Egnyte Integrates Storage Sync for EMC VNX

Egnyte, Inc., a provider of a suite of enterprise file services built from the cloud down, announced a native integration with the EMC VNX product family, transforming VNX enterprise storage into an enterprise file services platform.

Egnyte’s hybrid – cloud and on-premises – architecture combined with the power of VNX enables businesses to support file-oriented use cases that demand performance and infinite storage capacity across multiple sites.

With Storage Sync for EMC VNX, companies can manage 100% of files across the corporate data center, at remote offices and in the cloud, all under a unified global namespace. With enhanced security controls and a centralized view to manage all data, devices and users, IT can cloud-enable existing VNX deployments to provide users with fast local and secure remote access to files of any size and from any location or device.

The VNX integration leverages EMC’s Common Event Publishing Agent (CEPA) API to implement bi-directional sync, maintaining the performance envelope of the VNX product family. The installation takes minutes and eliminates any downtime for customers by offering remote access to data stored in VNX. Egnyte is also designed to integrate with Active Directory, LDAP and SSO to simplify policy management and maintain a central source for defining and managing users, devices and files.

Egnyte’s file services solution offers:

• Enterprise file sync and share for internal and external collaborators
• Cross-site synchronization for remote office or branch office (RoBo) deployments
• Policy-based migration and sync of on-prem files to the cloud
• BC in the event of a network outage or disaster

“Egnyte’s mission is to offer best-in-class integrations to enable enterprises to effectively store and manage files on-premises, with leading storage providers, and in the cloud. By integrating Egnyte with EMC VNX, we’re able to offer unmatched performance to effectively address the complex requirements of file services and storage access for enterprises around the world,” said Vineet Jain, co-founder and CEO, Egnyte.

“EMC VNX combined with Egnyte allows customers to cloud-enable and stretch the performance capabilities of their legacy storage investments. The integration provides an opportunity to bundle industry-leading EMC VNX storage with the high-demand category of file services provided by Egnyte, and can offer additional value for a global enterprise,” said Ed McNamara, director of communications and marketing, SHI International Corp.

“Customers and prospects seek a native integration to EMC VNX for their file services and enterprise collaboration efforts,” said R ‘Ray’ Wang, principal analyst and CEO, Constellation Research, Inc. “They want to store files both in the cloud and on-premises in a seamless and secure solution, especially when EMC is their data center infrastructure.“