CTERA releases its CloudPlug for online backup

CTERA releases its CloudPlug for online backup

After announcing plans to create a new kind of online storage service in January, a startup called CTERA Networks is now unveiling its first products. It says its two devices, dubbed the CTERA CloudPlug and the CTERA 2000, combine the virtues of network-attached storage (where, as the name suggests, a storage device backs up files from your company network) with those of web backup services like Carbonite or Backblaze.

Here’s how it works: The data from… Continue Reading

CTERA’s CloudPlug takes a hybrid approach to storage

CTERA’s CloudPlug takes a hybrid approach to storage

It seems like there are dozens of online storage companies around, but a new startup called CTERA says it has the best solution for small businesses — a small device called CloudPlug that sends your data online. It’s launching at the Consumer Electronics Show, and it also announced raising a first venture round of undisclosed size from Benchmark Capital.

The Petach Tikva, Israel company describes its system as “cloud attached storage” and says it combines the… Continue Reading