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Nexenta Systems Joins the Cisco Developer Network as a Registered Developer and Completes Cisco Interoperability Verification Testing
Nexenta Systems Joins the Cisco Developer Network as a Registered Developer and Completes Cisco Interoperability Verification Testing
Nexenta achieves validation of an all UCS VDI solution
Santa Clara, Calif., December 18, 2012 – Nexenta® Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, announced today that it has joined the Cisco Developer Network as a Registered Developer within the Unified Computing technology category. NexentaVSA for View 2.0, has successfully completed interoperability testing* with the Cisco B230 M2 and the C240. The reference architecture is now a Cisco Compatible Solution.
The Cisco Developer Network unites Cisco with third-party developers of hardware and software to deliver tested interoperable solutions to joint customers. As a Registered Developer, Nexenta offers a complementary product offering and has started to collaborate with Cisco to meet the needs of joint customers. With offerings such as NexentaVSA for View 2.0, customers can more quickly deploy a broad range of Cisco Compatible business applications, devices, or services that can enhance the capabilities, performance, and management of their Cisco network. For more information on NexentaVSA for View’s interoperability with the Cisco B230 M2 and C240, go to: https://marketplace.cisco.com/catalog/companies/nexenta-systems or see: http://nexenta.com/cisco.
“Cisco has been a great company to work with,” said Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta. “Their Cisco Interoperability Verification Test Lab is an excellent facility, and really put our software, NexentaVSA for View, through the paces. Through Nexenta, Cisco is really becoming a leader in Software-defined Storage.”
To download NexentaVSA for View for a complimentary 60-day trial, visit
http://www.nexenta.com/corp/downloads/nexentavsa-for-view.
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at http://www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: http://www.nexenta.com/partners.
* Interoperability testing is designed to simulate typical customer configurations, and does not replace the need for on-site testing in conjunction with actual implementation.
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Schuberg Philis zet oplossing van Nexenta in voor bedrijfskritisch cloud-platform
Schuberg Philis zet oplossing van Nexenta in voor bedrijfskritisch cloud-platform
Amsterdam — 18 December 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, de leider in softwaregedefinieerde storage-oplossingen voor het bedrijfsleven, maakt vandaag bekend dat Schuberg Philis, een leverancier van bedrijfskritische outsourcing-diensten, een Nexentastor-oplossing met een ruwe opslagcapaciteit van 1,1 petabyte heeft ingezet ter ondersteuning van zijn cloud-diensten.
Het in Schiphol gevestigde Schuberg Philis is een ICT-dienstverlener met een omzet van meer dan 48,6 miljoen euro. Het biedt klanten 100% uptime van de bedrijfskritische applicaties die hun bedrijfsbrede ICT-activiteiten ondersteunen. Schuberg Philis neemt de volledige verantwoordelijkheid voor deze applicaties over en zorgt ervoor dat deze 100% beschikbaar blijven.
In het verleden maakte Schuberg Philis gebruik van een ICT-infrastructuur die speciaal was ingericht voor de bedrijfskritische applicatieomgevingen van zijn klanten. In het begin van 2011 besloot het om een alternatieve dienst voor klanten en prospects te ontwikkelen op basis van cloud-technologie. Gezien zijn reputatie voor uitmuntende klantenservice en prestaties had de dienstverlener behoefte aan aan storage-oplossing die optimale ondersteuning bood voor zijn nieuwe cloud-dienst. Deze oplossing moest voldoen aan de prestatie-eisen en tegelijkertijd kostenefficiënte schaalbaarheid bieden.
