CTERA’s CloudPlug takes a hybrid approach to storage
It seems like there are dozens of online storage companies around, but a new startup called CTERA says it has the best solution for small businesses - a small device called CloudPlug that sends your data online. It’s launching at the Consumer Electronics Show, and it also announced raising a first venture round of undisclosed size from Benchmark Capital.
The Petach Tikva, Israel company describes its system as "cloud attached storage" and says it combines the advantages of network attached storage (NAS) and cloud storage. As with network storage, your files are first copied to on-site external hard drive. However, the data is then sent, via the CloudPlug, to an online storage site. That means businesses can save money and space on hardware (as they would with other online storage products), but the data gets transferred more quickly, it doesn’t require downloading any software, and you can back-up your computer when it’s disconnected from the Internet, or even turned off.
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