Friday, January 27, 2012
TreeHouse Interactive Announces Partner Relationship Management (PRM) on Salesforce.com's AppExchange, the World's Most Popular Marketplace for Business Apps - http://bit.ly/gvaUgk
Hostway, Leading Hosting Provider, to Use New Reseller View AppExchange App for PRM
TreeHouse Interactive™ (www.treehousei.com), the technology leader in on-demand partner relationship management (PRM) and marketing automation solutions, today announced the release of Reseller View™ PRM on salesforce.com’s AppExchange, designed for Salesforce Sales Cloud users. The new application puts enterprise-class partner management within reach of companies starting a new partner program, and those who are building out more robust partner networks to sell, service and support their solutions. Built on Force.com, salesforce.com’s enterprise cloud computing platform for building employee-facing social apps, Reseller View PRM is immediately available for test drive and deployment on AppExchange at http://ping.fm/XHxgT
TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View PRM is a complete partner management system available to those using the Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition. PRM capabilities and the complete Reseller View PRM system from TreeHouse Interactive have, until now, been available in the enterprise and above editions of the Salesforce Sales Cloud only. Reseller View ties a fully customized partner portal with functionality such as deal registration, lead distribution, training and certification, dealer locator and more. Leads can be passed on to partners, and partners can submit deals for approval. Data flows seamlessly in real-time between the Sales Cloud Professional Edition and the Reseller View PRM portal.
Leading hosting provider Hostway is the first company to deploy Reseller View—launching its well-received partner program in early October. “When we set out to launch our partner program, we knew we wanted to build it on top of the Salesforce Sales Cloud we already had in place, yet really offer something special and unique to partners,” said Russell Griffin, director, channel programs, Hostway. “In addition to having a fully-customized, enterprise-class, password protected web portal, and key features like a partner locator and deal registration, TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View had the deep, custom capabilities we wanted to power our partner program. Working with TreeHouse to help get our new partner program up and running has been the right choice.”
“TreeHouse Interactive is committed to creating the best PRM system available for organizations that use channel sales to drive revenue,” said Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive. “Integrating the channel with a company’s CRM system is a critical part of that commitment. Making the new Reseller View Aloha app available to Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition users represents our continued commitment to the Salesforce CRM platform, and provides enterprise-class PRM to companies.”
Reseller View for Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition is available now. To see a demonstration, contact TreeHouse Interactive at 801.576.8428, sales@treehousei.com or visit www.treehousei.com.
To learn more about partner relationship management and Reseller View, see Reseller View resources.
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About the Force.com Platform and AppExchange
Force.com is the trusted social enterprise platform for building and running any employee app in the cloud. Force.com powers the Salesforce CRM apps, the more than 200,000 custom apps used by salesforce.com customers such as Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and Sprint Nextel and the more than 1,300 ISV apps built by partners such as BMC, FinancialForce.com and Fujitsu. Enterprise apps built on the Force.com platform can be easily distributed and marketed through the salesforce.com AppExchange http://ping.fm/JNNmp The salesforce.com social enterprise platform delivers the most trusted and comprehensive cloud technologies for social, mobile and open apps. It includes Force.com, the cloud platform for employee apps, Heroku, the cloud platform for customer apps and Database.com, the cloud database to integrate the social enterprise. Salesforce, Dreamforce, Force.com, Heroku, AppExchange, Database.com and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.
About TreeHouse Interactive
TreeHouse Interactive delivers enterprise-class hosted solutions to marketers and partner program managers. These include marketing automation and partner relationship management (PRM) solutions that accelerate company performance. The TreeHouse client base includes organizations ranging from start-ups to Global 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.treehousei.com or call 801.576.8428.
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TreeHouse Interactive, Reseller View, and the TreeHouse Interactive logo are trademarks of TreeHouse Interactive. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
For parties interested in Salesforce, AppExchange, partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
TreeHouse Interactive™ (www.treehousei.com), the technology leader in on-demand partner relationship management (PRM) and marketing automation solutions, today announced the release of Reseller View™ PRM on salesforce.com’s AppExchange, designed for Salesforce Sales Cloud users. The new application puts enterprise-class partner management within reach of companies starting a new partner program, and those who are building out more robust partner networks to sell, service and support their solutions. Built on Force.com, salesforce.com’s enterprise cloud computing platform for building employee-facing social apps, Reseller View PRM is immediately available for test drive and deployment on AppExchange at http://ping.fm/XHxgT
TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View PRM is a complete partner management system available to those using the Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition. PRM capabilities and the complete Reseller View PRM system from TreeHouse Interactive have, until now, been available in the enterprise and above editions of the Salesforce Sales Cloud only. Reseller View ties a fully customized partner portal with functionality such as deal registration, lead distribution, training and certification, dealer locator and more. Leads can be passed on to partners, and partners can submit deals for approval. Data flows seamlessly in real-time between the Sales Cloud Professional Edition and the Reseller View PRM portal.
Leading hosting provider Hostway is the first company to deploy Reseller View—launching its well-received partner program in early October. “When we set out to launch our partner program, we knew we wanted to build it on top of the Salesforce Sales Cloud we already had in place, yet really offer something special and unique to partners,” said Russell Griffin, director, channel programs, Hostway. “In addition to having a fully-customized, enterprise-class, password protected web portal, and key features like a partner locator and deal registration, TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View had the deep, custom capabilities we wanted to power our partner program. Working with TreeHouse to help get our new partner program up and running has been the right choice.”
“TreeHouse Interactive is committed to creating the best PRM system available for organizations that use channel sales to drive revenue,” said Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive. “Integrating the channel with a company’s CRM system is a critical part of that commitment. Making the new Reseller View Aloha app available to Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition users represents our continued commitment to the Salesforce CRM platform, and provides enterprise-class PRM to companies.”
Reseller View for Salesforce Sales Cloud Professional Edition is available now. To see a demonstration, contact TreeHouse Interactive at 801.576.8428, sales@treehousei.com or visit www.treehousei.com.
To learn more about partner relationship management and Reseller View, see Reseller View resources.
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Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/ZBaMb
About the Force.com Platform and AppExchange
Force.com is the trusted social enterprise platform for building and running any employee app in the cloud. Force.com powers the Salesforce CRM apps, the more than 200,000 custom apps used by salesforce.com customers such as Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and Sprint Nextel and the more than 1,300 ISV apps built by partners such as BMC, FinancialForce.com and Fujitsu. Enterprise apps built on the Force.com platform can be easily distributed and marketed through the salesforce.com AppExchange http://ping.fm/JNNmp The salesforce.com social enterprise platform delivers the most trusted and comprehensive cloud technologies for social, mobile and open apps. It includes Force.com, the cloud platform for employee apps, Heroku, the cloud platform for customer apps and Database.com, the cloud database to integrate the social enterprise. Salesforce, Dreamforce, Force.com, Heroku, AppExchange, Database.com and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.
About TreeHouse Interactive
TreeHouse Interactive delivers enterprise-class hosted solutions to marketers and partner program managers. These include marketing automation and partner relationship management (PRM) solutions that accelerate company performance. The TreeHouse client base includes organizations ranging from start-ups to Global 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.treehousei.com or call 801.576.8428.
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TreeHouse Interactive, Reseller View, and the TreeHouse Interactive logo are trademarks of TreeHouse Interactive. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
For parties interested in Salesforce, AppExchange, partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
@treehousei launches first partnerrelationshipmanagement system PRM for Microsoft Dynamics CRM users - http://bit.ly/gvaUgk
TreeHouse Interactive Announces First Partner Relationship Management (PRM) for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Users - http://bit.ly/gvaUgk
Reseller View Gives Microsoft Dynamics CRM Users New Capabilities for Integrating Channel Efforts into their CRM
TreeHouse Interactive™ (www.treehousei.com), the technology leader in on-demand partner relationship management (PRM) and marketing automation solutions, today announced the release of its Reseller View™ PRM system for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The new integrated offering puts enterprise-class partner management capabilities in the hands of Microsoft Dynamics CRM users for the first time.