Na uitvoerig marktonderzoek viel de keuze van Schuberg Philis op een oplossing van Nexenta. Na rigoureuze tests besloot het om een reeks van NexentaStor HA-clusters te hosten op 10 HP DL380’s, 24 DataON-shelves en 16 solid state disks van STEC in combinatie met 552 Toshiba Nearline SAS-schijven. Schuberg Philis: “De software van Nexenta is gebaseerd op het open source bestandssysteem ZFS en paste perfect binnen ons cloud-ontwerp. Het is een uiterst krachtig platform. Ons team van technici is razend enthousiast over de mogelijkheden voor gegevensbeveiliging, en dankzij zijn hoge prestatievermogen voorziet NexentaStor optimaal in de behoeften van onze klanten. Een bijkomend voordeel is dat wij de opslagcapaciteit op eenvoudig horizontaal en verticaal kunnen schalen.”
Met zijn NexentaStor HA-clusters kan Schuberg Philis beschikken over 1,1 petabyte aan ruwe opslagcapaciteit. Naast onbeperkte snapshots biedt de oplossing belangrijke functies zoals hybride opslagpools, deduplicatie en thin provisioning. NexentaStor biedt daarnaast waterdichte en integrale gegevensintegriteit dankzij detectie en herstel van verborgen gegevenscorruptie.
Funs Kessen, Mission Critical Engineer bij Schuberg Philis concludeert: “Vanwege zijn interoperabiliteit en schaalbaarheid vormt NexentaStor een belangrijk onderdeel van ons cloud-platform. We verwachten dat een groot aantal klanten gebruik zal maken van onze nieuwe mogelijkheden. En als dit resulteert in een explosieve gegevensgroei, is Nexenta ons geheime wapen.”
Evan Powell, de CEO van Nexenta: “Innovatieve storage-technologieën zijn inmiddels van cruciaal belang voor cloud-diensten. Ze moeten schaalbaarheid bieden zonder dat de opslagkosten uit de pan rijzen. Nexenta biedt een alternatief voor traditionele legacy storage-systemen dat dienstverleners zoals Schuberg Philis in staat stelt om effectief te voorzien in de behoeften van hunklanten en concurrerend te blijven in het huidige bedrijfsklimaat.”
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leading supplier of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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Schuberg Philis Picks Nexenta for Mission Critical Cloud Service
Schuberg Philis Picks Nexenta for Mission Critical Cloud Service
Amsterdam — 18 December 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Schuberg Philis, a provider of mission critical outsourcing services, has selected a 1.1PB Nexentastor solution to underpin part of its cloud service.
Based in Schiphol and with revenues of more than €48.6 million, Schuberg Philis provides its customer with 100% uptime for mission critical applications that support large organisations’ IT operations. Schuberg Philis takes full end-to-end responsibility for its customers’ applications providing 100% availability.
Traditionally Schuberg Philis used customer-dedicated IT infrastructure as a foundation for these mission critical application landscapes. In early 2011 Schuberg Philis decided to look at creating an alternative mission critical service for its customers and prospects, based on cloud technology. With a reputation for superior customer service and performance, it needed a storage solution to underpin its new cloud service. One that could handle the performance requirements and could scale cost effectively.
After researching the market Schuberg Philis opted for a Nexenta solution. After rigorous testing they decided on several NexentaStor HA clusters which they built on 10 HP DL380s, 24 DataON shelves and 16 STEC devices combined with 552 Toshiba Nearline SAS Disks, Schuberg Philis explains: “Nexenta’s software, which is based on the open source ZFS file system, fitted perfectly into our cloud design. Not only is it a robust platform with data protection features that all of our technical team love using, but it also offers very high performance that that will support our customers’ needs whilst still giving us the ability to easily scale up and out when needed.”
Schuberg Philis has installed multiple NexentaStor HA clusters, thereby providing the company with 1.1PB of raw capacity. In addition to unlimited snapshots, other important features include hybrid storage pooling, deduplication, thin provisioning and the ability to find, detect and recover silent data corruption through NexentaStor’s airtight end-to-end data integrity.
Funs Kessen, Mission Critical Engineer at Schuberg Philis concludes: “With its interoperability and scalability, Nexenta was an important component for our cloud platform. We expect a lot of our customers to take up the opportunity, and if this leads to exploding data growth rates, Nexenta is our secret weapon."
Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta says: “Innovative storage technologies have become vital for cloud-based services, which need to scale without the worry of escalating costs. As an alternative to traditional legacy storage systems from big vendors, Nexenta helps service providers, like Schuberg Philis, meet its client needs effectively while remaining competitive in the current climate.”
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leading supplier of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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Web Hosting Specialists Space2U Underpins Entire Storage Infrastructure with Nexenta Systems
Web Hosting Specialists Space2U Underpins Entire Storage Infrastructure with Nexenta Systems
Layer 8’s Dynamic Storage Platform Powered by NexentaStor Solves Storage Issues
London, UK — 29 November 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that highly respected web hosting specialists Space2U has upgraded its entire storage IT infrastructure to NexentaStor. Installing NexentaStor’s HA cluster, with two nodes and three-way mirroring, has dramatically increased performance.
Based on the High Coast region of North Sweden in Nordingrå, Space2U is an established web hosting company providing a large portfolio of services, such as virtual private servers, hosted exchange, and offsite back-up. Faced with growing volumes of data, the company needed to find a way to manage it effectively. Space2U required a storage solution that could protect present day data, and also expand with future growth.
The incumbent decentralised solution, which consisted of numerous physical servers with direct attached storage units, provided a low utilisation ratio and hindered the company’s ability to expand and develop new offerings for its customers. Immediate access to mission critical data is essential for Space2U’s customers. To achieve this, the company needed a high performance, high capacity solution, which would support its annual growth rate of 15% while allowing for a cost-efficient scale out.
With help from value added partner Johan Tungström, CEO at Layer 8, Space2U evaluated several solutions from legacy providers, including EMC and Dell Compellent. Eventually, Space2U selected a dynamic storage platform, based on Supermicro and powered by NexentaStor, a Software-defined Storage solution.
The solution consisted of an HA Cluster with two nodes and features three Zeus RAM devices to increase write acceleration. With NexentaStor, Space2U now is able to easily pool and tier large amounts of data. The solution also has increased performance—with IOPS of 20,000+ now being achieved. These superior I/O speeds improve customer satisfaction and NexentaStor’s straightforward implementation and management system has reduced Space2U’s staff labour requirements.
The entire storage infrastructure was purchased and implemented at a much lower cost compared to offerings from legacy vendors, allowing the company to escape the costly vendor lock-in associated with these providers. Erik Meijer, CTO of Space2U explains: “The upgraded storage solution, underpinned by NexentaStor, has resolved all of our storage issues. We now are able to provide our customers with instant access to mission critical data. This has helped us to not only save money and time, but also remain competitive in an increasingly growing industry.”
Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta says: “Nexenta’s Software-defined Storage provides the high performance and flexibility that web hosting providers, such as Space2U, require in order to remain competitive. We are positive that the solution has helped Space2U maintain its reputation in the web hosting industry and that it will continue to play a key role as the company moves towards an increasingly virtual environment.”
About Layer 8 IT-Services
Layer 8 IT-Services was founded in 2010 by three highly motivated IT consultants that together have more than 35 years of experience within the IT Industry. Layer 8’s focus is to deliver IT Solutions, Cloud Services, Managed Services as well as IT Consulting within Networks, Security, Storage and Virtualisation. Layer 8 is based in Stockholm, Linköping, and Gävle, SWEDEN. For more information visit: http://www.layer8-it.net.
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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Nexenta Systems Launches Nexenta EcoSystem Alliances Program (NESA)
Nexenta Systems Launches Nexenta EcoSystem
Alliances Program (NESA)
New Nexenta EcoSystem Alliance Partner Program Extends Opportunities for Technology Partners
San Jose, Calif. — November 14, 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today launched its Nexenta EcoSystem Alliance (NESA™) program to facilitate and grow the market for OpenStorage solutions that provide enterprise-class features.
More information about the Nexenta EcoSystem Alliance can be found at: http://www.nexenta.com/corp/nexenta-ecosystem-alliance-program-nesa.
