As organizations continuously generate data, they are finding the traditional mechanisms of storing and managing data unable to keep pace. Still, despite this, many IT organizations are choosing to stay with the same basic storage model. In this whitepaper, ESG examines the cost of status quo storage ecosystem ... Read More

The rise of cloud services is not a temporary phenomenon. It is here to stay and is fundamentally changing the way organizations procure, deploy, and access information technology. And the benefits that organizations receive can be dramatic. Though the cost-effectiveness of cloud infrastructure is commonly understood as the ... Read More

The rise of public cloud services has fundamentally altered the IT infrastructure landscape. The effects of this shift have disrupted few sectors more than the data storage segment. Faced with ever-increasing capacity demands, the status quo of the traditional storage array is no longer sustainable for many organizations. ... Read More

Secondary solutions such as cloud gateways could offer cloud as a tier but lacked essential file system functions such as file locking, access control lists, and data encryption. Panzura is changing the game with an integrated Global Cloud Storage System (GCSS) made up of a global file system, a customized operating system (OS), and a cloud storage controller.

Private or hybrid cloud file sharing provides many business benefits over traditional on-premise network attached storage. It enables organizations to consolidate infrastructure and remove duplicate silos of storage from multiple sites and office locations. Cloud file sharing reduces storage costs, simplifies storage management and reduces risk as data can be centrally managed and protected. It also helps improve user productivity and enables collaboration as data is readily accessible regardless of where the end users are located. However, ensuring that files can’t be accidentally overwritten or deleted is critical to the integrity of the data and the success of a cloud based file sharing initiative.