Post Telecom Selects Ctera and EMC ViPR in Luxembourg

CTERA Networks Ltd announced that its cloud storage services platform, along with EMC ViPR software-defined storage, has been selected by POST Telecom, the largest telecommunications services company in Luxembourg, to enable next-generation cloud storage services.

POST Telecom is part of POST Luxembourg Group (formerly P&T Luxembourg and LUXGSM). Founded in 1842, it is wholly-owned by the Luxembourg government. With an international outlook, its diverse 4,000-member workforce represents 27 different nationalities.

 POST Telecom will implement the CTERA and ViPR powered solution to provide business customers secure, enterprise-grade file sync & share (EFSS) and in-cloud and endpoint backup for PC, Mac, and Linux systems.

The CTERA-EMC ViPR solution will be privately labeled by POST as ‘CloudDrive,’ allowing users access and management of their shared files, backup, and accounts using a standard browser and mobile apps all within the POST brand. CloudDrive addresses the needs of POST’s mobile business customer base, providing cloud storage services that feature the highest level of security, scalability, and manageability. The branded solution enabled POST to minimize product time to market while the support for next-generation object storage ensured a low TCO.

“Together, CTERA and EMC ViPR help us eliminate long, costly development cycles by providing a proven cloud storage solution that scales to our entire customer base and deploys on our existing storage infrastructure,” said Daniel Santos, SOHO and SMB ecosystem manager, POST Telecom. “With many of our customers seeking enterprise-grade collaboration tools to securely sync and share files from mobile devices, CTERA and EMC ViPR provide the technology we need to deliver these new services and to grow our business.“

The combined CTERA-EMC solution enables POST to deliver and manage protection of a variety of cloud storage services from a unified platform with single pane-of-glass management. CTERA’s security features include encryption key management per customer and active directory integration for identity management, access control, and single sign-on (SSO), as well as the ability to delegate administration privileges to enterprise IT administrators.

“CloudDrive by POST Telecom demonstrates how the CTERA and EMC partnership allows IT service providers to rapidly launch cloud-enabled managed storage services,” said Jeff Denworth, CTERA SVP marketing. “POST’s selection of the CTERA cloud Storage Services Platform serves as a leading validation of the storage service paradigm that is being adopted by both enterprises and service providers alike as IT re-invents the way it provides value from the cloud.“

The CTERA and ViPR solution uses de-duplication, compression and bandwidth control to guarantee excellent performance and low impact on bandwidth, even for customers with lower bandwidth connections. Storage capacity is provisioned via ViPR based on customer service plans defined within CTERA’s management console.

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