Case Study: Santander Group achieves secure, scalable file sync, collaboration and endpoint backup with CTERA Networks

Santander Chooses CTERA to Combine File Sync, Collaboration and Backup Services with Complete Data Security and Control

Santander Group, a global bank serving over 100 million customers with 190,000 employees, needed a secure, enterprise-grade alternative to consumer cloud file-sync services that would provide fast, anywhere file access and collaboration while meeting strict IT requirements. The bank required an on-premises, object-storage–based EFSS that was hardware-agnostic, highly auditable, optimized for bandwidth and storage efficiency, and capable of providing endpoint backup for tens of thousands of laptops and desktops.

After a security audit Santander selected CTERA’s Enterprise File Services Platform and deployed it privately in its datacenters, integrating with Santander’s object storage and Active Directory. The white-labeled solution delivers file sync, sharing, team collaboration and de-duplicated, encrypted endpoint backup to about 60,000 users across Spain and Latin America, lowering TCO and infrastructure sprawl while increasing user productivity, security, IT control and plans for further global rollout.

Santander Group

Pablo Ruiz Correa

Innovation Technology & Operations