Working with an ecosystem of technology partners is fundamental to the objective of providing “enterprise class storage to everyone,” a main tenet of Nexenta’s business philosophy.
This program was created to address the growing breadth of Nexenta’s technical partners. Its mission is to provide technical and marketing assistance to those partners that help to deliver a complete Software-defined Storage solution to the market. It also provides customers of Software-defined Storage guidance on the products and vendors that make up the Nexenta EcoSystems.
By joining NESA, partners can extend the sales and market reach of their organizations and promote their products to Nexenta’s resellers and customers. NESA is designed to co-market joint solutions through collaborative marketing, selling, and lead-generation activities. Partners also can take advantage of the Nexenta lab for certification, customer demos, and proof of concept (POCs).
Nexenta’s long standing technology partners immediately become charter members of the program and can start taking advantage of its benefits.
“Our technology partners play a huge role in Nexenta’s overall success,” Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta. “Investing in programs like NESA allows us to reward our existing partners with a variety of benefits and attract additional partners to deliver complete storage solutions.”
“We are excited to see Nexenta, a key partner in Software-defined Storage, take this next step in its growth by launching the NESA program,” said Brent Blanchard, senior director of worldwide channel sales and marketing, LSI Corporation. “We have been working closely with Nexenta since its earliest days and believe that the NESA program will help drive adoption of certified OpenStorage solutions using our HBAs, SAS Switch and Nytro™ portfolio of PCIe flash adapters.”
“The exceptional level of storage performance with NexentaStor and STEC’s SSDs is a reflection of the close, symbiotic relationship between STEC and Nexenta,” said Farzin Baz, director of channel sales at STEC. “The NESA program gives STEC the opportunity to certify more products quickly and take advantage of multiple options for joint marketing, leveraging both of our storage expertise.”
“We at SuperMicro have seen Nexenta as a natural ally in the mission of delivering Software-defined Storage with industry standard, Intel-based hardware. We always have seen the benefit of testing and certifying solutions together so as to give our customers and channels the confidence they seek in their enterprise storage solutions,” said Wally Liaw, vice president of sales and co-founder of SuperMicro. “We see the NESA program streamlining this process. It gives us a perfect way to grow our market share in storage while promoting our joint value through Nexenta.”
Along with formalizing partner relationships with key existing partners, NESA will address the growing list of new partners wishing to join in the OpenStorage revolution. Nexenta’s goal is to not only accommodate system, HDD, and SDD vendors but also vendors in areas that complete the data center storage ecosystem.
The NESA program offers a tiered model with three membership levels: Affiliate, Certified, and Elite. Each level provides an increasing number of benefits and commitments from Nexenta, and serves as the foundation for a technical relationship with the company.
This program assures Nexenta customers that there is a solution in the ecosystem to address all their needs. Some of the recent additions to NESA include CommVault and LakeSide Software.
The program also includes product certification to ensure interoperability and time-to-market delivery of the latest innovations in Software-defined Storage solutions. As the result of a stronger relationship with technology partners, customers can focus on growing their OpenStorage infrastructure, confident in their technologies’ interoperability.
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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Nexenta's research into Public Records Demonstrate Urgent Need to Reduce Costs of Expensive Legacy Storage
Public Records Demonstrate Urgent Need to Reduce Costs of Expensive Legacy Storage Platforms by Embracing Next-Generation Software-defined Storage Solutions
Santa Clara, Calif., November 5, 2012 – Nexenta® Systems, the world leader in Software-defined Storage, today announced the results of its research into public sector spending on legacy storage giants EMC and NetApp. Since 2001, the U.S. Federal Government has awarded at least $1,234,842,449 in non-classified contracts to these legacy storage vendors, who lock in customers with proprietary systems that are subject to costly and inconvenient price hikes. Because Nexenta’s Software-defined Storage solutions can save 60-70 percent over time versus legacy systems, the non-classified portions of the U.S. Federal Government could have saved at least $493,936,979.60 by switching to Software-defined Storage solutions such as Nexenta’s. Total potential savings, from classified and non-classified programs, are estimated to exceed $1 billion annually.
