Panzura

Panzura
Private
Founded 2008
Headquarters Campbell, California
Products Cloud storage gateway

Panzura is a privately held company based in the US that markets computer data storage products.

Company

Panzura was founded in 2008 by Randy Chou and John Taylor, both members of the founding software team at Aruba Networks. Although incorporated in Delaware, the company was first headquartered in San Jose, California when funded in November 2010 with an additional $12 million.[1][2] The company was initially funded by Matrix Partners, Khosla Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures (an arm of Chevron Corporation).[3] A round of $15 million was led by Opus Capital in June 2012, and included previous investors.[4] A round of $25 million in funding included Meritech Capital Partners in June 2013.[5][6] In July 2013, Flash memory maker SanDisk was announced as an investor, despite also investing in Whiptail.[2][7]

Based Campbell, California in 2013, Panzura provides cloud storage and data protection through specialized cloud storage controllers. Panzura products are accessed using network-attached storage (NAS) protocols. They allow users secure access to the latest versions of any file from any widely distributed locations.[8] Industry analysts sometimes call this kind of product a cloud storage gateway.[9][10] It is available both as a hardware appliance called Quicksilver, or software-only for use on VMware ESX.[8] Quicksilver won a "best in show" award at the May 2012 Interop trade show.[9]

The Panzura Global Cloud Storage System integrates with cloud storage platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Cleversafe, EMC Atmos,[11] Google,[12] HP Cloud Services,[13] and Nirvanix.

Panzura received three patents on its technology in 2013.[14] Panzura offers proprietary software delivered on hardware appliances or virtual machine licenses, which are installed locally to backup actively archive and centralize data at a remote location. Architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro credited Panzura technology for speeding backup and recovery of its data after Hurricane Sandy.[15] California State University, Northridge also used the technology for backing up its data.[16] In March 2013 Panzura announced it achieved FIPS 140-2 security certification from the National Institute for Standards and Technology for use by US government agencies and contractors.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Panzura (November 29, 2010). "Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities". Form D/A. US Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Mellor (June 27, 2013). "SanDisk pumps a few million into cloudy upstart Panzura: Quietly extending tentacles into enterprise flash". The Register. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Panzura Raises $12M in Series B Funding". FinSMEs. December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Barb Darrow (June 9, 2012). "Panzura nets $15M to push enterprise cloud storage". Gigaom. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ Barb Darrow (June 6, 2013). "Panzura gets $25M to staff up global sales presence". Gigaom. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ Alex Williams (June 6, 2013). "Panzura Gets $25M For The Love Of Speed In A Global File System". Tech Crunch. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ Arik Hesseldahl (June 27, 2013). "SanDisk Joins Investment Round in Storage Startup Panzura". All Things D. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Josh Linden (May 8, 2012). "Panzura Global Cloud Storage System Version 3.0 Released". Storage Review. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Data Center & Storage: Quicksilver Global Cloud Storage System v3.0". Information Week. May 8, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  10. ↑ Sharon Fisher (May 11, 2012). "Panzura Cloud Storage Gateway Refresh Delivers More Control". Network Computing. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  11. ↑ Panettieri, Joe (2012-05-25). "Panzura Links its Global Cloud Storage System with EMC Atmos | SaaS (Software as a Service) content from Talkin' Cloud". Talkincloud.com. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  12. ↑ Kepes, Ben (2012-03-06). "Google Cloud Storage–Enterprise Announcements Roll In from Panzura and Zmanda". CloudAve. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  13. ↑ "Panzura HP Integration Makes 'Big Data' Storage a Breeze". It.tmcnet.com. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  14. ↑ O'Gara, Maureen (January 22, 2013). "Panzura Gets Global Cloud-Attached Storage Patents". SYS-COM Media, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  15. ↑ Samara Lynn (November 9, 2012). "Hurricane Sandy: Lessons in Disaster Recovery". PCMag. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  16. ↑ Leila Meyer (March 20, 2013). "Cal State University, Northridge Adopts Cloud-Based Backup". Campus Technology. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  17. ↑ Joseph F. Kovar (March 12, 2013). "Panzura Gets FIPS 140-2 Certification For Cloud Storage". CRN Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2013.