Zetta

Overview

One of the reasons cloud computing is gaining in popularity is because some traditional on-premise solutions almost cry out for a better approach due to complexity and cost. One of those areas is enterprise-class storage. Not only is it resource intensive (i.e. people, space, and capital), but data storage is growing exponentially every day. Cloud computing would seem a natural alternative to on-site storage. And that's why Amazon was first out of the gate with Amazon S3: not only did they see the opportunity, but they had the experience and the means to offer their storage infrastructure as a service (IaaS).

But, that's not the end of the story. Enterprise customers demand more and that's why they spend huge sums of money building their own storage systems. Enter Zetta, a company built from the ground-up to deliver enterprise-class storage on-demand. Zetta Enterprise Cloud Storage is designed to fit seamlessly within a company's existing IT infrastructure, while delivering best-in-class data availability and security coupled with high scalability and features like snapshots and replication.

The team behind Zetta is a well-seasoned group with many years (any many petabytes) behind them, specifically in the enterprise storage and security markets. They are a well-funded startup with backing by Sigma Partners and Foundation Capital.

Value Proposition

Zetta Enterprise Cloud Storage works to overcome the typical drawbacks found with both on-premise NAS storage systems and competing on-demand storage solutions. According to the company, their feature set and file system provides: enterprise-class data integrity; standard interfaces, resulting in no reprogramming; guaranteed data security and privacy; performance assurances; and snapshots and replication.

Because it's delivered on-demand, customers can acquire the storage they need, when they need it, paying for only the resources used. Associated costs for hardware, software, power, and space can be eliminated.

Products & Services

• Zetta Enterprise Cloud Storage provides on-demand storage for enterprise customers with unique technology that set its apart from traditional and, and even, cloud-based storage vendors. Optimized to work as a cloud-based environment, the service is designed to handle petabytes of data, while "the underpinning technology has been designed from the ground up to deliver enterprise-class (and better) availability, transparent access, and flexible, dynamic scaling."