Name: CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)
Rating: 8 (3 reviews)
Author: CTERA

Customer Training

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Batch Management Software

Functional Testing

Mobile App Development

Development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Data Extraction

File Sharing

Policy Management

Privacy Policy Generators

Statistical Analysis

Enterprise

Accounting

Accounts Payable

Crypto Tax

Subscription Management

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

API Management

Business Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Cloud Storage

Configuration Management

Consulting and Advisory Services

Data Analytics  and BI Services

Embedded Business Intelligence (BI)

Fraud Detection

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

IoT Device Management

Managed Public Cloud Infrastructure

Network Performance Monitoring

Secure Email Gateway

Sensitive Data Discovery

System Monitoring

Technology Scouting Software

Tower Servers

Web Portal

Website Hosting

WiFi Hotspot

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Audience Engagement

Audio Editing

Content Management

Email Marketing

Headless CMS

Marketing Automation

Press Release Management

Product Intelligence

Social Media Advertising

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Government Contracting

Quote to Cash

Sales Enablement

eCommerce Analytics

Sales

Cloud Access Security Brokers

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Security

Commercial Drone

Direct Secure Messaging

Geographic Information

Medical Billing

Oil and Gas

Vertical-Specific

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Overview

Pricing

ProductDemos

Features

ProductDetails

Comparisons

ReviewsAndRatings

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The Nasuni File Data Platform is a cloud-native suite of services offering user productivity, business continuity, data intelligence, cloud choice, and simplified global infrastructure. The platform and its add-on services replace traditional file infrastructure, including network attached storage (NAS), back-up, and DR, with a cloud-scale solution. By consolidating file data in easily expandable cloud object storage from Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Nasuni aims to become a cloud-native replacement for traditional network attached storage (NAS) and file server infrastructure.

Nasuni

File Sharing & Management

Cloud Storage Security & Administration

Cloud Storage Platform

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

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Red Hat Ceph Storage

Software Defined Storage (SDS)

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QNAP offers a wide array of network-attached storage units for SMBs, home, and enterprise.

QNAP NAS

Network Attached Storage

QNAP Systems

NetApp's FAS series systems offers a storage array system for enterprises.

NetApp FAS Storage Arrays

Storage Area Network

NetApp

Panzura is a cloud backup solution from the company of the same name in  Campbell, California.

Panzura CloudFS

Storage Management

Panzura

Qumulo Core Hybrid Cloud File Storage delivers real-time visibility, scale and control of data across on-prem and cloud. Qumulo customers can manage storage at a granular level, programmatically configuring and managing usage, capacity and performance.

Qumulo Core

Object Storage

Qumulo

Pure Storage offers FlashBlade, a scale-out file and object storage – architected to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) while accelerating tomorrow's discoveries and insights.

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Pure Storage

Dell Technologies presents Dell PowerScale (replacing EMC Isilon) as a scale-out NAS solution and server technology that provides the flexibility of a software-defined architecture with accelerated hardware innovations to harness the value of data.

Isilon Systems was acquired by EMC in 2010; some EMC Isilon NAS appliances are still available and supported under the PowerScale brand.

Dell PowerScale

Scale-Out Storage

Dell PowerScale EMC Isilon emc celerra emc isilon

Dell Technologies

OneDrive from Microsoft is a cloud storage and file syncing service.

OneDrive for Business Plan 1

OneDrive for Business Plan 2

Microsoft 365 Business Basic

Microsoft 365 Business Standard

OneDrive

Microsoft

NetApp AFF A-Series All Flash Arrays are the company's flagship flash storage solutions.

NetApp AFF A-Series

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

Flash Array Performance

Flash Array Integration

Data Compression

Non-Intrusive Upgrades

Simplicity

Power Savings

Israeli company CTERA offers a cloud storage gateway and NAS appliance the Edge X Series.

Wasabi Technologies headquartered in Boston offers "hot cloud storage," object storage available pay-as-you-go as well as reserved capacity storage which they describe as tier free, and easily manageable. Additionally, Wasabi offers a Cloud NAS option, designed to be "hands free" and require minimal effort from administrators while having no impact on users and applications.

Wasabi Object Storage

Wasabi, Technologies, Inc

CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)

Network attached storage (NAS) systems contain a server or a server cluster on a LAN specializing in file serving and sharing, which can be accessed remotely by any number of clients on the network or outside it. A NAS array can be used to host a private cloud, for backup and disaster recovery, and ensuring the same files may be accessed by many users. Specialized computers and operating systems dedicated to creating a NAS may present an option; combining legacy equipment with software might also be viable.

Likelihood to Recommend

CTERA Networks, based in Israel and Palo Alto, Calif., is a privately held company founded in 2008 and backed by Benchmark Capital, Venrock and Cisco. CTERA provides cloud storage enablement solutions that  service providers and enterprises to launch managed storage, backup, file sharing and mobile collaboration services using  a single platform and based on the the cloud storage infrastructure of their choice. 

By utilizing a hybrid architecture combining cloud storage gateways, managed end-point agents and a cloud service delivery platform, CTERA’s solutions optimize performance, deliver end-to-end security, and extend cloud storage to address the needs of enterprise remote offices / branch offices (ROBO), mobile employees and those of SMBs.

CTERA

Reviews

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TrustRadius

Backed up

Turn around time

Application process

File sync

Response time

Team members

Sql backups

Tech support

Sql data

Old data

Cloud access

File backup

Home

Network Attached Storage Devices

CTERA Edge X Series

Hyper-V

IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

Fabric Answers a discontinued Crashlytics product

We use CTERA for secure cloud back up of files and MSSQL databases from Hyper-V VMs.

Product Usage

Pros and Cons

Things done well

SQL Backups just don't work reliably. For us, we lost all of our SQL data backed up through the CTERA Application process. Although the logs indicated a success, that was really not the case. This came close to putting us out of business. Luckily I had taken a genuine SQL backup to a folder. Unfortunately it was a month old. We had to pick-up the pieces from there.
Don't use it for file sync and share. There are better products out there i.e. anchorworks.com
Support sucks. Good luck with response time and answers that are inconsistent between team members. For example I had to rebuild a VM from scratch. When I re-installed the CTERA client It obviously thought I was adding another device. When I inquired to tech support, one member said "copy the old Data folder" (I still had the old VHD. That did not work). The other directed me to the correct spot to just change the associated folder. The turn-around time was over 24 hours for this simple fix.
Documentation, plenty of fodder but no real tech there.

Things done poorly

This is all about the selling you a "Device" and prices vary greatly between resellers. The devices work well, but the pure cloud solutions need a lot of work.

Return on Investment

Unfortunately CTERA does not stack up well if you want a pure cloud BDR. I have use iDrive and Asigra. iDrive has similar support and SQL backup issues. Asigra can vary widely in support and price, but the software is solid.

Alternatives Evaluated

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CTERA Edge X Series

Overview

What is CTERA Edge X Series?

CTERA - don't use for MSSQL Backups

Pricing

CTERA Edge X Series

What is CTERA Edge X Series?

Entry-level set up fee?

Offerings

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Alternatives Pricing

Wasabi Object Storage

What is Wasabi Object Storage?

Product Details

What is CTERA Edge X Series?

CTERA Edge X Series Technical Details

Comparisons

Compare with

Nasuni

Red Hat Ceph Storage

QNAP NAS

NetApp FAS Storage Arrays

Panzura CloudFS

Qumulo Core

Pure Storage FlashBlade

Dell PowerScale

OneDrive

NetApp AFF A-Series

Reviews and Ratings

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