Panzura

Panzura sells software for storing, sharing and protecting file data across offices and clouds. Its main platform, CloudFS, serves as network-attached storage, backup and disaster recovery in one system. The company sells largely through partners.

What Panzura offers

• CloudFS — a hybrid cloud file platform supporting SMB, NFS and S3 access.
• Panzura Express — a single-site edition for small and mid-sized organisations that share the same architecture as CloudFS.
• Panzura Nexus — an integration that lets users query their files through Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Managed file services — a model for partners to run CloudFS as a service for their own customers.
• Data assessments and protection — governance, threat detection and ransomware recovery options.

Who it works with

Enterprises and mid-market firms, plus resellers and service providers. Earlier company material named Sony, Avis, LiveNation and Chevron as users.

Key facts

• Cloud partners: AWS, Google, IBM and Microsoft
• Delivery: software only, with no dedicated hardware required
• Sales model: partner-led