Reseller View is the most complete PRM solution available, offering a password protected enterprise-class web portal that can be customized to include any navigation desired and match any corporate branding guidelines including a company-branded URL. Its unmatched feature set automates partner on-boarding and enables partner information to flow seamlessly between Dynamics CRM and Reseller View. Once in the system, partners can register opportunities or receive leads directly from Microsoft Dynamics CRM while logged into the Reseller View portal. Some of the available features include: deal registration, lead distribution, automated training and certification, partner marketing enablement, automated contract management, MDF/co-op management, automated partner on-boarding, partner locator, advanced document management, and partner marketing automation.
“We have relied on TreeHouse Interactive Reseller View PRM to help manage our critical partner relationships for nearly five years,” said Mike Stinson, vice president worldwide marketing for Motion Computing. “TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View is tightly integrated with our CRM data, so when we looked at transitioning CRM platforms, we had to ensure that our partners would not be negatively impacted. TreeHouse made this possible by supporting both platforms—making the transition to Microsoft Dynamics CRM seamless for our partners worldwide while maintaining important features such as deal registration and lead distribution.”
“We were seeing channel organizations begin to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the marketplace, so it made sense to integrate,” said Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive. “One of our primary goals has always been to give channel teams what they need to make their partners successful. Being first to offer a PRM solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM is part of that philosophy. We expect to see more and more PRM integrations with Microsoft as they continue to increase market share.” Reseller View for Microsoft Dynamics is available now. To see a demonstration, contact TreeHouse Interactive at 801.576.8428, sales@treehousei.com or visit www.treehousei.com.
To learn more about partner relationship management and Reseller View, see Reseller View resources.
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Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/A4jV0
About TreeHouse Interactive
TreeHouse Interactive delivers enterprise-class hosted solutions to marketers and partner program managers. These include marketing automation and partner relationship management (PRM) solutions that accelerate company performance. The TreeHouse client base includes organizations ranging from start-ups to Global 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.treehousei.com or call 801.576.8428.
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TreeHouse Interactive, Reseller View, and the TreeHouse Interactive logo are trademarks of TreeHouse Interactive. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
For parties interested in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
TreeHouse Interactive™ (www.treehousei.com), the technology leader in on-demand partner relationship management (PRM) and marketing automation solutions, today announced the release of its Reseller View™ PRM system for Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The new integrated offering puts enterprise-class partner management capabilities in the hands of Microsoft Dynamics CRM users for the first time.
Reseller View is the most complete PRM solution available, offering a password protected enterprise-class web portal that can be customized to include any navigation desired and match any corporate branding guidelines including a company-branded URL. Its unmatched feature set automates partner on-boarding and enables partner information to flow seamlessly between Dynamics CRM and Reseller View. Once in the system, partners can register opportunities or receive leads directly from Microsoft Dynamics CRM while logged into the Reseller View portal. Some of the available features include: deal registration, lead distribution, automated training and certification, partner marketing enablement, automated contract management, MDF/co-op management, automated partner on-boarding, partner locator, advanced document management, and partner marketing automation.
“We have relied on TreeHouse Interactive Reseller View PRM to help manage our critical partner relationships for nearly five years,” said Mike Stinson, vice president worldwide marketing for Motion Computing. “TreeHouse Interactive’s Reseller View is tightly integrated with our CRM data, so when we looked at transitioning CRM platforms, we had to ensure that our partners would not be negatively impacted. TreeHouse made this possible by supporting both platforms—making the transition to Microsoft Dynamics CRM seamless for our partners worldwide while maintaining important features such as deal registration and lead distribution.”
“We were seeing channel organizations begin to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the marketplace, so it made sense to integrate,” said Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive. “One of our primary goals has always been to give channel teams what they need to make their partners successful. Being first to offer a PRM solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM is part of that philosophy. We expect to see more and more PRM integrations with Microsoft as they continue to increase market share.” Reseller View for Microsoft Dynamics is available now. To see a demonstration, contact TreeHouse Interactive at 801.576.8428, sales@treehousei.com or visit www.treehousei.com.
To learn more about partner relationship management and Reseller View, see Reseller View resources.
Tweet This: @treehousei launches first partnerrelationshipmanagement system PRM for Microsoft Dynamics CRM users - http://bit.ly/gvaUgk
Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/A4jV0
About TreeHouse Interactive
TreeHouse Interactive delivers enterprise-class hosted solutions to marketers and partner program managers. These include marketing automation and partner relationship management (PRM) solutions that accelerate company performance. The TreeHouse client base includes organizations ranging from start-ups to Global 1000 companies. For more information, visit www.treehousei.com or call 801.576.8428.
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TreeHouse Interactive, Reseller View, and the TreeHouse Interactive logo are trademarks of TreeHouse Interactive. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
For parties interested in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Connectria Hosting Achieves ?Off the Chart? Operational Efficiency with Cloud-Based Storage Solution from Nexsan and CommVault
Global Managed Hosting Company Sees Significant Improvement in Backup and Recovery Efficiency and Reliability over Previous Solution
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., January 26, 2012 -- Nexsan®, a leading independent provider of disk-based data storage systems, today announced that Connectria Hosting, a global managed hosting company, has deployed the Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform™ in support of the company’s cloud-based backup and recovery services for enterprise clients. In combination with CommVault® Simpana® data and information management software, Nexsan’s storage systems have dramatically improved Connectria’s backup and recovery efficiency when compared to the previously deployed solution.
Connectria Hosting is a global managed hosting company that provides managed services, cloud hosting, dedicated server hosting and custom hosting services for enterprise customers. Connectria offers flexible cloud solutions that include public, private, hybrid and cloud storage options. As a growing managed hosting company, Connectria’s cloud hosting customers rely upon them to deliver high availability guarantees. To achieve superior service levels in a data center with more than 100 TB in data protection storage alone, the managed hosting company needed to improve its cloud backup and recovery infrastructure.
Connectria searched for a robust, enterprise-class solution to meet its high standards for service. They found that many storage solution companies were too unstable or uneconomical for an enterprise data center environment. Every solution, that is, until Connectria found the Nexsan / CommVault combination.
“We solicited feedback from industry colleagues and were quickly pointed to Nexsan and CommVault,” said Rusty Putzler, Vice President of Engineering for Connectria. “Everyone who had used the combination of technologies validated their reliability and performance. Once we performed a trial we agreed. Nexsan and CommVault just work. Plus, they are truly ‘off the chart’ in terms of operational efficiency and this translates into reliable, high performance services for our enterprise customers.”
With the help of their deployment partner, EAGLE Software, Connectria has deployed multiple Nexsan SASBeast™ and Nexsan SATABeast™ storage solutions based on the Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform. To support the backup and recovery operations for the data housed on these systems, Connectria selected CommVault Simpana data and information management software. Connectria achieved significant efficiencies with the combined solution by reducing IT resource requirements, simplifying management and lowering operational costs. This was supplemented by enhanced reliability, technological innovations and advanced power management, providing up to 60% energy savings compared to the previous solution.
“For Connectria, achieving a high-efficiency data center design was critical,” said Dave Hiechel, President and CEO, EAGLE Software. “The combination of Nexsan and CommVault technologies achieves this efficiency and more. The powerful combination gives Connectria a distinct advantage over its competition in terms of both performance and reliability.”
Key benefits Connectria receives from the new Nexsan / CommVault solution include:
· High performance RAID storage systems that are ideal for disk-to-disk backup and recovery operations, especially when leveraging fibre channel-based interfaces
· Energy-efficient AutoMAID® Level-3 technology which enables Connectria to spin-down the disk arrays when not in use, providing significant energy and cost savings
· High density storage, enabling Connectria to conserve valuable rack space in its fully populated data center
· CommVault Simpana software to provide a single unified data protection platform for a more modern, secure and efficient cloud-based approach to data recovery
“Cloud-based managed hosting services are on the rise and providers such as Connectria need enterprise-class, high-value solutions they can rely on,” said Victoria Grey, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Nexsan. “Together, Nexsan and CommVault offer a distinct combination of price, performance and reliability for operations in the cloud. It’s truly the ultimate in efficiency with uncompromising performance.”
