SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping the
world harness the power of data, Western Digital Corporation
(NASDAQ: WDC) and CTERA Networks today announced a certified
solution for IT organizations to build private clouds that combine
enterprise-grade file sharing, data protection, and branch office
file storage capabilities with cost-effective object storage and
cloud orchestration.
The joint solution combines the scalable HGST Active Archive
System with CTERA's Enterprise File Services Platform to enable
enterprise organizations and service providers to launch enterprise
file services with strong levels of security, simplicity and
affordability. By building a private cloud, organizations can limit
the privacy, security and data sovereignty concerns associated with
public SaaS solutions, while realizing the benefits of cloud
technologies and software-defined infrastructure.
This enterprise-grade solution from HGST and CTERA delivers the
following file services:
- Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS): A private alternative to
consumer-grade cloud SaaS services that features centralized
management, a modern user experience and advanced encryption and
authentication.
- Cloud Storage Gateways: All-in-one, centrally-managed office
storage appliances that integrate NAS file sharing, and cloud DR to
remove the complexities of legacy file servers, remote backup
systems and offsite vaulting services.
- Endpoint and Server Backup: Simple, secure, centrally-managed
data protection agents for workstations and servers featuring
direct-to-cloud or disk-to-disk-to-cloud (hybrid) backup that
optimizes recovery times and business continuity.
"The explosion of unstructured data and proliferation of
unsanctioned, consumer-grade SaaS services across the enterprise is
creating significant IT concerns for file and data protection,"
said Jeff Denworth, CTERA senior
vice president of Marketing. "CTERA's integration with the HGST
Active Archive System puts secure private cloud file services
easily within reach for enterprises and service providers who are
leading the cloud IT-as-a-Service transformation."
The WDC HGST Active Archive System is an easy-to-deploy, Amazon
S3®-compliant, scale-out object storage solution with
the ability to scale total raw capacity from 672 terabytes (TB) to
hundreds of petabytes (PB). Combined with the CTERA Enterprise File
Services platform, the joint solution offers file services for
remote and branch offices, enterprise file sync and share, as well
as server and endpoint backup capabilities. Additionally, by
utilizing distributed erasure coding, files and services remain
available even in the event of a data center outage, maintaining a
consistent global view and data accessibility from any
location.
"Data across the enterprise comes in many types and formats and
the rising number of disparate storage silos is causing
fragmentation in corporate infrastructure," said Dave Tang, senior vice president, Data Center
Systems Business Unit at Western Digital Corporation. "By
certifying the solution with CTERA, the HGST Active Archive System
enables any organization to deploy a private and secure cloud.
Additionally, this will simplify the modernization of legacy data
systems, which will allow enterprises and service providers to
offer 'IT-as-a-service' and accelerate business."
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About Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital
Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading provider of
storage technologies and solutions that enable people to create,
leverage, experience and preserve data. The company addresses
ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of
compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused
innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products
are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs,
distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and
consumers.
About HGST:
HGST (@HGSTStorage) branded storage
solutions power the markets and companies that shape our
lives—enabling possibilities for the cloud, enterprise and
sophisticated infrastructures everywhere. For more information,
please visit www.hgst.com.
One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000 GB
(one trillion bytes). One PB is equal to 1,000 TB (one quadrillion
bytes). Actual capacity will vary depending on operating
environment and formatting. Usable capacity will vary from the raw
capacity due to object storage methodologies and other factors.
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