CTERA - IT Press Tour #64 Oct 2025

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1. The Evolution of the Data Fabric From Unstructured Chaos to Intelligent Enterprise October 8, 2025 Oded Nagel, CEO | oded@ctera.com Aron Brand, CTO | aron@ctera.com Saimon Michelson, VP Alliances | saimon@ctera.com
2. About the Company The leader in modern distributed enterprise data services connecting remote sites and users to private, hybrid or public clouds without compromising on security and performance. Modernizing $10B+ enterprise file storage target market with a software-defined, object-based, file data management platform 185 employees; Israel-based R&D; Global go-to-market team Healthy Revenue High-margin software recurring business 35% Growth 125% Net Retention Leveraged Go-to-Market Diversified global partner network 90% Partner Based 66% North America <15% Largest Partner Strong Backing $180m raised
3. GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMS 5 Years in a Row Leader of the GigaOm Radar for Globally Distributed File Systems MATURIT Y PLATFO RM PLAY FEATUR E PLAY INNOVATIO N 2025 Nasuni CTERA Panzura NetApp VAST Data Hammerspace Qumulo LucidLin k Outperformer Fast Mover Forward Mover 2025 AWARDS MATURIT Y PLATFO RM PLAY FEATUR E PLAY INNOVATIO N 2025 Nasuni CTERA Panzura NetApp VAST Data Hammerspace Qumulo LucidLin k Outperformer Fast Mover Forward Mover Growth Index Innovation Index HYBRID CLOUD STORAGE Leader of the Frost Radar in 2025 for Hybrid Cloud Storage and Company of the Year Industry Recognition 2024 CLOUD FILE STORAGE Leader of the Coldago Map 2024 for both Execution & Capabilities | Vision & Strategy 2024
4. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. IT Survey: Top Priorities in 2025 • 300 IT & Security Professionals • Director, VP & C-Level • Global • 2,500+ employees 80% Cyber Security 57% Strategic AI 54% Data Growth Management
5. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. The Greatest Opportunity for Innovation is… Your Own Data
6. The CTERA Journey: 3 Waves of Innovation Wave 1: Location Intelligence Wave 2: Metadata Intelligence Wave 3: Enterprise Intelligence Turning silos into a unified environment Turning a unified environment into a data lake Turning a data lake into a data asset © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
7. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. WAVE 1 Location Intelligence Turning silos into a unified environment
8. By 2028, large enterprises will triple their unstructured data capacity across their on- premises, edge and public cloud locations, compared to mid-2024 © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
9. Cloud(s) Data Center Scenario 1 Cloud(s) Cloud(s) Scenario 2 Cloud(s) Edge Edge Scenario 3 Cloud(s) Edge Data Center Scenario 4 Growing Architectural Complexity 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2023 2006 2013 2020 Cloud Hybrid On-Premises 70% of I&O leaders will implement at least one hybrid cloud storage use case by 2027, up from 25% in 2023 © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
10. Imperatives Driving Hybrid Storage Adoption Operational Efficiency Reduce infrastructure costs using capacity-optimized, centrally administered and scalable data platforms Corporate Resiliency Ensure business continuity with a highly available infrastructure, compliant with regulations, and with robust cybersecurity controls Workforce Productivity Boost user and team efficiency with global file sharing, and automation of agency workflows to streamline business processes Generative AI Single source of truth to empower AI training and data analytics, with a reliable, real-time, unified data management platform Operational Efficiency Corporate Resiliency Workforce Productivity Generative AI Hybrid Storage © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
11. ROB Edit © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. The result: A Unified Data Fabric
