Panzura CloudFS
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- CloudFS provides one authoritative global file data set in object storage for distributed sites to access directly.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Intended users
- Panzura presents CloudFS for distributed organizations and names AEC, banking and financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and public sector among its industries.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Support
- Panzura provides a Service Hub for support and says a team can release a lock left by an offline user without a support ticket.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · panzura.com
- AI integration
- Panzura Nexus connects CloudFS files to Microsoft 365 Copilot, with permissions evaluated at query time, according to Panzura.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Cloud integrations
- Panzura lists certified object-store partners including Dell, Backblaze, MinIO, Nutanix Objects, Scality, StorageGRID, and Virtustream.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Data services
- Panzura Data Services Essentials is included with each CloudFS deployment; its Standard tier adds search, audit trails, and one-click recovery.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Encryption
- Panzura states that CloudFS encrypts data at rest with AES 256-bit algorithms and data in transit with TLS 1.3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- FIPS validation
- Panzura says its CloudFS cryptographic module was validated by NIST under FIPS 140-3 on November 22, 2024, at Security Level 1 with life-cycle assurance at Level 3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Geofencing
- File and folder geofencing rules are enforced at the node across SMB, NFS, and S3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Global locking
- Its peer-to-peer locking propagates across sites and supports byte-range locking for simultaneous edits within a file.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Infrastructure
- CloudFS runs on bare metal and Panzura lists Nutanix, VMware, Proxmox, and Linux KVM as certified hypervisor partners.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Monitoring integration
- The product page describes native Grafana Cloud integration through a secure connector that requires no inbound firewall ports.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Protocols
- It serves the same data set over native SMB, NFS, and S3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Snapshots
- Immutable snapshots can run as often as every 60 seconds, with point-in-time recovery for files and folders.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
- Threat detection
- Panzura describes Threat Control as using behavioral detection for ransomware, mass deletion, and data exfiltration, with automated quarantine and granular restoration.Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
Plans and prices
Panzura CloudFS Priced on request Capacity-based licensing; contact sales for pricing Read 4 Oct 2026 · panzura.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Distributed File System Software#23 of 327.0
- Cloud Storage Gateway Software#19 of 267.1
