Primarily, it is the way Panzura CloudFS handles the file locks and the way these filers, along with the authoritative copy of all our data, which is about 27 terabytes located in an AWS bucket in the cloud, operate. There is a master filer that handles all the subordinates. Having the filers on-site at our larger offices enables our engineers to cache metadata at that location. It enables them to work anywhere, but it looks like they are in the same LAN. There is no degradation of speed because these filers have cached the data, and they are constantly swapping metadata and updating with each other, which is a very attractive method of getting us to use these applications. It has been very easy to use. The assistance of support has been excellent. Over the years, I have seen their ease of use improve significantly. They are offering new products within their system. They have committed to that track and have not strayed. They have gotten better and better over time. In the beginning, there were always buggy issues. When something was bleeding edge, it had to be worked out, but they got through that. We stuck with them, and it has become a good global file system for the company.
