NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN Brings Full Featured File
Services to Supermicro Partners and Customers Worldwide
SAN JOSE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nexenta
(@Nexenta),
the global leader of Software-Defined Storage (SDS)
(#softwaredefinedstorage) solutions and Super
Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in
high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green
computing, today announced a collaboration
to enhance Supermicro's VMware EVO: RAIL™ and VMware Virtual SAN™
offerings with the NexentaConnect
for VMware Virtual SAN™ product, providing full featured file
services.
Supermicro, coupled with NexentaConnect, will be able to provide VMware
Virtual SAN-based systems including Virtual SAN Ready Nodes™ and an EVO:
RAIL™ appliance to deliver robust and complete platform for its
worldwide partners to provide a full-featured and complete
hyper-converged solutions helping customers transition to a
Software-Defined Data Center.
"Supermicro's VMware certified EVO: RAIL™ and Virtual SAN SuperServer
platforms deliver the performance, density, efficiency and reliability
required in hyper-scale virtualized environments," said Wally Liaw, Sr.
Vice President of Sales at Supermicro. "Our collaborative efforts with
Nexenta and VMware accelerate deployment of complete unified storage
infrastructure solutions, maximizing resource utilization and reducing
operational expenses across next generation software-defined data
centers."
NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN provides full featured file
services designed around VMware
EVO: RAIL™ and VMware
Virtual SAN. VMware EVO: RAIL™ combines VMware compute, networking,
and storage resources into a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance to
create a simple, easy to deploy, all-in-one solution offered by our
partners. Built directly into the VMware vSphere® kernel, VMware Virtual
SAN delivers a new tier of storage built from the ground up specifically
for virtual machines. Taking advantage of the VM-level storage policies,
VMware Virtual SAN matches business needs with underlying storage
resources. Customers can consume VMware Virtual SAN by selecting
components from the hardware compatibility list, relying on
pre-configured Ready Node servers or by purchasing the EVO: RAIL
appliance.
"Our collaboration with Nexenta and Supermicro builds upon VMware's
ecosystem, helping deliver a full featured, best-in-class
hyper-converged Infrastructure solution to our mutual customers," said
Mornay Van Der Walt, vice president of Emerging Solutions at VMware.
NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN augments the software defined
storage concept for VMware Virtual SAN users. NexentaConnect for VMware
Virtual SAN adds both NFS and SMB file services, along with data
protection and reduction, without additional hardware needs, and is
being demonstrated at VMworld®
Europe 2014, October 13-16 in Barcelona.
"Working closely with Supermicro and VMware, we have created integrated
and hyper-converged offerings that extend the functionality of
Supermicro Virtual SAN Ready Nodes and the new EVO: RAIL appliance to a
broader range of use cases," said Phil Underwood, COO at Nexenta.
"NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN supports our goal of
helping enterprises unlock the potential of their storage and ultimately
their data centers."
These solutions will be generally available in November 2014.
For more information, please visit http://www.nexenta.com/partners/solutions-supermicro
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About Nexenta
Nexenta is the global leader in Software-Defined Storage, delivering
easy-to-use, secure and ultra-low cost storage software solutions.
Nexenta solutions are hardware-, protocol-, and app-agnostic, providing
innovation freedom and speed for organizations to realize the "true"
benefits of Software-Defined Infrastructure-centric Cloud Computing.
Nexenta enables workloads from rich media-driven Social Living to
Mobility; from the Internet of Things to Big Data; from OpenStack and
CloudStack to Do-It-Yourself Cloud deployments. Founded around an "open
source" platform and industry-disruptive vision, Nexenta delivers its
award- and patent-winning software-only unified storage management
solutions with a global partner network. For more information, visit, www.nexenta.com,
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Also, download the newly published Nexenta
Special Edition Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) for Dummies
eBook.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)
Supermicro® (www.supermicro.com),
the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server
technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block
Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big
Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to
protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative
and provides customers with the most energy-efficient,
environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.
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jurisdictions. The use of the word "partner" or "partnership" does not
imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware and any other
company.
Nexenta Systems
Allison Darin, 831-359-8208
pr@nexenta.com
or
Super
Micro Computer, Inc.
David Okada
davido@supermicro.com
Source: Nexenta Systems
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