Attached Storage rack-mount appliance is the optimal solution for SMBs and enterprise branch offices that need high-capacity local network storage, combined with end-to-end data protection with automated cloud backup and recovery. |
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The all-in-one solution for storage and data protection
The C800 is an all-in-one NAS, file server and backup appliance, with a low total cost of ownership and comprehensive enterprise-grade features.
Using the C800, data is synchronized between individual PCs on the network and the C800 drives, then efficiently backed up using CTERA’s integrated online backup service. Files can be restored anytime, anywhere, using a web based interface or from CTERA’s Virtual Cloud Drive™.
Easy to deploy and maintain
The CTERA C800 is easy to install and set up, and with full remote management capabilities, it is cost-effective to run and maintain as a component of a managed services offering.
Posted in CTERA, Cloud StorageDistributed Enterprise Solution from CTERA |
CTERA for Enterprise Branch Offices
Distributed enterprises with many small branch offices are often found in industry verticals including retail, commercial banking, gas stations and public services, such as postal services, medical clinics and schools.
The Challenge
Enterprise branches create and use a lot of data, not all of which is necessarily stored centrally at corporate HQ. The unique characteristics of such an environment pose many challenges:
- Lack of on-site branch IT staff and skills
- Expensive remote storage at corporate HQ
- Inability to control branch data protection policies
- Difficulty in facilitating information sharing within branches and between them
- Lack of uniformity in how data is accessed, shared and protected across the enterprise
The Solution: Private Enterprise Storage Cloud with Local Branch Capabilities
With CTERA, enterprises can launch a private storage cloud that provides data protection and collaboration for its remote branches, while being highly cost-effective and easy to use by non-IT personnel.
Using the CTERA Portal at the datacenter, and deploying CTERA appliances in branch offices, enterprises provide their branch offices with robust data protection while reducing IT overhead and avoiding the need for on-site IT personnel.
Key Benefits
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Posted in CTERA, Cloud Computing, Cloud StorageWhy Cloud Backup? |
Why Cloud Backup?
Backing up your important files enables you to protect them against future data loss. If the original data becomes corrupted or is accidentally deleted, or if your hard drive fails, you can still restore the lost data from the backup.
CTERA’s cloud backup technology provides several key advantages and is far more secure than methods relying solely on local media:
Simplicity - Online backup requires only a simple, one-time configuration. Online backup then runs automatically according to the desired schedule, without any need for user intervention.
Security - When backed up online, data is automatically encrypted and fingerprinted as soon as it leaves your local network.
Storage Location - Online backup ensures that data is protected and stored in multiple locations.
Versioning - Online backup preserves multiple versions of your data, enabling you to restore the version of your choice.
Restore Options - Online backup offers multiple restore options, including restoring your data from anywhere simply by using a Web browser to access backup versions of files.
Reliability - Online backup uses enterprise-grade infrastructure that is significantly more reliable, with built-in redundancy across multiple locations.
Posted in CTERA, Cloud StorageCTERA for Small and Medium Businesses |
SMBs often have IT requirements that match those of large enterprises, but are constrained by tight budgets and a shortage of in-house IT personnel. When it comes to storage and data protection, SMBs might be forced to choose between expensive enterprise-grade solutions and cheap but inadequate consumer-level solutions. This is why we created our solutions specifically with the small and medium enterprise in mind.
The Challenge
Providing a comprehensive storage and data protection solution without breaking the bank, and taking into account the following constraints:
- Limited or no in-house IT personnel
- Budget constraints but no compromise on features
- Disparate, expensive solutions for storage, backup and collaboration
- Difficulty in facilitating information sharing within the company and between offices
- Lack of uniformity in how data is accessed, shared and protected across the busines
The Solution: Managed Cloud-Based Service with On-Site Capabilities
With CTERA, SMBs can let their trusted service providers and resellers provide a solution that is fully managed, transparent and comprehensive. Whether it’s a 5-person business or an enterprise of several hundred employees, CTERA has the right sized solution for their needs.
With the reseller or service provider running the CTERA Portal and deploying CTERA appliances on-site, SMBs now have an integrated, highly cost-effective solution for all of their data protection needs, while reducing IT overhead and avoiding the need for on-site IT personnel.
Read more on CTERA’s SMB solutions here.
Posted in CTERA, Cloud StorageCTERA Demo and Buy Promotion! |
Buy between 1 and 3 C200 units for just $199 each before December 31st, and receive 30 days of cloud service free of charge.
If you decide to purchase the full product you will only be required to pay the difference in cost of the full product price.
Offer Valid until December 31st,2010
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The CTERA C200 is a hybrid NAS and cloud storage appliance that CRN called ‘what cloud IT should be’. In conjunction with the CTERA Portal software, VARs can easily set up and run own-branded, managed storage and data protection services for their customers.
“CTERA has gone to market with an approach to cloud storage that simply makes very good sense for small or mid-sized businesses”. Read the Full article here.
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Cost-Effective, Reliable Data Protection
Current solutions for data storage and data protection - such as file servers and backup tape drives - are unnecessarily expensive, unreliable, and prone to human error. Particularly in small businesses, branch office and SOHO setups, where knowledgeable IT staff are typically in short supply and backup procedures are often non-existent, there is a real need for a cost-effective, all-in-one solution for centralized storage and secure off-site data protection.
Cloud Attached Storage by CTERA is the answer to the storage and data protection woes of small businesses, SOHO and branch offices. Integrating reliable cloud storage with small form-factor Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances, Cloud Attached Storage provides much needed reliability and storage flexibility, bundled as an easy-to-use, remotely managed storage service.
CTERA Networks empowers SMB resellers to help their clients easily share files, prevent data loss, and recover previous versions with storage solutions that seamlessly combine the convenience of network attached storage with the reliability and scalability of online backup and cloud storage.
Posted in CTERA, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage
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