To learn more about Nexsan products and news, visit http://www.nexsan.com/products/
About Connectria
Connectria Hosting (www.connectria.com) is a profitable and growing, global managed hosting provider of cloud hosting, dedicated server hosting and custom hosting services. Hosted solutions are available for technologies including OS, virtualization, database, email/collaboration and application/web servers. Connectria’s hosting expertise represents one of the industry’s widest range of supported platforms from a variety of vendors, including Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Dell, SUN, Citrix, VMware and Open Source (e.g. Linux/LAMP, MySQL).
A privately held company, Connectria has built its business through reinvesting profits and without any external equity financing. Connectria operates as an extension of our clients' IT organizations through our world-class Data Centers, Network Operations Centers, and Engineering Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About Nexsan
Nexsan® is a leading independent provider of disk-based storage systems purpose-built and priced for the mid-market, offering industry-leading reliability, space and power efficiency. Nexsan data storage systems provide scalability, integrity and security for growing volumes of unstructured data and are ideal for virtual storage, disk-to-disk backup, secure online archiving, bulk and cloud storage applications. Overcoming the challenges of traditional storage, Nexsan delivers a different kind of storage experience with easy-to-use, efficient and enterprise-class solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of storage. Nexsan delivers its storage systems through a select global partner ecosystem of solution providers, OEMs and system integrators. Nexsan is based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nexsan.com.
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For more information about Nexsan’s products and solutions, visit www.nexsan.com
Nexsan is a registered trademark of Nexsan Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., January 26, 2012 -- Nexsan®, a leading independent provider of disk-based data storage systems, today announced that Connectria Hosting, a global managed hosting company, has deployed the Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform™ in support of the company’s cloud-based backup and recovery services for enterprise clients. In combination with CommVault® Simpana® data and information management software, Nexsan’s storage systems have dramatically improved Connectria’s backup and recovery efficiency when compared to the previously deployed solution.
Connectria Hosting is a global managed hosting company that provides managed services, cloud hosting, dedicated server hosting and custom hosting services for enterprise customers. Connectria offers flexible cloud solutions that include public, private, hybrid and cloud storage options. As a growing managed hosting company, Connectria’s cloud hosting customers rely upon them to deliver high availability guarantees. To achieve superior service levels in a data center with more than 100 TB in data protection storage alone, the managed hosting company needed to improve its cloud backup and recovery infrastructure.
Connectria searched for a robust, enterprise-class solution to meet its high standards for service. They found that many storage solution companies were too unstable or uneconomical for an enterprise data center environment. Every solution, that is, until Connectria found the Nexsan / CommVault combination.
“We solicited feedback from industry colleagues and were quickly pointed to Nexsan and CommVault,” said Rusty Putzler, Vice President of Engineering for Connectria. “Everyone who had used the combination of technologies validated their reliability and performance. Once we performed a trial we agreed. Nexsan and CommVault just work. Plus, they are truly ‘off the chart’ in terms of operational efficiency and this translates into reliable, high performance services for our enterprise customers.”
With the help of their deployment partner, EAGLE Software, Connectria has deployed multiple Nexsan SASBeast™ and Nexsan SATABeast™ storage solutions based on the Nexsan Flexible Storage Platform. To support the backup and recovery operations for the data housed on these systems, Connectria selected CommVault Simpana data and information management software. Connectria achieved significant efficiencies with the combined solution by reducing IT resource requirements, simplifying management and lowering operational costs. This was supplemented by enhanced reliability, technological innovations and advanced power management, providing up to 60% energy savings compared to the previous solution.
“For Connectria, achieving a high-efficiency data center design was critical,” said Dave Hiechel, President and CEO, EAGLE Software. “The combination of Nexsan and CommVault technologies achieves this efficiency and more. The powerful combination gives Connectria a distinct advantage over its competition in terms of both performance and reliability.”
Key benefits Connectria receives from the new Nexsan / CommVault solution include:
· High performance RAID storage systems that are ideal for disk-to-disk backup and recovery operations, especially when leveraging fibre channel-based interfaces
· Energy-efficient AutoMAID® Level-3 technology which enables Connectria to spin-down the disk arrays when not in use, providing significant energy and cost savings
· High density storage, enabling Connectria to conserve valuable rack space in its fully populated data center
· CommVault Simpana software to provide a single unified data protection platform for a more modern, secure and efficient cloud-based approach to data recovery
“Cloud-based managed hosting services are on the rise and providers such as Connectria need enterprise-class, high-value solutions they can rely on,” said Victoria Grey, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Nexsan. “Together, Nexsan and CommVault offer a distinct combination of price, performance and reliability for operations in the cloud. It’s truly the ultimate in efficiency with uncompromising performance.”
To learn more about Nexsan products and news, visit http://www.nexsan.com/products/
About Connectria
Connectria Hosting (www.connectria.com) is a profitable and growing, global managed hosting provider of cloud hosting, dedicated server hosting and custom hosting services. Hosted solutions are available for technologies including OS, virtualization, database, email/collaboration and application/web servers. Connectria’s hosting expertise represents one of the industry’s widest range of supported platforms from a variety of vendors, including Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, Dell, SUN, Citrix, VMware and Open Source (e.g. Linux/LAMP, MySQL).
A privately held company, Connectria has built its business through reinvesting profits and without any external equity financing. Connectria operates as an extension of our clients' IT organizations through our world-class Data Centers, Network Operations Centers, and Engineering Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About Nexsan
Nexsan® is a leading independent provider of disk-based storage systems purpose-built and priced for the mid-market, offering industry-leading reliability, space and power efficiency. Nexsan data storage systems provide scalability, integrity and security for growing volumes of unstructured data and are ideal for virtual storage, disk-to-disk backup, secure online archiving, bulk and cloud storage applications. Overcoming the challenges of traditional storage, Nexsan delivers a different kind of storage experience with easy-to-use, efficient and enterprise-class solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of storage. Nexsan delivers its storage systems through a select global partner ecosystem of solution providers, OEMs and system integrators. Nexsan is based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.nexsan.com.
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For more information about Nexsan’s products and solutions, visit www.nexsan.com
Nexsan is a registered trademark of Nexsan Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Asigra Named 2011 Product of the Year Finalist by Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com
Asigra Cloud Backup v11 Recognized in Backup and Disaster Recovery Category
TORONTO – January 25, 2012 – Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup™ and recovery software provider since 1986, today announced that the company has been named a finalist in the “backup and disaster recovery (DR) software and services” category of the 2011 Product of the Year Awards. Presented by Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com, the backup and DR software and services category includes backup, recovery, disaster recovery, snapshot, replication, electronic vaulting and archiver solutions.
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Now in its ninth year, this year’s finalists included forty-eight enterprise data storage products from six categories. Judges from the publication’s selection panel selected finalists from nearly 200 entries in six data storage categories: backup and disaster recovery software and services, backup hardware, networking equipment, storage management tools, storage systems, and storage system software.
“Asigra Cloud Backup V 11 is a cloud backup product designed to protect storage, servers, desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones,” said the editors of Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com. “The software supports 10 Gbps local-area network (LAN) interfaces on storage and server infrastructure, while internal processes have been improved for faster data read/writes with multi-threaded data deduplication, parallel processing for read I/O and data throughput, multiple overlapped I/O and delta differencing.”
"Backup and recovery can be a thankless job, but we give IT professionals something to look forward to with end-to-end data protection and recovery assurance from the data center to the smartphone,” said Douglas Ko, Senior Director, Product Marketing for Asigra. “Like Storage Magazine, our customers recognize the unique advantages our solution brings. Asigra’s multi-platform support of public, private and hybrid cloud environments and the ability to protect both physical and virtual infrastructure simultaneously provides a refreshing approach for enterprises struggling with data protection in complex IT environments.”
For more information about the Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com 2011 Product of the Year awards and a complete list of finalists, visit: http://ping.fm/qAawB
About Asigra Cloud Backup v11
Asigra Cloud Backup v11 is designed to address the requirements of public, private or hybrid cloud computing and offers efficiencies unavailable with traditional backup architectures. Asigra’s advanced platform allows users to capture less, ingest less, and store less data thereby reducing the amount of backup software cycles and storage hardware required to deploy and maintain high levels of data protection. Asigra overcomes the limitations of traditional backup products that are unable to handle the exponential data growth, variances in information value and complexities within the IT infrastructure with a highly resilient and elastic platform that adapts to the changing nature of today’s IT environments. This provides unmatched backup efficiency and security as well as the ability to respond to today’s dynamic business challenges.
