Panzura Recognized with Awards and Accolades

Technology Awards

Storage Awards 2026

Panzura is proud to be a finalist in the following categories:

▪️ Data Management & Monitoring Vendor of the Year
▪️ Cloud Enabler of the Year
▪️ Software Defined Storage (SDS) Vendor of the Year
▪️ Storage Product of the Year - CloudFS

CRN Storage 100, 2026

Panzura is one of the 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors on CRN’s Storage 100 list for a 7th consecutive year, recognized for CloudFS, its hybrid cloud file services platform.

CRN Cloud 100, 2026

For the seventh consecutive year, Panzura is on CRN's Cloud 100 list, recognized for innovation across its CloudFS and Symphony platforms and the company's IT channel-focused excellence.

Winner | The 2025 SaaS Awards

Panzura CloudFS won The 2025 SaaS Award for Best Use of SaaS in a Cloud Ecosystem, recognizing the use of cloud services to provide resilient, globally accessible file data with enhanced visibility and control.

Gold Winner | Globee® Awards for Disruptors

Panzura Symphony was awarded Gold in the IT Data Migration Solutions Disruptors category in the 2025 Globee® Awards for Disruptors for accelerating and simplifying large-scale data migrations.

Gold Winner | Globee® Awards for Disruptors

Panzura Symphony also took out Gold in the Enterprise Compliance Solutions Disruptors category in the 2025 Globee® Awards for Disruptors for automating hybrid cloud data governance for simplified compliance.

Gold Winner | Globee® Awards for Disruptors

Panzura CloudFS with Detect and Rescue won Gold in the Business Continuity Solutions Disruptors category in the 2025 Globee® Awards for Disruptors for being the only FIPS 140-3-certified hybrid cloud storage platform.

Gold Winner | Globee® Awards for Disruptors

Panzura CloudFS captured a second Gold in the Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Solutions Disruptors category in the 2025 Globee® Awards for Disruptors for simplifying hybrid cloud file data services for enterprises.

CRN Storage 100, 2025

Panzura is on CRN’s Storage 100 list for a 6th consecutive year, hailed for CloudFS hybrid cloud storage & Symphony data management innovations.

CRN Cloud 100, 2025

Panzura is yet again one of the the 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies Of The 2025 Cloud 100, according to CRN.

Shortlisted for Best Cloud Data Management Solution

Panzura CloudFS was shortlisted for best cloud data management solution in The 2024/25 Cloud Awards

CRN Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors, 2024

Panzura named among “Coolest” Software-Defined Storage Vendors in the 2024 CRN Storage 100 List, for second consecutive year.

CRN Storage 100 List, 2022

Panzura CloudFS named to CRN 2022 Storage 100 List with seamless, unified data storage experience across all clouds.

CRN Partner Program Winner, 2022

Panzura achieved elite 5-star rating for fifth consecutive year in CRN® 2022 Partner Program Guide.

Best Hybrid Cloud Solution, 2021

The 2021 Cloud Awards confirmed Panzura’s status as the de facto standard for global cloud file system technologies.

Cloud Infrastructure Solution of the Year, 2021

CloudFS was recognized as the Cloud Infrastructure Solution of the Year for 2021 by the Tech Ascension Awards for radically better performance, reliability, and innovation.

Data Management Insight Awards, 2021

Data Management Insight Awards named Panzura Most Innovative Data Management Provider Finalist.

CRN Tech Innovators Award, 2021

CRN selected the most innovative solutions across nearly every category of technology that offer both strong differentiation and major partner opportunities.

Panzura recognized for its leading cloud storage offerings with innovative technology that transforms cloud storage into a global file system.

CRN Partner Program Guide Winner, 2021

Panzura commanded a 5-star rating for value and support offered to the channel in CRN's 2021 Partner Program Guide.

CRN Coolest Cloud Companies, 2021

Panzura headlined the annual list as one of the 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies. CEO Jill Stelfox was the only female executive on this list.

