CTERA Networks: Difference between revisions

| homepage = [{{url|http://www.ctera.com/ www.ctera.com]}}

| industry = [[Cloud storage]]<br />[[Cloud storage gateway]]s<br/>[[Information privacy|Data protection]]<br/>[[Online backup service]]<br/>[[Data synchronization]]

| products = CTERA Edge Filer<br/>CTERA Drive<br/>CTERA Portal<br/>|

'''CTERA Networks''' is a privately held [[enterprise software]] company headquartered in New York and Israel. The company has regional offices in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and Australia.<ref name="flanders">[http://www.investinflanders.be/en/news/BE6CC21234FBDD5CC12579D8003D5479 CTERA Networks (Israel) and Amplidata (Flanders) join hands]. 6 Apr 2012.</ref> CTERA has partnered with companies including [[Amazon Web Services]], [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2019/03/25/what-is-ctera-up-to-with-hpe/|title=Q&A: What is CTERA up to with HPE?|last=Mellor|first=Chris|date=2019-03-25|website=Blocks and Files|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>, [[IBM]],<ref name=storage/> [[Hitachi Vantara]] and [[Cisco Systems|Cisco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/hyperconverged-infrastructure/hyperflex-hx-series/white-paper-c11-743087.html|title=Implementing SMB File Services on Cisco HyperFlex Using CTERA White Paper|last=|first=|date=|website=Cisco|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423092508/https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/hyperconverged-infrastructure/hyperflex-hx-series/white-paper-c11-743087.html |archive-date=2021-04-23 |access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>. Clients include [[Deutsche Telekom]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cloudpro.co.uk/cloud-essentials/4902/ctera-networks-and-deutsche-telekom-launch-compliance-cloud| title=CTERA Networks and Deutsche Telekom launch compliance cloud| author=Clare Hopping| date=March 17, 2015| publisher=CloudPro}}</ref> [[Banco Santander]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2016/may/17/how-santander-embraced-cloud-storage-greater-productivity-and-data-security/| title=How Santander embraced cloud storage for greater productivity and data security| author=James Bourne| date=May 17, 2016| publisher=CloudTech}}</ref> [[Axa]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/1.724836| title=Growth of Chinese Startup Investment Likely to Slow This Year| date=June 14, 2016| publisher=Haaretz}}</ref> and the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name=dod>{{cite web| url=http://i-hls.com/2016/06/israeli-ctera-to-provide-private-cloud-system-to-us-mod/| title=Israeli CTERA to Provide Private Cloud System to US MoD| date=June 15, 2016| publisher=iHLS}}</ref><ref name=dod2>{{cite web| url=http://www.cso.com.au/article/601663/stronger-cloud-storage-authentication-winning-australian-government-agencies-ctera/| title=Stronger cloud-storage authentication winning Australian government agencies: CTERA| author=David Braue| date=June 14, 2016| publisher=CSO}}</ref> In October 2016 IBM became a CTERA reseller. IBM's [[IBM Cloud Object Storage|Cloud Object Storage]], integrated with the CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform, can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud or in a hybrid on-premises/cloud setup.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/13/ctera_gets_ibm_reselling_approval_stamp/| title=Data-updater CTERA gets IBM reselling approval stamp| date=October 13, 2016| author=Chris Mellor| publisher=The Register}}</ref> CTERA was mentioned in Gartner's 2016 [[Magic Quadrant]] for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software, as well as Gartner's 2017 and 2018 Magic Quadrant for Content Collaboration Platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/document/3881863?ref=solrAll&refval=243075011|title=Magic Quadrant for Content Collaboration Platforms - Gartner|last=|first=|date=July 9, 2018|website=|publisher=Gartner|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The{{Asof|2018}}, companyCTERA raisedhas araised $9100 million Series Ain funding roundfrom ininvestors Januaryincluding 2009[[Benchmark led(venture bycapital firm)|Benchmark Capital]], [[Venrock]], [[Cisco Systems]], [[Bessemer Venture Partners]] and Vintage Investment Partners.