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About Asigra
Asigra is the leading Canadian cloud computing vendor focused on backup, recovery and restoration with more than 400,000 customer sites deployed globally. Asigra Cloud Backup™ transforms the way businesses manage and protect their data by delivering seamless end-to-end data protection that efficiently scales and easily adapts to any IT environment. Asigra Cloud Backup is built for mature business savvy MSPs/VARs who focus on data protection, IT constrained organizations, and industries with compliance mandates that are looking to improve their backup with a secure, proven and flexible cloud backup and recovery model. With more than 25 years of experience as backup/recovery pioneers, Asigra manages one of the largest business-class backup service provider ecosystems in the world who power their cloud backup services using Asigra technology. Asigra is recognized among top-tier industry analysts, including the Enterprise Strategy Group, Gartner, IDC, Forrester Research and the 451 Group. Recently, the company was recognized as Best Channel Vendor 2012 by Business Solutions and the company was recognized as a leader in cloud backup in 2011 by the MSPmentor 250, a leading online destination for managed service providers. Asigra is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices globally. For more information, visit www.asigra.com.
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TORONTO – January 25, 2012 – Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup™ and recovery software provider since 1986, today announced that the company has been named a finalist in the “backup and disaster recovery (DR) software and services” category of the 2011 Product of the Year Awards. Presented by Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com, the backup and DR software and services category includes backup, recovery, disaster recovery, snapshot, replication, electronic vaulting and archiver solutions.
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Now in its ninth year, this year’s finalists included forty-eight enterprise data storage products from six categories. Judges from the publication’s selection panel selected finalists from nearly 200 entries in six data storage categories: backup and disaster recovery software and services, backup hardware, networking equipment, storage management tools, storage systems, and storage system software.
“Asigra Cloud Backup V 11 is a cloud backup product designed to protect storage, servers, desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones,” said the editors of Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com. “The software supports 10 Gbps local-area network (LAN) interfaces on storage and server infrastructure, while internal processes have been improved for faster data read/writes with multi-threaded data deduplication, parallel processing for read I/O and data throughput, multiple overlapped I/O and delta differencing.”
"Backup and recovery can be a thankless job, but we give IT professionals something to look forward to with end-to-end data protection and recovery assurance from the data center to the smartphone,” said Douglas Ko, Senior Director, Product Marketing for Asigra. “Like Storage Magazine, our customers recognize the unique advantages our solution brings. Asigra’s multi-platform support of public, private and hybrid cloud environments and the ability to protect both physical and virtual infrastructure simultaneously provides a refreshing approach for enterprises struggling with data protection in complex IT environments.”
For more information about the Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com 2011 Product of the Year awards and a complete list of finalists, visit: http://ping.fm/qAawB
About Asigra Cloud Backup v11
Asigra Cloud Backup v11 is designed to address the requirements of public, private or hybrid cloud computing and offers efficiencies unavailable with traditional backup architectures. Asigra’s advanced platform allows users to capture less, ingest less, and store less data thereby reducing the amount of backup software cycles and storage hardware required to deploy and maintain high levels of data protection. Asigra overcomes the limitations of traditional backup products that are unable to handle the exponential data growth, variances in information value and complexities within the IT infrastructure with a highly resilient and elastic platform that adapts to the changing nature of today’s IT environments. This provides unmatched backup efficiency and security as well as the ability to respond to today’s dynamic business challenges.
Follow Asigra on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/rvZiC
About Asigra
Asigra is the leading Canadian cloud computing vendor focused on backup, recovery and restoration with more than 400,000 customer sites deployed globally. Asigra Cloud Backup™ transforms the way businesses manage and protect their data by delivering seamless end-to-end data protection that efficiently scales and easily adapts to any IT environment. Asigra Cloud Backup is built for mature business savvy MSPs/VARs who focus on data protection, IT constrained organizations, and industries with compliance mandates that are looking to improve their backup with a secure, proven and flexible cloud backup and recovery model. With more than 25 years of experience as backup/recovery pioneers, Asigra manages one of the largest business-class backup service provider ecosystems in the world who power their cloud backup services using Asigra technology. Asigra is recognized among top-tier industry analysts, including the Enterprise Strategy Group, Gartner, IDC, Forrester Research and the 451 Group. Recently, the company was recognized as Best Channel Vendor 2012 by Business Solutions and the company was recognized as a leader in cloud backup in 2011 by the MSPmentor 250, a leading online destination for managed service providers. Asigra is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices globally. For more information, visit www.asigra.com.
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Agency Contact:
Joe Austin
Ventana PR
(818) 332-6166
Joe.austin@ventanapr.com
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Nexsan Recognized in CRN Magazine's Data Center 100 for Data Center Efficiency, Performance and ROI
Channel Publication Honors Nexsan E-Series and E5000 Storage Systems
THOUSAND OAKS, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2012) - Nexsan®, a leading provider of data storage systems, today announced that the company's E-Series and E5000 storage systems have been named in the 2012 Data Center 100 list of top technologies by CRN Magazine. The annual list features the top 100 vendors responsible for powering data centers with cutting-edge technologies that increase data center efficiency, performance and ROI while reducing energy consumption and cost.
The 2012 Data Center 100 recognized Nexsan for its comprehensive range of enterprise-class, easy-to-use and efficient storage systems, offering customers the ultimate value proposition when it comes to meeting an organization's ever-evolving storage requirements. Nexsan disk arrays uniquely combine the benefits of cost-effective performance, power and space efficiency, density, ease-of-use, outstanding scalability and unmatched reliability to provide exceptional performance and functionality.
Selected this year were the Nexsan E-Series™ SAN and E5000 NAS storage systems. E-Series delivers the highest performance ultimate density SAS/SATA/SSD RAID storage, featuring unsurpassed power savings, and enterprise-class reliability. Nexsan E5000™ NAS storage systems are purpose-built for midmarket and enterprise organizations that need high performance and enterprise-class features at an affordable price. The E5000 boasts a robust feature set including FASTier™ SSD cache for blazing performance as well as snapshots, replication, quotas/thin provisioning, no single point-of-failure configuration and much more. Both systems are members of the Flexible Storage Platform™ and provide Nexsan's Anti-vibration Design™, Cool Drive Technology™, Active Drawer Technology™ and AutoMAID® power management.
The CRN Data Center 100 helps VARs efficiently evaluate the products and technologies powering the data center and make strategic technology decisions in the data center to support their business.
"The 2012 Data Center 100 list recognizes vendors that, over the course of 2011, have shown a dedication to the innovation and advancement of today's data center services," said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for UBM Channel. "The recent upsurge in cloud computing has solution providers searching for new ways to ensure their clients maintain connectivity while mitigating costs and security threats. We congratulate each vendor on the 2012 Data Center 100 list for providing a significant growth opportunity for solution providers to build their business by offering cutting-edge products and services to customers."
"Nexsan was a pioneer in the development of low-cost, large-capacity storage systems featuring SATA and SAS technology," CRN noted in the Data Center 100 list. "The company now offers SAN and SSD-powered NAS storage systems built for virtual server storage, backup, archiving and video storage."
For More Information
For additional information on the 2012 Data Center 100, visit www.crn.com
For more information about Nexsan products, please visit http://ping.fm/dVAIR
About UBM Channel: (www.ubmchannel.com)
UBM Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. UBM Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about UBM Channel, visit us at www.ubmchannel.com.
UBM plc (www.ubm.com
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com
To learn more about Nexsan products and news, visit http://ping.fm/qY1Nm
About Nexsan
Nexsan® is a leading independent provider of disk-based storage systems purpose-built and priced for the mid-market, offering industry-leading reliability, space and power efficiency. Nexsan storage systems provide scalability, integrity and security for growing volumes of unstructured data and are ideal for virtual storage, disk-to-disk backup, secure online archiving, bulk and cloud storage applications. Overcoming the challenges of traditional storage, Nexsan delivers a different kind of storage experience with easy-to-use, efficient and enterprise-class solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of storage. Nexsan delivers its storage systems through a select global partner ecosystem of solution providers, OEMs and system integrators. Nexsan is based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. For more information, visit the company's website at www.nexsan.com
For more information about Nexsan's products and solutions, visit www.nexsan.com
Nexsan is a registered trademark of Nexsan Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Joe Austin
Ventana Public Relations
(818) 332-6166
Email: joe.austin@ventanapr.com
THOUSAND OAKS, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2012) - Nexsan®, a leading provider of data storage systems, today announced that the company's E-Series and E5000 storage systems have been named in the 2012 Data Center 100 list of top technologies by CRN Magazine. The annual list features the top 100 vendors responsible for powering data centers with cutting-edge technologies that increase data center efficiency, performance and ROI while reducing energy consumption and cost.