“With the looming fiscal cliff and assorted federal budget challenges ahead, U.S. agencies are paying much closer attention to cost-effective IT solutions across the board,” said Jonathan Spalter, former CIO of the United States Information Agency. “This includes the trend towards software-defined next-generation storage solutions, which are significantly reducing costs on a critical top line item in most CIO budgets.”
Nexenta’s findings indicate that the federal information technology procurement practices are not in accordance with public commitments to reduce costs and increase competition -- especially given the proliferation of new storage vendors and technologies that have entered the market in recent years. At $0.40 per gigabyte
, the cost of storing data with proprietary EMC or NetApp technologies is up to three times more than for higher performance, open alternatives.
“Federal IT managers preparing for Big Data while facing potential across-the-board budget cuts urgently need more cost-effective and innovative alternatives to the storage strait-jacket of last-generation, inflexible and expensive legacy solutions such as EMC’s and NetApp’s,” said Evan Powell, CEO, Nexenta Systems. “Nexenta’s Software-defined Storage vision is a demonstrably more cost-effective, scalable and adaptable solution for keeping our nation’s information safe and available.”
An increasing number of private- and public-sector organizations are saving substantial sums by embracing Software-defined Storage, including the U.S. Army, KT (Korea Telecom), the U.S. Department of State, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation , NOAA, several U.S. National Labs, LeaseWeb and Budd Van Lines. More successful Nexenta customers can be found at: http://nexenta.com/corp/case-studies.
Nexenta’s original research found the following:
EMC Corporation
Since 2001, EMC Corporation has been awarded $850,311,037 in 3,626 awards by the U.S. Federal Government.
EMC’s five largest federal buyers, by dollars awarded, include:
- Department of Defense ($409 million)
- General Services Administration ($145 million)
- Social Security Administration ($126 million)
- Department of Justice ($24 million)
- Department of Commerce ($19 million)
NetApp
Since 2001, NetApp has been awarded $384,531,412 in 1,928 awards by the U.S. Federal Government.
NetApp’s five largest federal buyers, by dollars awarded, include:
- Department of Defense ($717 million)
- Department of State ($57 million)
- Department of Homeland Security ($20 million)
- Department of Health and Human Services ($19 million)
- Securities and Exchange Commission ($18 million)
Methodology
Nexenta Systems conducted research on USASpending.gov and submitted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury and State, as well as the U.S. Army, Marines, and Air Force.
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About Nexenta Systems:
Nexenta Systems is the world leader in Software-defined Storage. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at less than half the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com or by calling (855) 639 3682. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners.
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Nexenta Systems Enables Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School to Half its Storage Costs
Nexenta Systems Enables Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School to Half its Storage Costs
London, UK — 1 November 2012 — Nexenta Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Kent based secondary academy, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, has implemented two NexentaStor SAN solutions to support its entire VMware virtual environment.
With more than 900 pupils, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham has an outstanding reputation for providing first-rate education. The school recently was struck with the common issue of effectively storing increasingly growing amounts of data. The school’s aging Intel SAN storage solution was rapidly reaching capacity and, as a result, was slowing down and not providing the performance required.
As the Intel solution was unsuitable for expansion, the school’s IT Network Manager, Dave Munro, reached the decision that the storage infrastructure required an upgrade. Under pressure to make the most out of the school’s allocated IT budget, Mr Munro enlisted the help of high performance computing specialists VA Technologies. The aim was to find a flexible and reliable storage solution at a competitive price. After evaluating a range of solutions, Mr Munro implemented two NexentaStor solutions with the advice and guidance provided by VA Technologies.
Dave Munro explains: “Nexenta’s OpenStorage solution is a clear example of value for money. The solution provides us with enterprise-class features, including hybrid storage pooling, unlimited snapshots, deduplication, and thin provisioning but at half of the price of other traditional storage vendors. The impressive features set also is complimented by its flexibility, is extremely adaptable, and easily can grow with us in the future.”
