Nexenta,
the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage
(OpenSDS) today announced the company has extended its support of VMware
Hyper-Converged Software environments via interoperability with VMware’s
newly announced Virtual SAN 6.2. NexentaConnect
for VMware Virtual SAN provides file services for VMware Virtual SAN
environments by adding NFS and SMB access on top of an existing Virtual
SAN to complete the software hyper-convergence model.
Nexenta, in partnership with VMware,
has also extended its exclusive
promotion, allowing any validated VMware Virtual SAN customer to
achieve file services via NexentaConnect. The promotion is available
through June 30, 2016 and includes a NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual
SAN license, unlimited raw storage capacity to match VMware Virtual SAN
licenses and day-zero Nexenta technical support for 12 months.
“The introduction of VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 is yet another example of
VMware’s commitment to driving innovation in virtualized environments,”
said Thomas Cornely, Chief Product Officer at Nexenta. “VMware provides
an ideal platform for our software-defined solutions, and together, we
are delivering flexibility, simplicity and lower cost of ownership for
the software-defined data center.”
VMware Virtual SAN is an enterprise-class, policy-driven storage
solution for hyper-converged infrastructure optimized for vSphere
virtual machines, delivering an efficient and cost-effective operational
model. VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 will build upon these benefits by further
lowering the cost of high-performance, all-flash hyper-converged
infrastructure solutions with new space efficiency features that include
data deduplication, data compression and erasure coding.
“We have been impressed by Nexenta’s dedication to delivering
unparalleled technical support and their ability to leverage our
existing VMware environments,” said Igor Tsinovoy, IT Specialist at
SCIEX. “NexentaConnect for VMware Virtual SAN provided a cost-effective,
high-performance solution to meet our storage needs in supporting
complex science and research labs.”
"With VMware Virtual SAN and Nexenta's plugin for file services we were
able to deploy a complete hyper-converged solution. We look forward to
continuing our cooperation with Nexenta as they expand their
software-defined storage portfolio," said Yuri Andamasov, CIO at
Sentrium.
Nexenta’s support for VMware ecosystems extends beyond NexentaConnect
for VMware Virtual SAN, offering VMware interoperability across its
entire OpenSDS portfolio. NexentaStor, the company’s flagship SDS
solution, offers vSphere APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) support and
multi-tenant management with a vCenter Server Plug-in for vSphere.
NexentaEdge offers scale-out block storage with inline deduplication and
compression for OpenStack and VMware vSphere.
“Nexenta joins us in providing organizations with the freedoms that
virtualized environments allow,” said Howard Hall, senior director,
Global Technology Partner Organization, VMware. “Coupled with our
enhanced VMware Virtual SAN solution, NexentaConnect will strike the
balance of high-performance and low cost that enterprise data ecosystems
demand.”