storage cloud storage gateways data protection online backup service data synchronization products ctera portal ctera c200 ctera c400 ctera c800 ctera c800 ctera agent website http www.ctera.com ctera networks is a cloud storage and data protection hardware and software company that specializes in enterprise file services and cloud storage gateways which are integrated with a datacenter or cloud side service delivery platform ctera portal . it provides network storage combined with asynchronously replicated off site cloud storage . the company differentiates itself from other cloud based backup and file sharing services by being able to store files on a company s existing data center infrastructure as well as on public cloud storage . 1 2 the company produces hardware appliances which are installed in the local network and backup or synchronize data offsite and management software for service providers and large distributed enterprise companies . 3 4 the company is also active in the enterprise file sync and share efss space . 5 ctera markets cloud storage gateways that use traditional file based nas protocols with replication to cloud storage . 6 local network computers are automatically backed up to the ctera appliances on the lan which then perform incremental backups to an off site deduplicated cloud storage service compressing and encrypting the data as it is transmitted . users have browser based access to the backups and can access files locally using a virtual cloud drive . 2 users can also throttle bandwidth and schedule transfers off working hours for reducing impact on the network performance . 7 ctera appliances encrypt data onsite and keep the keys local reduce latency by caching data or keeping local copies and provide snapshot capabilities for data availability . 8 ctera is also the developer of next3 an open source journaled file system for linux . 9 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 hardware 2.2 backup agents 2.3 cloud services platform 2.4 open source software 3 see also 4 references history edit ctera based in palo alto california and israel was founded in 2008 . 10 the company is privately held and backed by benchmark capital venrock bessemer venture partners and cisco . 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 it has regional offices in the us israel the uk italy and spain . 18 ctera 800 an 8 bay cloud storage gateway by ctera networks features up to 24tb of raw local storage capacity . 19 in 2010 a new local nas appliance was unveiled that can be used for bare metal recovery of downed servers . new server agents were also introduced to make backup and recovery easier and enable multi user collaboration on files or folders stored locally or in the cloud . 20 in 2011 the company was named a champion of value for cost vs feature ratio in a cloud backup vendor landscape report by the info tech research group . the report only featured 6 companies with each company specializing in either small to medium or medium to enterprise sized environments . 15 it retained this title in 2012 . 21 ctera has partnered with emc atmos rackspace and storage providers like scality and computerlinks . 22 23 24 in 2012 ctera was awarded the mspalliance mspworld cup award at the mspworld conference and expo in austin texas . 25 products edit hardware edit in 2009 ctera networks produced the cloudplug a small form factor plug computer that converts external hard drives into network attached storage combined with cloud backup . 9 19 26 as of 2016 ctera makes several appliances c800 c800 c400 and c200 as well as a virtual appliance which are installed in the local network and backup or synchronize data into the cloud . ctera devices can be used for hybrid on site and offside data protection using cloud backup snapshots and bare metal restore capabilities . 1 11 27 28 29 30 backup agents edit in addition to clientless backup capabilities the company provides an installable backup agent that can back up open files 31 and server agents for backup and recovery of microsoft windows server applications such as microsoft exchange server microsoft sql server and active directory . 32 the company offers also mobile file access clients for apple ios and android based devices . 33 cloud services platform edit to complement its appliances and agents ctera provides ctera portal a cloud services platform . the software which is typically deployed by saas providers or internet service providers acts as middleware between data locally stored on a ctera cloud storage gateways or agents and cloud storage systems which may be public or private . 3 4 open source software edit ctera has developed next3 an open source journaled file system for linux based on ext3 which adds snapshots support yet retains compatibility to the ext3 on disk format . 9 34 next3 is implemented as open source software licensed under the gpl license . 1 next3 uses dynamically provisioned snapshots i.e. it does not require pre allocation of storage space for snapshots . instead it allocates space as needed . storage space is conserved by sharing unchanged data among the file system and its snapshots . 35 see also edit science and technology in israel hybrid cloud cloud storage file sharing file synchronization references edit a b c ctera adds bare metal and server backup to hybrid cloud by kevin komiega september 22 2010 a b cloud computing bible by barrie sosinsky john wiley and sons january 2011 isbn 978 0 470 90356 8 p. 462 464 a b no disaster recovery plan no excuse . informationweek . 8 15 2012 a b ctera simplifying robo storage using hybrid cloud local architecture . taneja group gartner 2015 magic quadrant for enterprise file synchronization and sharing . matchett mike cloud has a silver lining for robo storage . stoage magazine . vol . 11 no. 12 february 2013 . p. 47 slack eric . ctera s cloud attached storage adds file sharing to cloud backup storage switzerland llc . april 2011 ctera expands enhances cloud storage capabilities steve wexler network computing september 21 2010 a b c cloudplug wall wart backs up linux local backup offsite backup by paul ferrill linuxplanet april 16 2010 ctera networks ltd bloomberg businessweek . a b ctera s cloudplug takes a hybrid approach to storage by anthony ha venturebeat january 6 2009 review ctera c200 is what cloud it should be by edward f. moltzen crn simpson dave . cloud storage enabler ctera attracts new investors including cisco . 451 research . may 2 2012 ctera private vendor watchlist profile by dan yachin idc august 2009 a b cloud backup vendor landscape info tech research group . 2011 . p. 15 cisco benchmark and venrock back cloud storage company ctera networks leena rao techcrunch march 21 2012 hirschauge orr 2014 07 02 . private cloud firm ctera closes 25 million funding round . wsj blogs digits . retrieved 2016 03 22 . ctera networks israel and amplidata flanders join hands . 6 apr 2012 . a b lawson stephen january 6 2009 . startup ctera will offer cloud storage through 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