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3746777,00.html| title= Cloud Services Company CTERA Raises $30 Million | date= 2 October 2018 | publisher=Calcalist}}</ref><ref name=fund>{{cite web| url=https://index.co/company/CTERA/funding| title=CTERA Networks| publisher=The Next Web}}</ref> In March 2012, CTERA raised an $11 million funding round lead by [[Venrock]] and included a strategic investment from [[Cisco Systems]] and participation of prior investor [[Benchmark (venture capital firm)|Benchmark Capital]], which raised approximately $15 million.<ref name=register>{{cite web| url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/10/ctera_funding_comment/| title=Cloud storage gateway firm: Selling to end users? Meh. We'll leave it to CSPs, et CTERA| author=Chris Mellor| date=April 10, 2014| publisher=The Register}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/21/cisco-benchmark-and-venrock-back-cloud-storage-company-ctera-networks/| title=Cisco, Benchmark And Venrock Back Cloud Storage Company CTERA Networks| date=March 21, 2012| author=Leena Rao| publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.sys-con.com/node/2218770| title=Cisco Helps Back Cloud Storage Start-Up Ctera| author=Maureen O'Gara| date=March 26, 2012| publisher=Sys-Con Media}}</ref><ref name=fund/> In July 2014, CTERA raised $25 million in a Series C funding round led by [[Bessemer Venture Partners]] <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.crn.com/news/storage/300073312/ctera-closes-25m-funding-round-for-cloud-storage-file-sync-and-share.htm| title=CTERA Closes $25M Funding Round For Cloud Storage, File Sync And Share| author=Joseph F. Kovar| date=July 2, 2014| publisher=CRN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://mspmentor.net/managed-storage-services/ctera-networks-welcome-platform-era-enterprise-cloud-storage| title=CTERA Networks: Welcome to Platform Era for Enterprise Cloud Storage| author=Dan Koblalka| date=July 3, 2014| publisher=MSP Mentor}}</ref>| withaccess-date=April participation8, from2017| Benchmarkarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409113934/http://mspmentor.net/managed-storage-services/ctera-networks-welcome-platform-era-enterprise-cloud-storage| Capitalarchive-date=April 9, Cisco and2017| Venrock.url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name=wsj>{{Cite web| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/02/private-cloud-firm-ctera-closes-25-million-funding-round/| title=Private Cloud Firm CTERA Closes $25 Million Funding Round| author=Orr Hirschauge| date=July 2, 2014| publisher=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> In September 2016, CTERA announced an additional $25 million funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Cisco and new investor Vintage Investment Partners.<ref name=globes>{{cite webnews| url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-cloud-storage-co-ctera-networks-raises-25m-1001151871| title=Israeli cloud storage co CTERA Networks raises $25m| author=Tali Tsipori| date=September 13, 2016| publishernewspaper=Globes}}</ref> The investment was considered to be part of the earlier Series C funding round that consisted of $25 million in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.geektime.com/2016/09/13/enterprise-file-services-platform-ctera-picks-up-25-million/| title=Enterprise file services platform CTERA picks up $25 million| date=September 13, 2016| author=Mia Rafalowicz-Campbell| publisher=Geektime}}</ref> As of 2016, CTERA has raised $70 million in funding.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://techseen.com/2016/09/13/ctera-raises-25-m/| title=With $25M, CTERA to boost marketing, sales & customer acquisition| date=September 13, 2016| publisher=TechSeen}}</ref>