Finalist - CRN Tech Innovator Awards, 2020

CRN selected Panzura as a finalist for the CRN Tech Innovator Awards in the Cloud Storage category.

Finalist - Cloud Innovation Provider of the Year, 2020

Panzura was selected as a finalist for the UK IT Industry Awards in the category of Cloud Innovation Provider of the Year.

Analyst Recognition

2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Strategic Cost Management

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor for hybrid cloud storage in the Gartner® 2026 Hype Cycle for Strategic Cost Management.

Read our analysis here.

Panzura targets Copilot gap with file-to-AI retrieval layer Nexus

The Panzura Nexus launch was covered in an Impact Report by S&P Global Market Intelligence analyst Henry Baltazar.

Read our analysis here.

What makes [Panzura] Nexus interesting

Mike Leone of Moor Insights & Strategy provided analysis on the launch of Panzura Nexus in his weekly Data Infrastructure and Storage coverage.

Panzura Nexus Brings Unstructured File Data Into Microsoft 365 Copilot

Leading independent analyst, Robert Kramer, provides in-depth analysis on Panzura Nexus.

2026 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2026 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies.

Read our analysis here.

2026 Gartner® Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2026 Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage.

Read our analysis here.

2026 Gartner® Market Guide for Cyberstorage

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2026 Market Guide for Cyberstorage.

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2025 Frost Leader: Hybrid Cloud Storage

Panzura is an innovation leader in the 2025 Frost Radar™ for Hybrid Cloud Storage with CloudFS called out for innovation and growth.

2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage, for the third year in a row.

2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies.

2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy.

2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Platforms

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Platforms.

2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Hybrid AI Infrastructure

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Hype Cycle for Hybrid AI Infrastructure.

2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle for Infrastructure and Operations

Panzura is recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® 2025 Hype Cycle for Infrastructure and Operations.

Cloud File Storage Map Leader 2024

Panzura CloudFS is a leader in cloud file storage in Coldago Research's annual Map for 2024.

Gartner® Modernize File Storage Data Services With Hybrid Cloud, 2024

Panzura is recognized as a representative vendor for hybrid cloud file capabilities.

Intellyx Digital Innovator Award, Winter 2024

Spotlighted as a firm worth watching, recognized for disruption and innovation in the enterprise IT landscape.

Gartner® Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies, 2024

Recognized as a representative vendor for advanced hybrid cloud storage capabilities.

Gartner® Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage, 2024

Recognized as a Representative Vendor for Hybrid Cloud Platform and Data Transfer.

DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise Cloud-based NAS Consolidation Solution, 2024-25

Recognized for ability to simplify management of unstructured data and files.

DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise Muti-site File Collaboration Solutions, 2024-25

Recognized for global accessibility, immutable storage, enhanced security, and superior performance.

Gartner® Storage and Data Protection Hype Cycle, 2023

For the second year in a row, Panzura was recognized as a multi-cloud data specialist.

Intellyx Digital Innovator Award, 2022

Panzura recognized for “resilient data management versus a chaotic world.”

Gartner® Market Guide for Hybrid Cloud Storage, 2022

Panzura named a representative vendor in the Hybrid Cloud Platform and Data Transfer category.

Gartner® Storage and Data Protection Technologies Hype Cycle, 2022

Panzura recognized as a representative vendor in the Hybrid Cloud Storage category.

Gartner Hype Cycle for Midsize Enterprises, 2022

Panzura named a sample vendor in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Midsize Enterprises.

DCIG TOP 5 NAS Consolidation Solution, 2021-22

DCIG evaluated 20 NAS consolidation solutions; Panzura landed in the top 5 recommended for enterprise consideration.

DCIG TOP 5 Multi-Site File Collaboration Solution, 2021-22

DCIG evaluated 16 enterprise multi-site file collaboration solutions; Panzura was placed in the top 5.

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