SimpliVity, a leader in hyperconverged infrastructure revolutionizing enterprise IT, today announced that enterprise demand for the company’s hyperconverged infrastructure continued to flourish throughout 2015, allowing SimpliVity to more than double its year over year bookings and expand its customer base by more than 2.5x.

“Demand for SimpliVity hyperconverged infrastructure surged in 2015. In August, we introduced version 3.0 of our OmniStack Data Virtualization Platform, our most robust product launch since the company was founded, which enabled us to significantly expand our customer base in large enterprise accounts while maintaining our foundation in the midmarket,” said Doron Kempel, CEO, SimpliVity. “As hyperconvergence enters into the mainstream in 2016, our strong customer base, dedicated partners, and superior technology foundation will perfectly position SimpliVity to dominate the market.”

Demand for Hyperconvergence Accelerates in the Enterprise

SimpliVity’s enterprise customer base and average deal size began to shift in 2015 as larger companies sought out the benefits of hyperconvergence, most notably the ability to deliver enterprise-grade performance, protection and functionality with the economics of the cloud. The new SimpliVity HyperGuarantee and OmniStack 3.0 Data Virtualization Platform, which released substantial enhancements in single-site and multi-site scalability, were some of the key drivers in demand among large enterprises. In addition, SimpliVity advanced its placement in Fortune 500 and Fortune 2000 companies, securing two of the top three telecom companies in North America, a top five oil and gas company, a top five global entertainment company, a top five global luxury brand, and more, as new customers. Existing customers returned to SimpliVity to transform even more of their IT infrastructure – leading to 30% repeat bookings at the end of the fourth quarter. And the company expanded its strong international presence with nearly half of all revenues generated from outside North America.

SimpliVity Outpaces Legacy IT Infrastructure and the Public Cloud in 3^rd Party Research

Independent analyst firms validated the company’s business value and technology in third-party research, citing SimpliVity’s remarkable TCO savings and value delivered compared to legacy infrastructure and cloud alternatives.

• SimpliVity Efficiency and TCO Reduction Dramatically Outperforms Legacy IT Infrastructure – Forrester Consulting found that SimpliVity’s technology provides superior storage efficiency of 60:1, reduces overall costs by 73%, and delivers an average payback period of just over six months, compared to legacy infrastructure deployments.
• SimpliVity-Powered Clouds Rival AWS for Affordability, Efficiency, and Agility – The Evaluator Group compared SimpliVity’s ability to deliver a per-VM price to the largest public cloud providers, showing a cumulative three-year TCO savings of 22% to 49% compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS), while at the same time uniquely providing the resiliency and performance that enterprises require.
• OmniStack 3.0 Presents Unmatched Performance to the Enterprise – The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and LoginVSI tested the company’s VDI performance with OmniStack 3.0 hyperconverged infrastructure, validating that SimpliVity provides unparalleled user experience and performance even with the highest enterprise desktop density.

Company Strengthens its Market Reach with New Channel Programs and Partnerships

As a 100% channel company, SimpliVity demonstrated its dedication to the channel by profoundly expanding PartnerAdvantage, adding the new Cloud Service Provider Program and Technology Alliance Program, and developing new advanced training for solution providers. With a nearly 200% year over year increase in the number of partners actively selling SimpliVity solutions, SimpliVity is enabling and activating partners to harness the global demand for its market leading hyperconverged solutions.

SimpliVity also added new distributors —including Westcon/ComStor in Europe and Asia, TechData in Canada, Distribution Central in Australia and New Zealand, and Arrow Electronics in Europe and North America. Finally, SimpliVity joined the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance to accelerate the engineering and marketing of hyperconverged solutions for virtualized Microsoft data centers.

Employee Growth and Recognition Demonstrates Corporate Momentum

The company’s corporate momentum was equally impressive. SimpliVity’s employee count jumped to approximately 750 globally and new offices were added throughout the year in Munich, Seattle, Cork, and Raleigh. The company has also been recognized with local, technology, and corporate awards from around the globe, including:

• The Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work
• BostInno's 2015 50 on Fire
• CRN’s 2015 Channel Chief and Top 100 Executives
• 2015 Virtualization Review Editor’s Choice Awards