In 2009, CTERA released its first cloud storage gateway, the C200. The gateway combined the speed of local network storage with off-site cloud storage and backup technology.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2213400/data-center/ctera-brings-the-cloud-down-scale.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317071806/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2213400/data-center/ctera-brings-the-cloud-down-scale.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=March 17, 2016| title=Ctera brings the cloud down scale| author=Mark Gibbs| date=July 9, 2010| publisher=Network World}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Channel/CTERA-Offers-Cloud-Storage-Portal-with-Channel-in-Mind-507180| title=CTERA Offers Cloud Storage Portal with Channel in Mind| date=April 20, 2010| publisher=eWeek}}</ref> In 2010, CTERA released the C400 cloud storage gateway which added features for office server backup and recovery and collaboration capability for multiple users working on files stored in the cloud or on the gateway. In 2011, the C800 gateway was released with 24 TB of raw local storage.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/cloud-infrastructure/ctera-links-cloud-storage-data-protection/850893034/page/0/1| title=CTERA Links Cloud Storage With Data Protection|date=July 18, 2011| publisher=Network Computing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.storage-switzerland.com/Blog/Entries/2011/10/20_CTERA_C400.html| title=CTERA C400| date=October 20, 2011| author=Eric Slack| publisher=Storage Switzerland}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://talkincloud.com/ctera-launches-new-high-capacity-hybrid-cloud-gateway| title=CTERA Lanches New High-Capacity Hybrid Cloud Gateway| date=June 13, 2011| author=Dave Courbanou| publisher=Talkin Cloud| access-date=April 8, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409114558/http://talkincloud.com/ctera-launches-new-high-capacity-hybrid-cloud-gateway| archive-date=April 9, 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, CTERA announced a virtual cloud storage gateway that can be deployed from VMware or KVM servers that enabled customers to use existing hardware. CTERA released updates to its cloud storage gateway portfolio in April 2016 focused on efficiency and storage capacity.

CTERA released Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) in 2012, which enabled users to access, share and collaborate on files from any location by storing files either locally or on the cloud.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2015/jul/27/gartners-enterprise-file-sync-and-share-magic-quadrant-offers-surprises-and-opportunities/| title=Gartner's enterprise file sync and share Magic Quadrant offers surprises and opportunities| date=July 27, 2015| author=James Bourne| publisher=CloudTech}}</ref> Also in 2012, CTERA launched a mobile app which made it possible to access files and backups on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://talkincloud.com/cloud-services-providers/ctera-launches-mobile-app-secure-file-access| title=CTERA Launches Mobile App for Secure File Access| author=Brian Taylor| date=April 4, 2012| publisher=Talkin Cloud| access-date=April 8, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409120111/http://talkincloud.com/cloud-services-providers/ctera-launches-mobile-app-secure-file-access| archive-date=April 9, 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/04/ctera_mobile_apps/| title=Ctera rocks up at BYOD party with big boy's cloud storage| date=April 4, 2012| author=Chris Mellor| publisher=The Register}}</ref>

In December 2015, CTERA announced Cloud Server Data Protection, its storage-as-a-service server data protection software for enterprise CloudOps.<ref name="storage">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/13/ctera_gets_ibm_reselling_approval_stamp/|title=Data-updater CTERA gets IBM reselling approval stamp|last=|first=|date=October 13, 2016|website=|publisher=Storage Newsletter|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014105621/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/13/ctera_gets_ibm_reselling_approval_stamp/ |archive-date=2016-10-14 |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.eweek.com/small-business/ctera-unveils-server-data-protection-for-enterprise-cloudops.html| title=CTERA Unveils Server Data Protection for Enterprise CloudOps| author=Nathan Eddy| date=December 10, 2015| publisher=eWeek}}</ref> Cloud Server Data Protection protects server data on a private or virtual private cloud using backup agents for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Linux]] environments and object storage services through cloud platforms such as [[Amazon Web Services]], [[Microsoft Azure]], [[IBM Cloud]] and [[OpenStack]]-based clouds.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2438554/ctera-unveils-tool-to-back-up-servers-across-cloud-platforms| title=Ctera unveils tool to back up servers across cloud platforms| author=Daniel Robinson| date=December 9, 2015| publisher=v3}}</ref>

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