EgnytePlus, Partner Platform for Cloud File Sharing Infrastructure for Enterprises

Egnyte, Inc., provider of cloud file sharing infrastructure for businesses, announced EgnytePlus, a new partner platform for creating complete cloud file sharing infrastructure for the enterprise.

Partners are certified using a set of tests designed to ensure that each solution exceeds Egnyte’s functionality, reliability and performance criteria.

The first EgnytePlus certified products include: IBM Corp.‘s N-Series and DS-Series Storage, NetApp‘s FAS Unified Storage, NETGEAR‘s ReadyNAS and NETGEAR ReadyDATA and Synology‘s DiskStation.

"We’ve consistently heard from our enterprise customers that the cloud is not enough, and what they want is the utility of the cloud combined with secure on-premise storage," said Vineet Jain, co-founder and CEO of Egnyte. "By partnering with world class storage players like NetApp, IBM, NETGEAR and Synology, EgnytePlus does precisely that. The cloud is married to any number of users, any number of offices, and any number of access points or devices to create a cohesive extended workplace for today’s enterprise employee."

"Our integration with EgnytePlus enables mobile users to access and share files hosted on secure, enterprise-class NetApp storage solutions," said Tim Russell, VP, data center lifecycle management group, NetApp. "The solution leverages our expertise in data management to scale the file sharing experience as organizations grow."

EgnytePlus adds the following tiers
to traditional storage solutions:

Sharing tier – enabling controlled secure sharing of files with mobile devices for anywhere, anytime, any device sharing of files
Replication tier – enabling controlled secure site-to-site replication
Archive tier – enabling controlled secure archiving and file backup

EgnytePlus leverages hybrid cloud technology
to deliver flexible online file sharing to local storage:

Access files from anywhere, with any device
Uninterrupted access, online and offline
No VPN or FTP required
Collaborate in real time across multiple teams and offices
Back up files safely in the cloud with remote data replication, immediate online data recovery and data encryption
Sync files across multiple storage
Control user access and folder permissions

"We’re excited to continue our partnership with Egnyte," said Hien Nguyen, VP of American Sales, Commercial Business Unit, at NETGEAR. "Being able to provide controlled secure file sharing and real-time collaboration across distributed work environments is a key component of successfully implementing your file sharing infrastructure and a real differentiator for NETGEAR."

EgnytePlus Partner Certification Program provides qualified storage vendors and resellers with access to Egnyte’s solutions, technical support, training, certification, marketing and sales assistance.