Nexenta Named an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Fastest Growing Company in Enterprise Storage Beats Heavy Silicon Valley Competition,
Wins in Cloud and Infrastructure Category
Santa Clara, CA — July 17, 2012 — Nexenta® Systems, the world leader in OpenStorage solutions, announced today that it was chosen as an AlwaysOn Global 250 winner—an award that highlights 250 private technology companies around the world that combine infrastructure and software innovations to create an interconnected, global technology community. Nexenta solutions make storing Big Data simple and affordable with an innovative OpenStorage model that packages industry-standard hardware with Nexenta’s enterprise-class software.
Nexenta’s award win comes on the heels of the launch of NexentaVSA for View, a breakthrough solution that expands Nexenta’s proven ZFS-based storage software into virtualized desktop environments.
“This year’s AlwaysOn Global 250 companies have been shaken up by the recent surge in on-demand and mobile innovation,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “This year’s winners are driving the technology market into new, uncharted territory, representing the highest growth opportunities we’ve seen in the private company marketplace in the history of Global Silicon Valley.”
AlwaysOn Global 250 winners are selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe, and are based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz. A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners is available at: http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2012-AlwaysOn-Global-250-Top-Private-Companies.
“Nexenta is honored to be selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner,” said Evan Powell, CEO, Nexenta Systems. “The award win is a continuation of the tremendous momentum we have seen in the past few months, both with our technology and our company resources. With the $21 million Series C funding round in January and the debut of NexentaVSA for View, we’re challenging the legacy storage providers to step up their game.”
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About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leading supplier of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at Nexenta.com or call +1 (855) NEXENTA. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at nexenta.com/corp/partners.
Contacts:
Merrill Freund or lauren Connelly
Schwarz MSL for Nexenta
415-512-0770
nexenta@schwartzmsl.com