12. CTERA Global Namespace • Single namespace over cloud, core and edge for distributed user content and machine-generated data • Accelerated remote cache-based with built-in data protection and rapid DR • Object-native backend using customer’s choice of private or public infrastructure • Seamless migration from existing NAS systems with full ACL support • Programmable API for data pipeline automation and analytics • Military-certified security with built- in virus and ransomware protection Cloud/Datacenter Object Storage S3-Compatible Edge Branches CTERA Edge Filer Caching Filer Multi-Site Sync, Archiving CIFS/NFS Cloud/Datacenter CTERA Portal Global File System Central Control-Plane Customer Hosted Private Cloud App Endpoints CTERA Drive Sync & Share, Cached Drive Endpoint Backup CIFS/NFS Edge Headquarters CTERA Edge Filer Caching Filer Multi-Site Sync, Archiving © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
13. Wide Industry Applicability Proven success at >30 Fortune-500 and >30 Government Agencies Public Sector State and Local Government Gov-cloud private managed services Financial Services Banking, Insurance, Accounting Private Cloud, compliance, business continuity Healthcare Medical Centers, Pharma, Medical Equipment HIPAA, PACS medical imaging Industrial Engineering, Construction, Power Distributed large-file design workloads Retail Groceries, apparel, electronics, CCTV Highly distributed network of stores & warehouses Federal Military, Defense, Civilian Agencies 100% private, top-secret certified © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
14. Goals • Modernize data transfer, replacing outdated NAS, FTP, and manual methods. • Ensure resilient, high-speed local data access in disconnected environments. • Establish secure, reliable data synchronization with central government cloud platforms. • Enable critical at-sea data processing for advanced shoreside analytics. CTERA Benefits • Deployed all-flash, high-availability CTERA Edge Filers for resilient onboard operations. • Optimized data sync for high-latency, low- bandwidth satellite links. • Enabled real-time edge processing for immediate tactical data insights. • Provided global fleet monitoring from a single, centralized command point. • Met the highest security standards with a DISA- approved, private deployment. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. CASE STUDY Floating Edge Data Center for Fleet of Ships CTERA Edge Filer Object Storage CTERA Portal CTERA Edge Filer CTERA Edge Filer CTERA Edge Filer CTERA Edge Filer
15. WAVE 2 Metadata Intelligence Turning a unified environment into a secure data lake © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
16. Now that we know where it is, how do we do more with it? • Accommodating Diverse and Growing Data Types: Organizations faced unprecedented volumes of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data (such as logs, videos, IoT, and social data) that could not be easily stored or analyzed using relational databases or classic data warehouses. • Enabling Flexible, Scalable Analytics: Data lakes are designed to store raw data in its natural, untransformed state, allowing for greater flexibility in how data could be explored, prepared, and analyzed. This empowered data scientists and analysts to run diverse analytics, BI, and machine learning workloads on the same platform, supporting evolving business needs.
17. CyberStorage: The Dawn of Ransomware 1. Immutable Snapshots: Storage solutions must offer immutable backup copies that cannot be altered or deleted by ransomware or internal threats, ensuring data integrity and reliable recovery. 2. Block-Level Detection: Advanced cyberstorage employs real-time monitoring and detection at the block level to quickly identify unusual activity or potential corruption within stored data. 3. File Activity Monitoring: Continual oversight of file access and changes allows for rapid detection of malicious behavior or unauthorized use, improving both prevention and response to attacks.
