PernixData announced
today various partnerships, certifications, and customer wins that
underscore the strategic role decoupled storage plays in virtual desktop
infrastructures (VDI). By putting storage intelligence into high-speed
server media, PernixData FVP software optimizes VDI performance with
cost effective scale-out growth, making it the perfect complement to any
virtualized data center environment.
"Decoupled storage is the fastest growing storage architecture for
optimizing VDI," said Jeff Aaron, vice president of marketing at
PernixData. "It is the ideal way to minimize desktop latency and avoid
storage overprovisioning costs, without disrupting existing server,
storage and application environments. Through marquee partnerships,
certifications, and great customer wins, PernixData continues to
establish itself as a strategic component of any virtual desktop
infrastructure."
FVP Software Verified as Citrix Ready; PernixData is Citrix Ready Premier Partner
The Citrix Ready program makes it easy for customers to identify
complementary products and solutions that can enhance Citrix
environments. By joining the Citrix ready program, customers can be
confident that PernixData FVP software has successfully passed a series
of tests established by Citrix, and can be trusted to work effectively
with XenDesktop and XenApp to ensure fast, reliable and scalable virtual
desktop and application delivery.
PernixData FVP software is certified with VMware Horizon (with
View); PernixData is an Elite VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP).
PernixData FVP software is a validated VMware Horizon Fast Track 2.0
Reference Architecture. This is a standard, repeatable and scalable
design for quick and easy deployment of virtual desktops. By having a
reference architecture in place, customers can reduce implementation
time and operational risk with a proven solution that delivers
end-to-end interoperability.
Proven VDI Customer Success
VDI is deployed in approximately 30 percent of all PernixData FVP
deployments, making it one of the most common applications to benefit
from a decoupled storage architecture.
When Southern Waste Systems
implemented VDI, for example, the company needed a way to reduce
latency while keeping costs low. After considering several flash arrays
and hyperconverged solutions, Southern Waste Systems selected PernixData
FVP software because it is non-disruptive to install, avoided a
six-figure storage and network upgrade, and enabled virtual desktops to
perform faster than physical desktops.
"PernixData fit naturally with our company's philosophy of zero
waste," said Nick Casagrande, IT director at Southern Waste Systems. "We
didn't have to buy a new storage array or even new flash - we were able
to utilize the existing RAM in our hosts to get better performance
without any changes to our environment."
Read the Southern Waste Systems full case study here
For Whatcom Community College,
finding a remedy for troublesome storage latency spikes afflicting
their VMware Horizon View environment proved to be elusive. Seamlessly
augmenting their existing server and storage infrastructure, PernixData
FVP software with server-side SSDs enabled a decoupled storage
architecture that finally provided relief.
"We instantly saw the performance improvements," recalled Ward Naf,
IT Director at Whatcom Community College . "Latency decreased 88
percent."
Read the Whatcom Community College case study here.