We tested the Hyper-V version by connecting the provided VM to our Egnyte domain, choosing the folders we wanted synchronised and setting up a synchronisation schedule. The Business plan entitles you to set up one Storage Sync device, with AWS, Hyper-V, Netgear NAS and VMware systems all supported as destinations. This lets you set up local or external storage systems to sync with your cloud account, for a belt-and-braces solution that can provide continuity if either your on-premises hardware or your internet connection fails. One of our favourite features of Egnyte is its hybrid Storage Sync service. Direct integration with Microsoft Office apps enables you to open, edit and save cloud files without needing to make local copies, and when composing an email in Outlook you’ll see new settings for sharing files, uploading them and requesting uploads to a specific cloud folder. We tried these on both Windows 10 and macOS clients and found them perfectly accessible with the software installed, a new virtual drive appears, enabling easy access to the cloud from all applications.Įgnyte boasts an impressive range of third-party integrations, with add-ons available for DocuSign, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack and many more. The capability is free with the Enterprise version of Egnyte.The portal also provides links from which users can download and install the Egnyte desktop apps. Adding Egnyte Local Cloud on Network Attached Storage adds $20 - $30 per month, for an unlimited number of NAS devices and local clouds. The system provides the same enterprise-level security for files stored locally or in the cloud, and specified folders can be kept behind a corporate firewall.Īccording to Jain, pricing for 1TB of storage for 10-users starts at $150 per moth ($15 per seat) or $1,800 per year. That means whenever a document is edited, it's synched to both the NAS and cloud storage. Unlike most "passive" cloud storage systems, Jain says, Egnyte uses a pro-active approach that makes it a peer with the local NAS, not subservient to it. And automatic synchronization of the local and cloud file servers lets both local and remote users share documents without the hassles of a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Once installed, its integrated file infrastructure can be accessed by multiple users, both locally and remote. You simply specify what part of the cloud server you want to make local - on a file and folder level - and map it to the local user's desktop where it appears as a local drive.Įgnyte is designed to let SMBs share documents. Jain says the software can be deployed in minutes by end users, and doesn't require special technology expertise to configure. The company plans to add support for additional NAS boxes soon. Tomorrow's announcement enables its use by larger groups by working with Netgear ReadyNAS devices servers powered by Redhat/Suse Linux kernels. In April, Engyte announced the capability to work with Direct Attached Storage for single users and small teams. Instead, the service works with existing hardware. Jain says Egnyte spent months trying to creae it's own NAS appliances with Taiwanese manufacturers, but, but eventually realized "We're not hardware experts." When out of the the office, they use the cloud - no VPN needed."Įgnyte Local Cloud on Network Attached Storage is intended to deliver the best of both worlds to companies with 10 to 1,000 users, by integrating cloud storage with relatively inexpensive NAS devices. "When they're in the local office, they're served from there. Ideally, Jain says, users want a local copy of their data and applications when they're in the office, but also to retain remote access when they're out of the office. And some apps, he admits, simply can't run from the cloud. But he acknowledges that many SMBs want a local copy of their data, and that latency issues can make cloud storage "quite cumbersome" when dealing with large files, such as 200 MB video files. The combination is designed to let SMBs combine local and cloud-based storage to maximize security, backup, and performance.According to Egnyte CEO Vineet Jain, cloud storage offers many advantages compared to local, physical file serveres, including better remote access, file sharing, and backup - not to mention the abiltiy to add capacity on demand. The company is announcing Egnyte Local Cloud on Network Attached Storage (NAS), which expands the hybrid concept from Direct Attached Storage (DAS).
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