CTERA edge file servers act like network-attached storage (NAS) boxes to allow user access to data, with policies that archive data to the Amazon cloud after a given time period, but leaving behind a stub to provide access.“It kind of looks after itself,” said McSween. “We set policies and keep an eye on cloud costs, but we don’t have to police it intensively as we did previously.” Key benefits for JWT are in cost savings and performance gains, he said. “We have a ballpark figure of 30% cost savings on what we would have spent on multiple software vendors and hardware outlays. And in our London office we have saved space, from three full racks down to half a rack,” said McSween.