ESG TCO Analysis Report

CTERA vs. Alternative Solutions

In this report, leading industry analysts Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of CTERA’s Cloud Storage Services Platform versus alternative solutions that many organizations leverage today, including:

• Local file servers distributed among remote and branch offices (ROBOs)
• Backup and recovery solutions for desktops, laptops, and servers
• SaaS Enterprise File Sync & Share (EFSS) for collaboration

ESG’s analysis, based on in-depth customer interviews and market analysis, results in an impressive 76% reduction in the three-year TCO of a typical deployment, with individual solutions each yielding significant cost reductions.