The 2012 Data Center 100 recognized Nexsan for its comprehensive range of enterprise-class, easy-to-use and efficient storage systems, offering customers the ultimate value proposition when it comes to meeting an organization's ever-evolving storage requirements. Nexsan disk arrays uniquely combine the benefits of cost-effective performance, power and space efficiency, density, ease-of-use, outstanding scalability and unmatched reliability to provide exceptional performance and functionality.
Selected this year were the Nexsan E-Series™ SAN and E5000 NAS storage systems. E-Series delivers the highest performance ultimate density SAS/SATA/SSD RAID storage, featuring unsurpassed power savings, and enterprise-class reliability. Nexsan E5000™ NAS storage systems are purpose-built for midmarket and enterprise organizations that need high performance and enterprise-class features at an affordable price. The E5000 boasts a robust feature set including FASTier™ SSD cache for blazing performance as well as snapshots, replication, quotas/thin provisioning, no single point-of-failure configuration and much more. Both systems are members of the Flexible Storage Platform™ and provide Nexsan's Anti-vibration Design™, Cool Drive Technology™, Active Drawer Technology™ and AutoMAID® power management.
The CRN Data Center 100 helps VARs efficiently evaluate the products and technologies powering the data center and make strategic technology decisions in the data center to support their business.
"The 2012 Data Center 100 list recognizes vendors that, over the course of 2011, have shown a dedication to the innovation and advancement of today's data center services," said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for UBM Channel. "The recent upsurge in cloud computing has solution providers searching for new ways to ensure their clients maintain connectivity while mitigating costs and security threats. We congratulate each vendor on the 2012 Data Center 100 list for providing a significant growth opportunity for solution providers to build their business by offering cutting-edge products and services to customers."
"Nexsan was a pioneer in the development of low-cost, large-capacity storage systems featuring SATA and SAS technology," CRN noted in the Data Center 100 list. "The company now offers SAN and SSD-powered NAS storage systems built for virtual server storage, backup, archiving and video storage."
For More Information
For additional information on the 2012 Data Center 100, visit www.crn.com
For more information about Nexsan products, please visit http://ping.fm/dVAIR
About UBM Channel: (www.ubmchannel.com
UBM Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, UBM Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. UBM Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about UBM Channel, visit us at www.ubmchannel.com
UBM plc (www.ubm.com
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to www.ubm.com
To learn more about Nexsan products and news, visit http://ping.fm/qY1Nm
About Nexsan
Nexsan® is a leading independent provider of disk-based storage systems purpose-built and priced for the mid-market, offering industry-leading reliability, space and power efficiency. Nexsan storage systems provide scalability, integrity and security for growing volumes of unstructured data and are ideal for virtual storage, disk-to-disk backup, secure online archiving, bulk and cloud storage applications. Overcoming the challenges of traditional storage, Nexsan delivers a different kind of storage experience with easy-to-use, efficient and enterprise-class solutions that reduce the complexity and cost of storage. Nexsan delivers its storage systems through a select global partner ecosystem of solution providers, OEMs and system integrators. Nexsan is based in Thousand Oaks, Calif. For more information, visit the company's website at www.nexsan.com
For more information about Nexsan's products and solutions, visit www.nexsan.com
Nexsan is a registered trademark of Nexsan Corporation. All other product or company names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Joe Austin
Ventana Public Relations
(818) 332-6166
Email: joe.austin@ventanapr.com
Monday, January 23, 2012
The New Partner Marketing Enablement - http://bit.ly/sFdPTK
Author:
Erich Flynn, CEO
TreeHouse Interactive
The New Partner Marketing Enablement
Marketing assistance is one of the most requested benefits that partners ask for from the companies they represent. CRN’s Annual Report Card found that resellers value “channel enablement” more than anything else. This is echoed by Everything Channel’s recent recognition of “Channel Champions,” all of which have implemented partner marketing enablement in their programs.
So what new trends are there in partner marketing enablement? How can you best help partners that are typically sales focused, have small marketing staffs and limited technical or financial resources? Here are some things partner programs are beginning to offer to stand out:
1. Automated co-branding of collateral
2. Full service co-branded campaign execution
3. Partner microsites
For the full article, visit http://bit.ly/sFdPTK, or download the webinar at http://bit.ly/nBxhxF.
Tweet This: @TreeHousei - The New Partner Marketing Enablement - http://bit.ly/sFdPTK
Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/OZgUG
Resource Library: For more information about partner relationship management visit http://ping.fm/oAXQl
For parties interested in partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
Erich Flynn, CEO
TreeHouse Interactive
The New Partner Marketing Enablement
Marketing assistance is one of the most requested benefits that partners ask for from the companies they represent. CRN’s Annual Report Card found that resellers value “channel enablement” more than anything else. This is echoed by Everything Channel’s recent recognition of “Channel Champions,” all of which have implemented partner marketing enablement in their programs.
So what new trends are there in partner marketing enablement? How can you best help partners that are typically sales focused, have small marketing staffs and limited technical or financial resources? Here are some things partner programs are beginning to offer to stand out:
1. Automated co-branding of collateral
2. Full service co-branded campaign execution
3. Partner microsites
For the full article, visit http://bit.ly/sFdPTK, or download the webinar at http://bit.ly/nBxhxF.
Tweet This: @TreeHousei - The New Partner Marketing Enablement - http://bit.ly/sFdPTK
Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/OZgUG
Resource Library: For more information about partner relationship management visit http://ping.fm/oAXQl
For parties interested in partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
Monday, January 16, 2012
@AtlantisILIO Launches Industry’s First Diskless VDI Solution That Eliminates Storage - CAPEX below $200/desktop http://bit.ly/xpDcvt
Atlantis Computing Launches Industry?s First Solution That Eliminates Storage for VDI
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI Cuts CAPEX to Under $200 Per Desktop with Boot Times of 12 Seconds
Mountain View, CA – January 16, 2012 – Atlantis Computing™, the leader in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) storage and performance optimization solutions, today announced the release of Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI™, the first solution to eliminate storage for Citrix and VMware virtual desktop images. Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI enables customers to reduce VDI CAPEX to under $200 per desktop and eliminates all storage related CAPEX and OPEX, while at the same time providing a stellar user experience with desktop boot times of 12 seconds.
In November 2011, PAETEC Communications with over 4,000 employees (now a Windstream Company – Nasdaq: WIN), purchased Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI and the Cisco UCS Blade System with Extended Memory Technology (EMT) for their Citrix XenDesktop VDI deployment.
“We chose the Atlantis ILIO solution as well as the Cisco UCS B230 M2 blades because together they gave us the best possible combination of performance, low upfront CAPEX, and lowest possible OPEX," said Steve Bell, Infrastructure Systems Architect, PAETEC Communications (now a Windstream Company). “As a result of Atlantis ILIO and Cisco UCS, our virtual desktop solution costs less than a workstation or laptop, provides a better user experience, and was able to reduce or eliminate our storage, network, power, cooling, and rack space CAPEX and OPEX costs more so than any other VDI offering. From a storage perspective, we wanted to eliminate the reliance of VDI on SAN/NAS storage while at the same time not sacrificing and perhaps even improving overall user experience. We considered local SSDs as well as PCI based RAM drives, but these solutions by themselves either drove up VDI costs, reduced the number of virtual desktops, or proved to be inferior to Atlantis ILIO optimization capabilities. We found the perfect solution with Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI combined with Cisco UCS, which will make it possible to eliminate all disk-based storage and run upwards of 160 Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktops on each blade.”
