have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message egnyte inc. type private industry technology founded 2007 in mountain view california headquarters mountain view ca key people vineet jain ceo isabelle guis cmo cso rajesh ram chief customer officer amrit jassal cto steve sutter cfo kris lahiri cso ian mcewan vp & gm emea bob patel vp enterprise sales website www.egnyte.com egnyte is a company that provides adaptive enterprise file services 1 for businesses . the company differentiates itself from other cloud based file sharing services by being able to store files on a company s existing data center infrastructure as well as cloud storage . 2 egnyte integrates with numerous clouds storage devices and business applications to give customers control of where their data exists . 3 that means companies can keep working with the hardware they have invested in . 4 the company fits in the enterprise file sync and share efss market and is expanding into file management and protection markets . 5 in july 2015 gartner named egnyte a visionary in its annual magic quadrant for the efss market . egnyte was the only company that advanced into a new quadrant . 6 contents 1 history and funding 2 products and solutions 3 management team 4 industries served 5 commentary from industry analysts 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history and funding edit headquartered in mountain view california egnyte was founded in 2007 by a team of high tech veterans and engineering experts including former valdero partners vineet jain amrit jassal rajesh ram and kris lahiri . 7 egnyte is a privately funded company that most recently closed its 29.5 million series d round from investors that included seagate centurylink northgate capital and prior investors kleiner perkins google ventures and polaris partners . 8 egnyte also received funding in 2007 seed round of 1m 2009 series a of 6m 2011 series b 10m and 2012 series c 16m ; total funding to date is 62.5 m. the full list of investors include google ventures kleiner perkins caufield & byers floodgate fund polaris partners northgate centurylink and seagate . 9 products and solutions edit on january 20 2015 the company launched its adaptive enterprise file services with the addition of content intelligence and smart reporting and auditing services . content intelligence helps users understand how their files are being accessed and shared inside and outside of an organization and helps them adapt and optimize their content strategies and workflows . smart reporting & auditing helps it understand how information flows throughout the organization with reporting and analytics that empower it to optimize infrastructure utilization and streamline operations . 10 egnyte s software runs on storage hardware from vendors that include netgear synology and netapp . 11 the company has formed partnerships with a variety of cloud vendors such as amazon s3 and google cloud . 12 egnyte has chosen a middle ground where companies can use a combination of solutions and vendors and they act as the glue between all of them offering the best place to put a file while giving administrators a full view of everywhere it s been . as files move back and forth between the different storage locations and get used across mobile devices it s important for administrators to be able to follow that trail if need be . 13 in march 2015 the company unveiled its egnyte for google apps solution that allows customers to move files between google drive and their own on premises infrastructure . google apps administrators can set up the integration and then manage permissions either from the google admin control or within egnyte ; they can assign permissions across users groups storage and collaboration . users get the same folder structure and control paradigm and don t need to wrangle multiple user experiences . 14 egnyte also unveiled a new suite of mobile apps in may 2015 for all platforms including the apple watch that enables enterprise users to access manage and share online and offline data from both cloud and on premises storage . 15 management team edit vineet jain the ceo and co founder of the company previously founded valdero a supply chain software solution provider . jain was named the 2010 storage superstar and was recognized as a 2010 emerging storage vendor by crn magazine . 16 industries served edit egnyte serves customers in a variety of industries and has gained traction in the architecture engineering and construction aec industry naming adolfson & peterson balfour beatty bowmer & kirkland casey industrial devcon and pc construction as some of the company s aec customers that have adopted its solution . 17 media pr entertainment and advertising companies have also chosen egnyte s solution for its hybrid architecture and one of its customers m & c saatchi noted its mobile division adopted egnyte to get the advantage of high speed access locally ... they can benefit with mobile phone ability to run an app so it has improved collaboration across distances . 18 designvox a design firm in this industry leverages the egnyte for google apps solution and notes it has become the way we work . 19 commentary from industry analysts edit in july 2015 gartner named egnyte a visionary in the 2015 efss magic quadrant . 20 in january 2015 analyst craig wentworth from mwd advisors was quoted saying everyone draws a line around efss in a slightly different shape depending on what else they ve got going on and with whom at the time . but if your scenario involves a hybrid infrastructure one you d welcome some dedicated analytics assistance in monitoring and optimizing and would rather not have to expose and integrate a plethora of third party tools in order get it then egnyte s new play could just represent the right all in one solution for you . 21 analyst eric slack from storage switzerland also wrote about egnyte in january 2015 users want everything available everywhere in a simple platform that integrates with the applications they use google apps ms office etc. on the other hand it wants everything controlled in an efficient cost effective solution that doesn t add complexity and integrates with their existing infrastructure . egnyte has been able to satisfy both of these divergent sets of requirements and is now taking a next step so to speak . 22 industry analyst firm ovum released a report at the end of 2014 that placed egnyte as a market leader noting the company is well placed for the security focused european market . 23 see also edit hybrid cloud cloud storage file sharing file synchronization references edit http www.cmswire.com cms information management can egnyte snuff boxs ipo fire 027769.php http venturebeat.com 2015 01 20 egynte starts using data to take guesswork out of file sharing storage http www.forbes.com sites benkepes 2015 01 20 egnyte brings intelligence to file sharing http venturebeat.com 2015 01 20 egynte starts using data to take guesswork out of file sharing storage http www.cmswire.com cms information management can egnyte snuff boxs ipo fire 027769.php http www.cloudcomputing news.net news 2015 jul 27 gartners enterprise file sync and share magic quadrant offers surprises and opportunities http venturebeat.com 2013 09 06 vineet jain profile http techcrunch.com 2013 12 11 egnyte takes on 29 5m in new capital to grow its enterprise cloud file storage business http www.crunchbase.com organization egnyte http www.forbes.com sites benkepes 2015 01 20 egnyte brings intelligence to file sharing http recode.net 2014 05 23 egnyte barges into crowded corporate cloud business http techcrunch.com 2015 01 20 egnyte adds file auditing and intelligent distribution to hybrid storage solution http techcrunch.com 2015 01 20 egnyte adds file auditing and intelligent distribution to hybrid storage solution http www.forbes.com sites benkepes 2015 04 07 helping google move beyond the public cloud egnyte for private google drive http www.computerworld.com article 2924117 wearables cio yet another reason to budget for an apple watch.html kovar joseph f. 21 june 2010 . 2010 storage superstars . crn . retrieved 17 september 2010 . https www.business cloud.com articles news re egnyting flame construction and development group chooses egnyte http www.computing.co.uk ctg news 2372068 m c saatchi switches from google cloud to egnyte for better microsoft integration http www.forbes.com sites benkepes 2015 04 07 helping google move beyond the public cloud egnyte for private google drive http www.cloudcomputing news.net news 2015 jul 27 gartners enterprise file sync and share magic quadrant offers surprises and opportunities http www.mwdadvisors.com blog 2015 01 egnyte integrates analytics to optimise file sharing and 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