Cloudian and CTERA Announce Global Reseller Partnership — StratIT Holdings Named Exclusive African Distributor
n a major step toward redefining enterprise data management, Cloudian and CTERA have entered into a global strategic agreement to resell each other’s products, offering customers a fully integrated approach to managing data from edge to cloud through a unified, intelligent data fabric. As part of this partnership, StratIT Holdings has been appointed the exclusive distributor for both Cloudian and CTERA across Africa, bringing this groundbreaking integration to the continent’s enterprises and channel ecosystem.
Under the agreement, Cloudian will resell CTERA’s Intelligent Data Platform and Enterprise Data Services, while CTERA will resell Cloudian’s HyperStore platform.
Together, the two technologies deliver a seamless combination of object storage and cloud file services, empowering organisations with greater scalability, data sovereignty, and operational resilience.
“By combining our industry-leading object storage platform with CTERA’s enterprise data services, we’re delivering the unified data management solution that enterprises have been demanding,” said Mike Canavan, Worldwide VP of Sales at Cloudian. “Our customers now have access to intelligent data management capabilities that maintain sovereignty while enabling global collaboration.”
Michael Amselem, Chief Revenue Officer at CTERA, added:
“This collaboration strengthens our position in delivering a comprehensive data fabric to enterprises worldwide. Cloudian’s HyperStore platform provides the scalable, secure foundation our customers need to support distributed operations.”
What This Means for Africa
As the appointed African distributor, StratIT Holdings will play a critical role in driving access, adoption, and enablement of this joint solution across the continent’s private and public sectors. This partnership expands StratIT’ Holdings’ strategic focus on data resilience, intelligent infrastructure, and digital sovereignty, offering organisations a trusted pathway to unify file and object data management within one secure, high-performance ecosystem.
“This alliance represents the type of forward-thinking collaboration Africa needs,” said Christo Briedenhann, CEO of StratIT Holdings.
“Together with Cloudian and CTERA, we’re empowering enterprises to take control of their data — securely, intelligently, and on their own terms. It’s about turning infrastructure into innovation.”
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When you connect things the right way, you don’t just create uptime — you create confidence.
Confidence that your data is secure. Confidence that your teams can respond faster. Confidence that every piece of your operation, no matter how remote, is part of one intelligent, responsive network.
That’s the power of connectivity done right — not just connecting things, but connecting people to the insight and control they need to lead with certainty.
The Cloudian–CTERA solution offers:
• Unified Data Management: Manage file and object data through a single integrated platform, eliminating silos and complexity.
• Intelligent Edge Caching: CTERA Edge Filers cache frequently accessed data locally while maintaining global namespace consistency.
• Scalable Central Storage: Cloudian HyperStore scales from terabytes to exabytes, ensuring growth without infrastructure limits.
• Enhanced Security: Encryption, ransomware protection, and certified data governance built into every layer.
• Global Geo-Distribution: Policy-based data placement and automated replication across multiple sites for business continuity.
The Cloudian–CTERA partnership is effective immediately, with both global sales teams aligned and trained for integrated deployments. StratIT Holdings will provide local channel enablement, technical support, and partner training to accelerate adoption across African enterprises.
For partnership inquiries or technical demonstrations, contact: info@stratitholdings.com