Two 12TB SANs provide the academy with a total of 24TB of raw storage capacity. NexentaStor is used to support the entire VMware infrastructure; the first SAN unit connects to three VMware host servers via fast 10GB SFP+ direct attached cables. This system acts as an ESXi data store using NFS, and the need for extra fileservers also is eliminated as it directly provides CIFS shares. In addition, this unit snapshots data at regular intervals throughout the day, allowing data to be effectively recovered by the schools IT Department when required. The snapshots are synchronised with the second 12TB SAN, which is stored in a separate location on site, providing a comprehensive data protection structure.
Dave Munro concludes, “By selecting Nexenta, we have increased the speed and performance of our IT infrastructure dramatically. Nexenta was significantly cheaper than any other storage solution. Automated email alerts provided by the NexentaStor system, combined with its straightforward usability, means that we have saved ourselves significant amounts of management time. The initial advantages of the Open Source unified storage solution are clear, and the team at Queen Elizabeth’s are confident that its flexibility will ensure that these benefits are continued into the future.”
Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta. “Nexenta helps to make virtual machine management easier, as no other approach to storage can match the scale and flexibility of the commercially supported OpenStorage-based NexentaStor. It is a viable alternative to traditional legacy storage vendors and provides the peace of mind and data protection that Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School requires.”
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at: www.nexenta.com/partners
Media Contacts:
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Nexenta Systems Powers LeaseWeb’s Cloud Platform
Nexenta Systems Powers LeaseWeb’s Cloud Platform
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — 24 October 2012 — Nexenta Systems, the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that LeaseWeb, a leading global hosting provider, has chosen its flagship solution NexentaStor to underpin its new cloud platform.
LeaseWeb provides a portfolio of hosted infrastructure solutions, including traditional dedicated servers, cloud, colocation, and hybrid solutions, all backed by a first-class worldwide network with a network uptime of 99.999% and capacity of 2.5 Terabytes per second.
With particular emphasis on its public cloud solutions, LeaseWeb officially launched its new cloud platform in March of this year. With a reputation as a provider of quality infrastructure with high availability, it needed a storage solution that was agile, reliable, and could handle the IOPS requirements for its new platform. After installing NexentaStor on top of commodity hardware, the company also cut out vendor lock-in, reducing LeaseWeb’s long-term storage costs.
Marek Lubinski, virtualisation engineer, LeaseWeb, explains: “We needed an enterprise feature-rich storage solution. Nexenta’s OpenStorage software provides advanced caching and, when coupled with SSDs, it offers the performance we needed. It also offers enterprise-class redundancy with replication capabilities, including unlimited incremental snapshots and cloning, meaning we can scale up and out without the worry of escalating costs.”
Powering LeaseWeb’s Cloud service are multiple NexentaStor SANs providing the company with more than 450TB of raw capacity. Other enterprise-class features include hybrid storage pooling, deduplication, and thin provisioning. NexentaStor also offers high availability, synchronous and asynchronous replication and, most importantly, airtight end-to-end data integrity with the ability to find and detect silent data corruption.
Robert van der Meulen, Manager Cloud with LeaseWeb concludes: “In a world in which data growth rates are exploding, innovative storage technologies have become the secret ingredient to rolling out cloud services. With its scalability, interoperability, and cost-effectiveness, Nexenta was the answer for our new cloud platform.”
Evan Powell, CEO of Nexenta says: “No other approach to storage can match the scale and flexibility of the commercially supported OpenStorage-based NexentaStor. NexentaStor helps make it possible for public clouds to be financially viable for companies that have massive scale and yet do not want to undertake the risk and cost of writing their own storage solution.”
About LeaseWeb
LeaseWeb provides a portfolio of hosted infrastructure solutions including traditional dedicated server hosting, cloud and colocation. Since the best configuration for a business may involve more than one platform, LeaseWeb can help mix and match services to build the optimal hybrid infrastructure solution. All backed by a first-class worldwide network with a network uptime of 99.999% and capacity of 2.5 Tbps. As a leading member of the Ocom Group, LeaseWeb has been hosting and supporting mission critical websites, internet applications, email servers, security and storage services since 1997.
