Tuesday, October 16, 2012

@Gridstore Receives $12.5 Million in Series A Funding from @ggvcapital and @onsetventures for Grid-based Scale-out Storage bit.ly/Xjd6pR

Gridstore Closes $12.5 Million in Series A Financing Led by GGV Capital and ONSET Ventures to Address Demand for Grid-Based Scale-Out Storage

Strategic Investment to Capitalize on Explosive Scale-Out Storage Opportunity to Support Unmet Storage Demands in Big Data, Cloud and Virtualized Environments VNM101612 - Mountain View, Calif. – October 16, 2012 – Gridstore™, the leader in next generation scale-out grid storage solutions, today announced that it has received $12.5 million in Series A financing led by GGV Capital™ and ONSET Ventures with participation from all existing investors bringing the Company's total venture funding to $15 million. With this round of financing, Gridstore will expand its sales channels and accelerate the delivery of grid-based, scale-out storage. Featuring Virtual Controller Technology™ (VCT), Gridstore’s flagship solution The Grid™ delivers scalability, performance and cost-efficiency without the limitations of monolithic, legacy architectures. View full announcement at http://bit.ly/Xjd6pR

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@astutenetworks recognized by @storageswiss as a “drop in” performance boost for SAN and NAS environments http://bit.ly/RPv9lZ

Astute ViSX VM Storage Appliances Recognized by Leading Analyst Firm as a "Drop In" Performance Boost for Virtual Server Environments

Storage Switzerland Report and Video Describes How Astute Networks Makes Flash an Easy Option for Virtual Server Managers VNM101612 - SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 16, 2012 – Astute NetworksTM, Inc., the leading provider of performance storage for virtual machines, today announced that leading analyst firm, Storage Switzerland, has recognized the Astute ViSX G4 Flash VM storage appliance as an ideal solution for virtual server managers seeking a “drop in” performance boost for virtual server and VDI environments. The Storage Switzerland research note, “A New SSD Solution for Tier 2 Virtualized Data Centers,” written by Eric Slack, senior analyst at Storage Switzerland, identifies Astute’s ViSX G4 as an attractive solution for mid-market virtualized environments. Storage Switzerland further explores the value of Astute ViSX in an informative “Chalk Talk” video. View video at http://bit.ly/RPv9lZ

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Friday, October 12, 2012

@ZettaNet compares D2D2T vs. Online Server Backup #CloudBackup http://bit.ly/Q41Ojn

D2D2T vs. Online Server Backup – The Battle of Cost, Complexity, and Capabilities

Why Online Server Backup is Better Than Tape Backup Author: Nick Mueller, Zetta.net VNM101212 - An epic server backup battle is being waged right now in IT shops at small and medium-sized businesses all over the world. The battle is really just the choice between tapes, disks, D2D2T, and online server backup (which includes many sub-battles like appliance-based vs. no appliance & consumer vs. enterprise grade). Read more at http://bit.ly/Q41Ojn

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