PAETEC is deploying 160 virtual desktops per Cisco B230 M2 blade using the Atlantis ILIO software virtual appliance in combination with Citrix XenDesktop. With Atlantis ILIO optimization, PAETEC will be able to deploy up to 6,400 virtual desktops in a single rack of Cisco UCS blade servers without the need to purchase any disk-based storage, SSDs, or PCI based RAM drives for VDI.
“Many VDI deployments have been put on the shelf or stalled because of the high cost of storage which can eat up to 80 percent of the total VDI budget,” said Deni Connor, principal analyst, Storage Strategies NOW. “Storage optimization solutions like Atlantis break that choke hold by enabling the deployment of VDI with much less storage, or by eliminating disk-based storage all together.”
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI software works with all virtual desktop solutions to eliminate the use of storage for non-persistent virtual desktop deployments, while boosting performance to new levels. With existing VDI solutions, virtual desktop images are stored on either shared SAN/NAS storage or local SAS/SSD disks, which are costly, have limited IOPS for VDI workloads and can have short lifespans/warranties. Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI is software that performs NTFS traffic processing and inline deduplication of images to run all desktops from local server memory. There are no more disks to fail and no rack space, power and cooling required for storage. Diskless VDI results in response times that are faster than even the most expensive local SSD drives (MLC or SLC) and reduces the cost of a virtual desktop below that of a physical PC.
“This is the first time that anyone can deploy VDI with no storage for virtual desktop images,” said Bernard Harguindeguy, President and CEO, Atlantis Computing. “In addition, when users experience a virtual desktop powered by Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, they are immediately won over by super-fast boot times and applications that launch near-instantly.”
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI Benefits Include:
• Unmatched Performance – Dramatically improves all aspects of desktop performance including boot, login, application launches, patching and anti-virus scanning.
• Lower Cost – Using Atlantis ILIO and Cisco UCS Extended Memory, customers will drive down the cost per desktop from both a CAPEX and OPEX perspective:
o CAPEX – The upfront cost per desktop can be decreased to under $200 per desktop including the server hardware, Atlantis ILIO license and storage.
o OPEX – Diskless VDI architectures mean that IT organizations can lower operating expenses by eliminating rack space for SAN/NAS storage, lower power consumption and cooling costs, and eliminate the operational expenses of maintaining disk-based storage including replacing failed disks.
• Increased Lifespan– Memory does not suffer from the lifespan issues SSDs have when dealing with write-intensive VDI workloads. Diskless VDI architectures have lower operational costs as disk failure and replacement have been completely eliminated.
For more information on Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, visit www.atlantiscomputing.com/disklessvdi
For technical information about Cisco UCS and Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, read the Whitepaper “Diskless VDI with Cisco UCS & Atlantis ILIO: Eliminating Storage from VDI Architectures” at bit.ly/ciscoatlantisdisklessvdi
Availability
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI is generally available now through Atlantis Computing and its solution partners. To find an Atlantis Computing solution partner in your area, contact sales@atlantiscomputing.com or visit: www.atlantiscomputing.com/partners/solutions/
Tweet This: @AtlantisILIO Launches Industry’s First Diskless VDI Solution That Eliminates Storage - CAPEX below $200/desktop http://bit.ly/xpDcvt
About Atlantis Computing
Atlantis Computing is transforming enterprise desktop computing by solving the challenges of virtual desktop deployments: storage costs, performance and the impact of security on server density. The Atlantis ILIO software complements Citrix, VMware, and Quest VDI solutions to cut VDI costs and deliver a desktop that is faster than a PC. With Atlantis ILIO, IT organizations can deploy 4-7 times more desktops on the same storage footprint, making VDI more affordable by both cutting the amount of storage needed per desktop and enabling the use of less expensive storage options. Atlantis Computing is privately held and funded by El Dorado Ventures, Partech International and Cisco Systems with headquarters in Mountain View, California, and offices in London, England.
Media contact:
Ventana Public Relations for Atlantis Computing
Sabrina Sanchez
(925) 785-3014
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
Follow Atlantis Computing on Twitter: @AtlantisILIO
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Atlantis Computing, Atlantis ILIO and Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI are trademarks of Atlantis Computing, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Mountain View, CA – January 16, 2012 – Atlantis Computing™, the leader in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) storage and performance optimization solutions, today announced the release of Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI™, the first solution to eliminate storage for Citrix and VMware virtual desktop images. Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI enables customers to reduce VDI CAPEX to under $200 per desktop and eliminates all storage related CAPEX and OPEX, while at the same time providing a stellar user experience with desktop boot times of 12 seconds.
In November 2011, PAETEC Communications with over 4,000 employees (now a Windstream Company – Nasdaq: WIN), purchased Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI and the Cisco UCS Blade System with Extended Memory Technology (EMT) for their Citrix XenDesktop VDI deployment.
“We chose the Atlantis ILIO solution as well as the Cisco UCS B230 M2 blades because together they gave us the best possible combination of performance, low upfront CAPEX, and lowest possible OPEX," said Steve Bell, Infrastructure Systems Architect, PAETEC Communications (now a Windstream Company). “As a result of Atlantis ILIO and Cisco UCS, our virtual desktop solution costs less than a workstation or laptop, provides a better user experience, and was able to reduce or eliminate our storage, network, power, cooling, and rack space CAPEX and OPEX costs more so than any other VDI offering. From a storage perspective, we wanted to eliminate the reliance of VDI on SAN/NAS storage while at the same time not sacrificing and perhaps even improving overall user experience. We considered local SSDs as well as PCI based RAM drives, but these solutions by themselves either drove up VDI costs, reduced the number of virtual desktops, or proved to be inferior to Atlantis ILIO optimization capabilities. We found the perfect solution with Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI combined with Cisco UCS, which will make it possible to eliminate all disk-based storage and run upwards of 160 Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktops on each blade.”
PAETEC is deploying 160 virtual desktops per Cisco B230 M2 blade using the Atlantis ILIO software virtual appliance in combination with Citrix XenDesktop. With Atlantis ILIO optimization, PAETEC will be able to deploy up to 6,400 virtual desktops in a single rack of Cisco UCS blade servers without the need to purchase any disk-based storage, SSDs, or PCI based RAM drives for VDI.
“Many VDI deployments have been put on the shelf or stalled because of the high cost of storage which can eat up to 80 percent of the total VDI budget,” said Deni Connor, principal analyst, Storage Strategies NOW. “Storage optimization solutions like Atlantis break that choke hold by enabling the deployment of VDI with much less storage, or by eliminating disk-based storage all together.”
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI software works with all virtual desktop solutions to eliminate the use of storage for non-persistent virtual desktop deployments, while boosting performance to new levels. With existing VDI solutions, virtual desktop images are stored on either shared SAN/NAS storage or local SAS/SSD disks, which are costly, have limited IOPS for VDI workloads and can have short lifespans/warranties. Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI is software that performs NTFS traffic processing and inline deduplication of images to run all desktops from local server memory. There are no more disks to fail and no rack space, power and cooling required for storage. Diskless VDI results in response times that are faster than even the most expensive local SSD drives (MLC or SLC) and reduces the cost of a virtual desktop below that of a physical PC.
“This is the first time that anyone can deploy VDI with no storage for virtual desktop images,” said Bernard Harguindeguy, President and CEO, Atlantis Computing. “In addition, when users experience a virtual desktop powered by Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, they are immediately won over by super-fast boot times and applications that launch near-instantly.”
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI Benefits Include:
• Unmatched Performance – Dramatically improves all aspects of desktop performance including boot, login, application launches, patching and anti-virus scanning.
• Lower Cost – Using Atlantis ILIO and Cisco UCS Extended Memory, customers will drive down the cost per desktop from both a CAPEX and OPEX perspective:
o CAPEX – The upfront cost per desktop can be decreased to under $200 per desktop including the server hardware, Atlantis ILIO license and storage.
o OPEX – Diskless VDI architectures mean that IT organizations can lower operating expenses by eliminating rack space for SAN/NAS storage, lower power consumption and cooling costs, and eliminate the operational expenses of maintaining disk-based storage including replacing failed disks.
• Increased Lifespan– Memory does not suffer from the lifespan issues SSDs have when dealing with write-intensive VDI workloads. Diskless VDI architectures have lower operational costs as disk failure and replacement have been completely eliminated.
