Solution Sheets: CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform
Cyber-resilient file platform from any edge to any cloud.
CTERA Enterprise File Services
Transform Your Data Strategy to Meet the Challenges of Tomorrow
Wherever you’re managing your data, CTERA ensures your files are secure, accessible, and easily manageable.
CTERA File Services integrates on-premises and cloud storage offering secure, cost-effective file access, sharing, and collaboration.
Unified Edge
CTERA offers the only global file system that spans branch filers, desktop endpoints, and mobile devices, providing always-on data access from any location and any device
Multi-Cloud
Choose private, public, or hybrid cloud options for optimal security, compliance, and cost-effectiveness. Seamlessly migrate data across clouds to meet evolving business needs, freeing your IT team to focus on strategic initiatives instead of routine maintenance.
Total Control
Gain full visibility into unstructured data across distributed locations – HQ, branches, and home offices. Prevent data leakage, protect against ransomware, and ensure business continuity.
Optimized Cost Management
Pay only for the petabytes you need, when you need them. Consult with our team to optimize file storage costs with low-cost object storage, avoid overpaying for excess capacity, and ensure your storage investments align with your needs.
Performant at All Times
As your storage needs grow, CTERA’s platform horizontally scales both capacity and performance, ensuring you never experience a drop in efficiency. Plus, you’ll continue to benefit from top-level security, no matter how much your data expands.
Consistent Data Governance and Control
By consolidating your storage, all your data follows the same security, compliance, and management policies, no matter where it’s stored. This keeps your organization in control and aligned with industry standards across all environments.
The CTERA Architecture
CTERA Portal
A unified console for centrally managing any number of users, devices, and data policies – all in one place.
CTERA Edge Filer
A software-defined storage gateway that links remote offices and edge locations to the global file system, delivering high-speed, low-latency local SMB/NFS services.
CTERA Drive
Remote file access solution enabling users to access, share, and collaborate on files from any device—desktop or mobile—no VPN required.
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FAQ
What is CTERA Enterprise File Services?
We created CTERA Enterprise File Services as a hybrid cloud storage solution that brings together on-premises and cloud storage, offering secure, global file access, sharing, and collaboration for some of the world’s most security-conscious organizations. This gives you the best of both worlds: the control and security of on-premises storage with the scalability and flexibility of the cloud. This approach means you can securely manage your data wherever it resides, allowing your teams to collaborate seamlessly without compromising on security.
How does CTERA ensure data security?
Some of the world’s most security-conscious organizations trust CTERA, and for a great reason. We built it from the ground up as a cyberstorage solution designed to offer unmatched active and passive data protection, delivering the highest levels of security available in any storage product on the market. We integrate military-grade, FIPS-certified encryption for data at rest and in transit, and employ a zero-trust architecture that never assumes access, requiring digital signatures for every request. Our advanced immutability features protect your data from malicious access, even from rogue administrators. With AI-based ransomware protection, role-based access control, granular event logging, and compliance-ready governance tools, we provide a comprehensive defense against evolving cyber threats, ensuring your data remains secure.
Can CTERA be integrated with existing IT infrastructure?
We designed CTERA File Services to seamlessly integrate with your existing IT infrastructure, supporting various environments and protocols to ensure compatibility and ease of deployment. With numerous connectors built for IT automation, we offer a comprehensive REST API, Python SDK, and support for Ansible orchestration. We integrate with a wide range of SIEM and log management solutions, as well as security tools like Varonis, and work with various hypervisors, cloud providers, and object storage vendors. Whatever your setup, we ensure that CTERA fits right in, making deployment smooth and straightforward.
How easy is it to migrate my existing data to CTERA?
At CTERA, we recognize that migrations are often the most challenging aspect of IT work, which is why we developed CTERA Migrate. This built-in data migration engine offers data discovery and automated import of file shares from legacy NAS systems, simplifying the migration process. CTERA Migrate streamlines enterprise cloud transformation initiatives, eliminating the complexity and cost barriers typically associated with moving data from legacy systems, enabling a smoother and more efficient transition to the cloud.
How does CTERA Drive enhance productivity?
CTERA Drive is the choice of enterprises that need to provide seamless access for home and remote users. It enhances productivity by allowing users to store, sync, and share files across multiple devices with advanced collaboration tools and offline access. Whether your team is in the office, on the go, or working remotely, CTERA Drive ensures critical data is always accessible, enabling seamless collaboration without compromise. With CTERA Drive, your teams stay connected, efficient, and productive—wherever they are.
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