CTERA Edge-to-Cloud File Services Platform

Comprehensive Edge-to-Cloud File Services & Data Protection

CTERA modernizes distributed NAS environments by extending storage to the cloud using Amazon S3. The platform offers scalable, cost-efficient data services, combining edge caching, real-time replication, global deduplication, and centralized management to simplify operations across globally distributed sites - all while maintaining high performance and client compatibility.

Industry-Leading Solution

CTERA is a recognized leader in cloud-native, globally distributed file systems and has a proven track record of empowering Fortune 500 companies and government agencies to modernize their NAS environments. By consolidating unstructured data into a unified, cloud-connected namespace, CTERA enables streamlined business continuity, disaster recovery, and user productivity for a hybrid workforce.

Key Benefits Distributed Data Management: CTERA Portal provides a centralized control plane to manage thousands of CTERA Edge Filers across sites, eliminating data silos with a global namespace accessible from anywhere. IT teams benefit from automation for configuration management, software updates, reporting, and monitoring, along with extensive logging, alerting, and proactive issue management.

Operational Resilience & Business Continuity: Continuous data protection to Amazon S3, metadata-first disaster recovery, and priority retrieval for frequently accessed data ensure uninterrupted operations. Clients can seamlessly fail over to neighboring edge instances, core data centers, or cloud-based deployments to maintain access to critical data.

Hybrid Workforce Productivity: CTERAs scalable edge-to-core architecture enhances productivity by delivering highly available file presentation across sites, enabling real-time collaboration across geo-dispersed teams. The CTERA Drive Connect client offers secure remote access to files without a VPN, improving flexibility and collaboration.

Cyber Resilience: CTERA safeguards data with a multilayered approach, including immutable (WORM) volumes, real-time ransomware detection via machine learning, FIPS 140-2 certified encryption for data at rest and in transit, and extensive auditing and incident management dashboards for real-time monitoring and response.

Integrated Data Migration: CTERAs built-in data migration engine simplifies petabyte-scale migrations by automatically discovering, importing, and preserving file shares, metadata, and access control entries from legacy NAS systems - without the need for third-party tools or manual processes.

CTERAs edge-to-cloud file services platform for AWS offers enterprises and service providers an enterprise-grade, cyber-resilient, operationally efficient solution to modernize unstructured data services, delivering peace of mind and long-term cost efficiency at scale.