For more information on Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, visit www.atlantiscomputing.com/disklessvdi
For technical information about Cisco UCS and Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI, read the Whitepaper “Diskless VDI with Cisco UCS & Atlantis ILIO: Eliminating Storage from VDI Architectures” at bit.ly/ciscoatlantisdisklessvdi
Availability
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI is generally available now through Atlantis Computing and its solution partners. To find an Atlantis Computing solution partner in your area, contact sales@atlantiscomputing.com or visit: www.atlantiscomputing.com/partners/solutions/
Tweet This: @AtlantisILIO Launches Industry’s First Diskless VDI Solution That Eliminates Storage - CAPEX below $200/desktop http://bit.ly/xpDcvt
About Atlantis Computing
Atlantis Computing is transforming enterprise desktop computing by solving the challenges of virtual desktop deployments: storage costs, performance and the impact of security on server density. The Atlantis ILIO software complements Citrix, VMware, and Quest VDI solutions to cut VDI costs and deliver a desktop that is faster than a PC. With Atlantis ILIO, IT organizations can deploy 4-7 times more desktops on the same storage footprint, making VDI more affordable by both cutting the amount of storage needed per desktop and enabling the use of less expensive storage options. Atlantis Computing is privately held and funded by El Dorado Ventures, Partech International and Cisco Systems with headquarters in Mountain View, California, and offices in London, England.
Media contact:
Ventana Public Relations for Atlantis Computing
Sabrina Sanchez
(925) 785-3014
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
Follow Atlantis Computing on Twitter: @AtlantisILIO
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Atlantis Computing, Atlantis ILIO and Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI are trademarks of Atlantis Computing, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
@Gridstore Names Storage-Industry Veteran, @GeoffBarrall as Executive Chairman of the Board http://bit.ly/zRdLpU
Gridstore Names Former Drobo CEO and BlueArc Founder Geoff Barrall as Executive Chairman of the Board
Industry Visionary Brings Key Insight, Innovation and Leadership as Gridstore Sets the Standard for a New Generation of Scale-Out NAS
Mountain View, Calif. – January 11, 2012 – Gridstore™, the leader in grid-based, scale-out NAS, today announced that Geoff Barrall has been named the company’s executive chairman of its board of directors. The storage-industry veteran and visionary brings decades of insight and leadership in creating disruptive storage solutions and building highly successful new markets opportunities for the SME to the enterprise. Barrall will play an integral role as Gridstore continues to set the standard for a new generation of scale-out NAS.
The appointment of Barrall is a strong validation of Gridstore’s innovation and ability to execute and deliver the industry’s next generation of scale-out NAS. Gridstore uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform designed from day one to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management and increases performance, scalability and reliability verses traditional clustered scale-out NAS at a fraction of the total cost. Gridstore provides plug and play capacity and I/O scaling so customers can start small and incrementally grow to any size they require. This eliminates the need to overprovision costly storage resources and removes the complexity and waste associated with clustered NAS solutions.
“I've been looking at scale-out storage solutions for many years and every product has been fraught with low performance and high cost caused by the clustering model that has been universally used,” said Geoff Barrall. “When I was introduced to Gridstore my first thought was, ‘Here is a company that finally has it right’. It's simple, elegant design allows for a much higher level of performance and scale than cluster-based solutions, while requiring a fraction of their cost to maintain. I'm excited to join Gridstore's team as the company actually delivers the promised benefits of scale-out storage to the market.”
Formerly the chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Overland Storage, Barrall brings years of experience and contacts in the areas of product strategy, marketing strategy and technology consulting to his new executive chairman role at Gridstore. During his time at Overland the company grew its market share and continued to lead the market with technology innovations for more scalable and reliable storage solutions.
Prior to his position with Overland Storage, Barrall was the founder and CEO at Drobo (formerly Data Robotics), an innovate storage platform designed for the SOHO market where he rapidly grew sales from zero to a $40 million annual run rate within just ten quarters of initial product launch. Prior to Data Robotics, he was founder and CTO of BlueArc, an enterprise storage company acquired by Hitachi Data Systems.
“Gridstore is at a pivotal growth point and we are delighted to have Geoff on board as executive chairman,” said Kelly Murphy, CEO, Gridstore. “He brings an amazing track record in growing highly successful storage businesses with solutions that have made a huge impact on the industry. While Gridstore brings the next generation of scale-out storage to the market that eliminates the cost, complexity and waste of cluster based solutions - adding Geoff’s experience, leadership and vision will accelerate the impact our products will have in changing the storage market.”
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About Gridstore
Gridstore is the leader in grid-based, scale-out Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. The Gridstore Scale-out NAS solution uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management while increasing performance, scaling and reliability. The Gridstore system is designed for organizations who struggle with the risk, cost and complexity of storage sprawl and who need enterprise class storage without the cost and complexity. Founded in 2007, Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and has development facilities in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit: http://ping.fm/dtHsS
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Media Contact:
Sabrina Sanchez
Ventana Public Relations
(540) 253-5060
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
Mountain View, Calif. – January 11, 2012 – Gridstore™, the leader in grid-based, scale-out NAS, today announced that Geoff Barrall has been named the company’s executive chairman of its board of directors. The storage-industry veteran and visionary brings decades of insight and leadership in creating disruptive storage solutions and building highly successful new markets opportunities for the SME to the enterprise. Barrall will play an integral role as Gridstore continues to set the standard for a new generation of scale-out NAS.
The appointment of Barrall is a strong validation of Gridstore’s innovation and ability to execute and deliver the industry’s next generation of scale-out NAS. Gridstore uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform designed from day one to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management and increases performance, scalability and reliability verses traditional clustered scale-out NAS at a fraction of the total cost. Gridstore provides plug and play capacity and I/O scaling so customers can start small and incrementally grow to any size they require. This eliminates the need to overprovision costly storage resources and removes the complexity and waste associated with clustered NAS solutions.
“I've been looking at scale-out storage solutions for many years and every product has been fraught with low performance and high cost caused by the clustering model that has been universally used,” said Geoff Barrall. “When I was introduced to Gridstore my first thought was, ‘Here is a company that finally has it right’. It's simple, elegant design allows for a much higher level of performance and scale than cluster-based solutions, while requiring a fraction of their cost to maintain. I'm excited to join Gridstore's team as the company actually delivers the promised benefits of scale-out storage to the market.”
Formerly the chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Overland Storage, Barrall brings years of experience and contacts in the areas of product strategy, marketing strategy and technology consulting to his new executive chairman role at Gridstore. During his time at Overland the company grew its market share and continued to lead the market with technology innovations for more scalable and reliable storage solutions.
Prior to his position with Overland Storage, Barrall was the founder and CEO at Drobo (formerly Data Robotics), an innovate storage platform designed for the SOHO market where he rapidly grew sales from zero to a $40 million annual run rate within just ten quarters of initial product launch. Prior to Data Robotics, he was founder and CTO of BlueArc, an enterprise storage company acquired by Hitachi Data Systems.
“Gridstore is at a pivotal growth point and we are delighted to have Geoff on board as executive chairman,” said Kelly Murphy, CEO, Gridstore. “He brings an amazing track record in growing highly successful storage businesses with solutions that have made a huge impact on the industry. While Gridstore brings the next generation of scale-out storage to the market that eliminates the cost, complexity and waste of cluster based solutions - adding Geoff’s experience, leadership and vision will accelerate the impact our products will have in changing the storage market.”
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About Gridstore
Gridstore is the leader in grid-based, scale-out Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. The Gridstore Scale-out NAS solution uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management while increasing performance, scaling and reliability. The Gridstore system is designed for organizations who struggle with the risk, cost and complexity of storage sprawl and who need enterprise class storage without the cost and complexity. Founded in 2007, Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and has development facilities in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit: http://ping.fm/dtHsS
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Ventana Public Relations
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@Gridstore Names Storage-Industry Veteran, @GeoffBarrall as Executive Chairman of the Board http://bit.ly/zRdLpU
Gridstore Names Former Drobo CEO and BlueArc Founder Geoff Barrall as Executive Chairman of the Board
Industry Visionary Brings Key Insight, Innovation and Leadership as Gridstore Sets the Standard for a New Generation of Scale-Out NAS
Mountain View, Calif. – January 11, 2012 – Gridstore™, the leader in grid-based, scale-out NAS, today announced that Geoff Barrall has been named the company’s executive chairman of its board of directors. The storage-industry veteran and visionary brings decades of insight and leadership in creating disruptive storage solutions and building highly successful new markets opportunities for the SME to the enterprise. Barrall will play an integral role as Gridstore continues to set the standard for a new generation of scale-out NAS.
