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Ctera Networks Assigned Three Patents

Integrating NAS with cloud storage services, remote access to cloud-enabled network devices, efficiently enforcing resource quotas in multi-tenant cloud storage system

Storage device and method thereof for integrating NAS with cloud storage services
Ctera Networks Ltd., Petach-Tikva, Israel, has been assigned a patent (9,614,924) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for a “storage device and method thereof for integrating network attached storage with cloud storage services.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A network attached storage device for performing network attached storage operations with cloud storage services. The device comprises at least one network controller for communicating with a plurality of clients over a local area network, (LAN) and with a cloud storage service, (CSS) over a wide area network, (WAN), a plurality of storage devices for locally storing data in the device, a CSS module for at least synchronizing between data locally stored in the plurality of storage devices and data stored in the CSS, and a processor for enabling the plurality of clients to perform file-based operations on the device using a file sharing protocol.

The patent application was filed on December 18, 2009 (12/641,559).

Remote access to cloud-enabled network devices
Ctera Networks Ltd., Petach-Tikva, Israel, has been assigned a patent (9,521,217) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for a “system and method for remote access to cloud-enabled network devices.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A system and method for optimizing communication between a client and a cloud-enabled network device communicating over the internet are provided. The method includes receiving a request from the client to access a user interface of the cloud-enabled network device, checking if the request is for a static resource of the user interface, upon determining that the request is for a static resource, sending the static resource from the cloud relay server to the client over the internet, and relaying the request to the cloud-enabled network device over the secure tunnel if the request cannot be served by the cloud relay server. In an embodiment, the cloud-enabled network device is connected in a local area network and communicates with the cloud relay server over a secure tunnel.

The patent application was filed on October 22, 2014 (14/520,975).

Enforcing resource quotas in multi-tenant cloud storage system
Ctera Networks Ltd., Petach-Tikva, Israel, has been assigned a patent (9,519,653) developed by Brand, Aron, Petach-Tikva, Israel, for a “techniques for efficiently enforcing resource quotas in a multi-tenant cloud storage system.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method and system for enforcing resource quotas in cloud storage systems are provided. The method comprises receiving a request to write an object to a target folder of a tenant, wherein the tenant is initially configured with a tenant quota limit and each of a plurality of folders of the tenant initially is configured with a folder quota limit, wherein the tenant quota limit is then dynamically allocated to the plurality of folders of the tenant, determining whether the folder quota limit of the target folder of the tenant is sufficient for storage of the object, upon determining that the folder quota limit of the target folder is sufficient, increasing a folder quota usage of the target folder by a delta value, and storing the object in the target folder.

The patent application was filed on March 27, 2014 (14/227,278).

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