Panzura Cloud Controllers bridge the gap between traditional enterprise NAS storage solutions and Amazon S3. The use of enterprise-class, multi-user file system locking protocols, along with FIPS 140-2 validated military grade encryption, ensures users, located anywhere in the world, can reliably and securely access a single cloud-based centralized storage location. Panzura provides global deduplication, thereby ensuring that only unique data blocks are stored in the cloud so as to keep escalating storage (and network) costs in check.