SIMPLIFY YOUR DATA MANAGEMENT WITH PANZURA CLOUDFS 8 VALUE PROPOSITION: Panzura CloudFS 8 offers a unified data management solution that ensures one authoritative set of data accessible to everyone, everywhere. Whether you have 5 locations or 500, all the right people can access all the right files in real-time, enhancing collaboration and productivity. BUSINESS AUDIENCE: This solution is ideal for enterprises and organizations across various industries, including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and media, that require efficient data management and collaboration across multiple locations. TARGET INDUSTRY: Panzura CloudFS 8 is designed for industries that deal with large volumes of unstructured data and need robust data management solutions, such as finance, healthcare, manufacturing, media, and entertainment. UNIQUE AND DISTINCT VALUE: UNSTRUCTURED DATA CONTROL: Consolidate unstructured data from multiple locations into the cloud, reducing storage space by up to 70%. PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT: Enhance productivity by 5x with seamless file collaboration across all sites, eliminating editing collisions, overwrites, and unnecessary file copies. RANSOMWARE PROTECTION: Achieve ransomware resilience with immutable data and read-only snapshots, ensuring a pristine data set for quick recovery without losing recent changes. SUPPORTED MICROSOFT PRODUCTS: Microsoft Azure Azure Active Directory Azure Blob Storage OTHER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE: Integration with Panzura’s Data Services platform PREREQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS: An active Microsoft Azure subscription Compatible with Azure Blob Storage for cloud data consolidation Integration with existing IT infrastructure for seamless deployment PRODUCT FEATURES: CloudFS 8 is the 8th generation of Panzura’s award-winning hybrid cloud global file system, featuring: Immediate file consistency everywhere Real-time file locking for data integrity Complete ransomware resilience Snapshots for granular data recovery Scalability without impacting performance FIPS 140-2 certification Multiple cloud interoperability Performant edge capabilities NEW FEATURES IN CLOUDFS 8.5 ADAPT: INSTANT NODE: Minimizes downtime during disruptive events like hardware failures or cyberattacks by enabling rapid node replacement or cloud transitions. REGIONAL STORE: Optimizes performance for geographically dispersed teams by bringing data closer to end users, reducing latency, and improving collaboration. EXTENDED ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL (RBAC): Enhances security with advanced Single Sign-On capabilities. AZURE STORAGE TIER SUPPORT: Offers greater flexibility in aligning storage strategies with cost and performance requirements