18. The result: A Secure Data Lake © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
19. Leveraging metatdata for cyberstorage and operational insights © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. CTERA Introduced New Offerings CTERA Ransom Protect AI-powered real-time anomaly detection of user and machine file-access activity, with instant enforcement, automated remediation and built-in forensics Apr 2024 CTERA Insight Control, transparency, and operational insight into your data, empowering you with a comprehensive, 360° view through an intuitive and powerful interface Nov 2024 CTERA MCP Enabling users to look up, summarize, retrieve, manage, and create files using natural language models (LLMs), including assistants (e.g.Claude), AI IDEs (e.g. Cursor), and internally developed agents Jun 2025
20. Key Use Cases Powering the Continuum of Unstructured Data Workloads Object Storage Scalable. Virtually-infinite. Capacity Performance COLD WARM HOT Video Surveillance General-Purpose NAS Digital Evidence Medical Records Geo-Spatial Rich Media Software Distribution Log Archive © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
21. Goals • Modernize a fleet of aging, unsupported servers and reduce maintenance costs. • Unify creative teams across global offices with seamless file access. • Deliver high-performance access to massive media files for creative workflows. • Establish a robust, automated disaster recovery plan for critical assets. CTERA Benefits • Provided lightning-fast local performance for large media files with smart caching. • Centralized all project files into a single, managed namespace on AWS. • Enabled real-time, global collaboration without changing user workflows. • Reduced IT overhead and TCO with a unified, cloud-native platform. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. CASE STUDY Global Branding Agency Unifies Creativity
22. WAVE 3 Enterprise Intelligence Turning a data lake into a data asset © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
23. Increase to $401B by 2028 Morgan Stanley Research estimates that Global GenAI Enterprise Software spend will Contributing ~22% of total Global Software Spend © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
24. 95% of GenAI pilots fail. Why? The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025, MIT NANDA © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
25. "We'll just point our AI tools at all our data. Vectorize everything. Add a RAG layer. Plug in the smartest model we can find. Then sit back and watch the magic happen." © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
26. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
27. The next frontier is not more data It’s QUALITY data. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
28. The 3 Quality Killers Messy data Data silos Compliance & Security • Classification • Metadata Enrichment • Distributed Ingestion • Unified Data Format • Data Guardrails • Access Controls © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
29. The result: An Intelligent Data Fabric © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
30. Curating Data for GenAI Timely Ingestion Format Unification Metadata Enrichment Data Filtering Vectorization & Indexing NFS Storage Silos SMB S3 © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
31. From Curated Data to Virtual Employees Curated Data High quality datasets created by breaking silos, cleaning content, enriching with context, and enforcing guardrails. Retrieval Layer A semantic retrieval layer over that enables AI to deliver precise, relevant answers and power real workflows. Virtual Employees Intelligent AI agents – as “subject matter experts” built by business users – for business users. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
32. Connecting distributed data through a global namespace and object storage - a unified, multi- protocol layer with ACL awareness Building An Intelligent Data Fabric for AI Global Namespace Petabyte-scale access via file and object protocols, capturing edge data across sites in real-time Notification Service Real-time metadata updates via publish-subscribe API for seamless data and workflow integration Direct Object Access Direct global access through metadata, with CTERA out of the data path for high- performance retrieval © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
33. Permission Aware Respects existing ACLs at ingest and at query time. No shadow copies, no surprises. Trustworthy Answers Hybrid search over curated data with metadata filters and AI guardrails that drop risky content. Extend Your Team Deploy virtual employees as subject matter experts wherever your teams are active. CTERA Data Intelligence © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
34. MCP Client Experts can invoke any MCP tool – serving as “eyes and arms” of virtual employees MCP Server External AI clients can invoke CTERA experts in agentic workflows. Use any MCP compatible client: Send Email | Query Database | Search Web | Generate Images | Trigger Workflows … Copilot | Claude | ChatGPT | Cursor | n8n … The data fabric for AI – built on MCP © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
35. DEMO CTERA Data Intelligence in Action © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
36. • Optimize slow, manual document review by highly-paid medical experts. • Drastically cut thousands in analysis costs for every single case. • Streamline case preparation to achieve faster resolutions and justice for clients. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. CASE STUDY Medical Law Firm Reinvents Case Analysis Analyze Documents Catalog Medical Data Produce Report Generate a comprehensive encounter report Use multimodal AI to analyze documents Organize data into a custom medical schema
37. Designed for Sensitive Data Honors file permissions, no shadow copies Answers You Can TRUST Boosts Productivity Offload repetitive tasks to virtual assistants Intelligent Data Fabric Reliable insights from curated, quality data © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved.
38. © 2025 CTERA Networks Ltd. All rights reserved. From Greatest Barrier to Your Most Valuable Asset Wave 1: Location Intelligence Wave 2: Metadata Intelligence Wave 3: Enterprise Intelligence Unify file silos into a globally accessible data fabric Unified data fabric with analytics, cyber protection, and AI metadata access Intelligent data fabric with true content awareness Data Intelligence Ransom Protect, Insight, MCP Global File System CTERA CTERA CTERA
39. Thank you October 8, 2025 Oded Nagel, CEO | oded@ctera.com Aron Brand, CTO | aron@ctera.com Saimon Michelson, VP Alliances | saimon@ctera.com