LeaseWeb’s growing infrastructure currently spans eight datacenters in the Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Brussels and Washington DC regions, connecting with major telecom carriers. LeaseWeb peers on Internet Exchanges in Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, New York, Brussels, Copenhagen, Paris, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Oslo, Luxembourg, Dusseldorf, Zurich and Madrid.
The company offers Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions to a wide range of industries, including accounting, banking and financial services, engineering, healthcare, manufacturing and technology, as well as the smallest start-ups seeking to develop a presence on the internet. Customers include Wikimedia, Heineken, BWM, Starbucks, Kelkoo, Univé, AFAS and Twenga.
LeaseWeb partners with the IT industry's leading enterprises, including Microsoft, VMware, IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco, Juniper, cPanel and Parallels, and was last year named HP Service Provider Partner of 2011
Nexenta Systems Optimizes Storage and VDI Infrastructure for VMware View® Business Process Desktop
Nexenta Systems Optimizes Storage and VDI Infrastructure for VMware View® Business Process Desktop
Purpose-built Storage Appliance NexentaVSA for View Complements VMware View Business Process Desktop with Scale-on-Demand, Centralized Storage Management, and Cost Advantages
Santa Clara, Calif. — October 23, 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, a world leader in Software-defined Storage solutions, today announced it has optimized storage infrastructure for VMware View® Business Process Desktop with its purpose-built storage appliance, NexentaVSA for View. Designed in collaboration with VMware, NexentaVSA for View directly supports Business Process Desktop by empowering customers to scale virtual desktops based on performance demand, drastically simplifying the deployment and management of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and reducing the total cost of ownership.
“Integrating VMware View with enterprise-class storage optimization from Nexenta provides a robust solution for the business process outsourcing market by simplifying the management of IT infrastructure and protecting data across locations,” said Mason Uyeda, director, Technical and Solutions Marketing, VMware. “The flexibility of the virtual storage appliance and centralized management console, combined with the built-in compatibility with VMware View, delivers significant benefits for the enterprise and end users.”
VMware View Business Process Desktop delivers desktops as a managed service to business process outsourcing (BPO) contact center agents, offshore developers, and outsourced workers. The single NexentaVSA for View management console, which centralizes storage and desktop resources, is ideal for BPO services, allowing customers to deliver applications and information access to its outsourced employees securely and transparently. By utilizing the virtual storage appliance and attached storage devices, NexentaVSA for View also enables customers to scale quickly and effectively to accommodate storage demand and VDI performance. Finally, Business Process Desktop, combined with NexentaVSA for View, can reduce operational expenditure by centralizing and streamlining desktop management and support.
Simplifying the entire installation and configuration process, customers can now deploy these solutions with ease and with the highest levels of confidence. At present, forty percent of all vendors in the VMware Rapid Desktop Appliance program are based on NexentaVSA for View deployments. Partners include Pogo, Cisco, AMAX, and RackTop — with several more in the certification process.
“NexentaVSA for View is a virtual storage appliance designed specifically for VMware View Business Process Desktop,” said Evan Powell, CEO, Nexenta Systems. “By collaborating with VMware, we have optimized the storage components of VDI deployments with VMware View, tackling increased scaling, centralized management, and operational costs.”
To learn how to integrate NexentaVSA for View with VMware View Business Process Desktop and Nexenta-based Rapid Desktop solutions, check out Nexenta’s training videos on vBootcamp and VMware Certified Rapid Desktop Appliance at:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/vcl/poc.php
To download NexentaVSA for View for a complimentary 45-day trial, visit http://www.nexenta.com/corp/downloads/nexentavsa-for-view
About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leader in Software-defined Storage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com or call +1 (855) NEXENTA.
VMware and VMware View are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. The use of the word “partner” or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.
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