Cloud-integrated storage provider TwinStrata has been acquired by cloudy giant EMC as part of a shift of its VMAX product to more agile enterprise storage.<\/p>\n
The full product name is VMAX³ Family, which claims to be a hugely powerful system compared to the previous iterations. VMAX³ offers up to three times faster performance and half the total cost of ownership when stood next to the previous generation product.<\/p>\n
According to EMC, the new portfolio aims to offer greater simplicity and agility while continuing to provide solid performance.<\/p>\n
“The simplicity of VMAX³ is a game changer as it gives us the ability to take control back into the data centre and deliver cloud services [to] our clients,” said Jesse Braasch, VP infrastructure at EMC customer Evolution1.<\/p>\n
TwinStrata CEO and co-founder Nicos Vekiarides penned a letter to customers saying that the company’s commitment to its current goals “remains stronger than ever” after the EMC buyout.<\/p>\n
“We will continue to enable customers to extend on-premise storage into one or many public or private cloud providers,” he wrote. “Infact, our customers will still get everything they know and love about TwinStrata…just as part of a wider, market-leading cloud portfolio and global brand behind it.”<\/p>\n
Mark Peters, of the Enterprise Strategy Group, said the VMAX³ “does not disappoint” in both style or substance.<\/p>\n
“It is a purpose-built platform that uses heavy doses of both raw horsepower and advanced, innovative functionality to deliver and manage predictable service levels at scale,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It is designed to allow IT organisations to enjoy the attractive economics, workload-flexibility and self-service of a cloud approach in combination with the sheer trust, availability and scalability of a traditional data centre.”<\/p>\n