The appointment of Barrall is a strong validation of Gridstore’s innovation and ability to execute and deliver the industry’s next generation of scale-out NAS. Gridstore uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform designed from day one to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management and increases performance, scalability and reliability verses traditional clustered scale-out NAS at a fraction of the total cost. Gridstore provides plug and play capacity and I/O scaling so customers can start small and incrementally grow to any size they require. This eliminates the need to overprovision costly storage resources and removes the complexity and waste associated with clustered NAS solutions.
“I've been looking at scale-out storage solutions for many years and every product has been fraught with low performance and high cost caused by the clustering model that has been universally used,” said Geoff Barrall. “When I was introduced to Gridstore my first thought was, ‘Here is a company that finally has it right’. It's simple, elegant design allows for a much higher level of performance and scale than cluster-based solutions, while requiring a fraction of their cost to maintain. I'm excited to join Gridstore's team as the company actually delivers the promised benefits of scale-out storage to the market.”
Formerly the chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Overland Storage, Barrall brings years of experience and contacts in the areas of product strategy, marketing strategy and technology consulting to his new executive chairman role at Gridstore. During his time at Overland the company grew its market share and continued to lead the market with technology innovations for more scalable and reliable storage solutions.
Prior to his position with Overland Storage, Barrall was the founder and CEO at Drobo (formerly Data Robotics), an innovate storage platform designed for the SOHO market where he rapidly grew sales from zero to a $40 million annual run rate within just ten quarters of initial product launch. Prior to Data Robotics, he was founder and CTO of BlueArc, an enterprise storage company acquired by Hitachi Data Systems.
“Gridstore is at a pivotal growth point and we are delighted to have Geoff on board as executive chairman,” said Kelly Murphy, CEO, Gridstore. “He brings an amazing track record in growing highly successful storage businesses with solutions that have made a huge impact on the industry. While Gridstore brings the next generation of scale-out storage to the market that eliminates the cost, complexity and waste of cluster based solutions - adding Geoff’s experience, leadership and vision will accelerate the impact our products will have in changing the storage market.”
Tweet this: @Gridstore Names Storage-Industry Veteran, @GeoffBarrall as Executive Chairman of the Board http://bit.ly/zRdLpU
Follow Gridstore on Twitter at http://ping.fm/a8Ow8
About Gridstore
Gridstore is the leader in grid-based, scale-out Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. The Gridstore Scale-out NAS solution uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management while increasing performance, scaling and reliability. The Gridstore system is designed for organizations who struggle with the risk, cost and complexity of storage sprawl and who need enterprise class storage without the cost and complexity. Founded in 2007, Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and has development facilities in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit: http://ping.fm/K600C
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Media Contact:
Sabrina Sanchez
Ventana Public Relations
(540) 253-5060
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
Mountain View, Calif. – January 11, 2012 – Gridstore™, the leader in grid-based, scale-out NAS, today announced that Geoff Barrall has been named the company’s executive chairman of its board of directors. The storage-industry veteran and visionary brings decades of insight and leadership in creating disruptive storage solutions and building highly successful new markets opportunities for the SME to the enterprise. Barrall will play an integral role as Gridstore continues to set the standard for a new generation of scale-out NAS.
The appointment of Barrall is a strong validation of Gridstore’s innovation and ability to execute and deliver the industry’s next generation of scale-out NAS. Gridstore uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform designed from day one to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management and increases performance, scalability and reliability verses traditional clustered scale-out NAS at a fraction of the total cost. Gridstore provides plug and play capacity and I/O scaling so customers can start small and incrementally grow to any size they require. This eliminates the need to overprovision costly storage resources and removes the complexity and waste associated with clustered NAS solutions.
“I've been looking at scale-out storage solutions for many years and every product has been fraught with low performance and high cost caused by the clustering model that has been universally used,” said Geoff Barrall. “When I was introduced to Gridstore my first thought was, ‘Here is a company that finally has it right’. It's simple, elegant design allows for a much higher level of performance and scale than cluster-based solutions, while requiring a fraction of their cost to maintain. I'm excited to join Gridstore's team as the company actually delivers the promised benefits of scale-out storage to the market.”
Formerly the chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Overland Storage, Barrall brings years of experience and contacts in the areas of product strategy, marketing strategy and technology consulting to his new executive chairman role at Gridstore. During his time at Overland the company grew its market share and continued to lead the market with technology innovations for more scalable and reliable storage solutions.
Prior to his position with Overland Storage, Barrall was the founder and CEO at Drobo (formerly Data Robotics), an innovate storage platform designed for the SOHO market where he rapidly grew sales from zero to a $40 million annual run rate within just ten quarters of initial product launch. Prior to Data Robotics, he was founder and CTO of BlueArc, an enterprise storage company acquired by Hitachi Data Systems.
“Gridstore is at a pivotal growth point and we are delighted to have Geoff on board as executive chairman,” said Kelly Murphy, CEO, Gridstore. “He brings an amazing track record in growing highly successful storage businesses with solutions that have made a huge impact on the industry. While Gridstore brings the next generation of scale-out storage to the market that eliminates the cost, complexity and waste of cluster based solutions - adding Geoff’s experience, leadership and vision will accelerate the impact our products will have in changing the storage market.”
Tweet this: @Gridstore Names Storage-Industry Veteran, @GeoffBarrall as Executive Chairman of the Board http://bit.ly/zRdLpU
Follow Gridstore on Twitter at http://ping.fm/a8Ow8
About Gridstore
Gridstore is the leader in grid-based, scale-out Network Attached Storage (NAS) products. The Gridstore Scale-out NAS solution uniquely combines virtualization with a grid processing platform to deliver a single pool of storage that simplifies management while increasing performance, scaling and reliability. The Gridstore system is designed for organizations who struggle with the risk, cost and complexity of storage sprawl and who need enterprise class storage without the cost and complexity. Founded in 2007, Gridstore is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and has development facilities in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit: http://ping.fm/K600C
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Media Contact:
Sabrina Sanchez
Ventana Public Relations
(540) 253-5060
sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Steps for Getting a New Channel Partner Up and Running - http://bit.ly/vE1t1d
Author:
Erich Flynn, CEO
TreeHouse Interactive
Steps for Getting a New Channel Partner Up and Running
Once new partners are registered and approved for your channel efforts, do you have a clear strategy for giving them what they need to be successful? Creating a good relationship, as well as a good understanding of products and processes, should be your initial focus. There are a few steps that better ensure your new partners start off in the right direction and with the right tools:
1. Define Expectations
2. Have a Concrete Training Schedule
3. Get Involved Early with the First Partner Sale
4. Provide Additional Incentives
5. Follow Up
For the full article, visit http://bit.ly/vE1t1d.
Tweet This: @TreeHousei - Steps for Getting a New Channel Partner Up and Running - http://bit.ly/vE1t1d
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Resource Library: For more information about partner relationship management visit http://ping.fm/1skHX
For parties interested in partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
Erich Flynn, CEO
TreeHouse Interactive
Steps for Getting a New Channel Partner Up and Running
Once new partners are registered and approved for your channel efforts, do you have a clear strategy for giving them what they need to be successful? Creating a good relationship, as well as a good understanding of products and processes, should be your initial focus. There are a few steps that better ensure your new partners start off in the right direction and with the right tools:
1. Define Expectations
2. Have a Concrete Training Schedule
3. Get Involved Early with the First Partner Sale
4. Provide Additional Incentives
5. Follow Up
For the full article, visit http://bit.ly/vE1t1d.
Tweet This: @TreeHousei - Steps for Getting a New Channel Partner Up and Running - http://bit.ly/vE1t1d
Follow TreeHouse Interactive on Twitter at: http://ping.fm/IUIel
Resource Library: For more information about partner relationship management visit http://ping.fm/1skHX
For parties interested in partner relationship management, partner portal, PRM
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