# Panzura

> Panzura is an enterprise hybrid cloud data management company whose flagship CloudFS turns object storage into a single, global file system - letting distributed teams edit the same files across continents as if they were sitting in the same office. Paired with its Symphony data services platform and the newer Nexus AI connector, Panzura consolidates sprawling unstructured data, defends it against ransomware with immutable storage, and is now positioning that data to feed enterprise AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, California, United States
- **Founders:** Randy Chou (Co-Founder & former CEO), John Taylor (Co-Founder), Rich Napolitano (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~210 employees
- **Products:** CloudFS, Symphony, Panzura Nexus, Data Services / Detect & Rescue
- **Notable:** Pioneered the hybrid cloud global file system, allowing object storage to behave like a high-performance NAS., Raised $80M Series B in 2022, validating a full business turnaround after its 2020 re-founding., Named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022.

## Products & services

- **CloudFS** — A hybrid cloud global file system that consolidates unstructured data onto object storage while delivering local-feeling performance, global file locking, deduplication, and real-time synchronization across distributed sites.
- **Symphony** — A data services and orchestration platform that provides metadata harvesting, search, data governance, compliance automation, migration, and insights across on-premises and multi-cloud storage under a single pane of glass.
- **Panzura Nexus** — An enterprise AI file intelligence connector that links CloudFS to Microsoft 365 Copilot via a Microsoft Graph connector, capturing file and permission changes in real time so AI tools respect access controls.
- **Data Services / Detect & Rescue** — Ransomware resilience features built on immutable, read-only data, snapshot recovery, and anomaly detection to spot and roll back malicious activity.

## Achievements

- Pioneered the hybrid cloud global file system, allowing object storage to behave like a high-performance NAS.
- Raised $80M Series B in 2022, validating a full business turnaround after its 2020 re-founding.
- Named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022.
- Customer M&S Engineering reported a 40% storage reduction and elimination of file collisions on CloudFS.
- Launched Panzura Nexus (2026) to bring enterprise file intelligence to Microsoft 365 Copilot.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Karthik Ramamurthy, formerly Chief Product Officer, appointed CEO, completing a planned transition from Dan Waldschmidt.
- **2026-01** — Launched Panzura Nexus, connecting CloudFS to Microsoft 365 Copilot for permission-aware enterprise AI file intelligence.
- **2024-09** — Unveiled the Symphony data services platform for unified, multi-cloud unstructured data orchestration and governance.
- **2022-05** — Raised $80M Series B led by Kayne Partners with CIBC Innovation Banking.

## Links

- Website: https://panzura.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/panzura
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PanzuraStorage
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Panzura
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Panzura

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Last updated: 2026-06-20