X-IO Technologies announced it has signed a letter of intent with Violin Systems, LLC to
sell its X-IO Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) business and renamed
itself Axellio
Inc., an independent company that will focus exclusively on advancing its
rapidly-growing edge-computing and hyper-converged intrastructure (HCI)
business.
The Axellio FabricXpress platform was
introduced in May 2017 as an edge-computing platform for streaming big data
analytics. The technology has since evolved into multiple solution platforms
for use as edge micro clouds, HCI, and micro data centers.
Today, Axellio customers are testing and deploying Axellio solutions
to solve problems with throughput, latency, capacity, space, power, cooling and
transportability in edge data capture, streaming analytics, cyber security,
visualization, virtual and augmented reality, and other applications across
finance, defense, aerospace, healthcare, transportation, retail, manufacturing,
and entertainment industries. Recognized for its affordability,
performance simplicity, and availability, Axellio has
developed an ecosystem of partners around its edge-computing
platform.
Axellio will operate as a separate company in the same location with many
former X-IO employees who have been developing the edge computing platform for
the past three years.
"After two decades of
building innovative storage solutions, we are pleased that Violin Systems plans
to acquire our storage array business to expand its portfolio of leading-edge
solutions and services," said X-IO CEO Bill Miller. "The two product families
will benefit from significant synergies in the extreme performance flash
storage arrays market, while Axellio completes its vision of developing leading
edge-computing and hyper-converged infrastructure solutions."
Axellio's FabricXpress converges storage and server compute capabilities
using NVMe/PCIe fabric for performance, bandwidth,
density, and cost that enables the next generation of capabilities for video
streaming, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cyber security, financial
market data, defense and intelligence, and Internet of Things (IoT).
According to Gartner, more than 20 percent of businesses-critical applications
will be running in HCI by 2020; and 40 percent of enterprise organizations will
have an edge computing strategy in placeby 2021.
Axellio platforms and
solutions provide 30 percent more performance at half the cost of traditional
data center solutions, requires 90 percent less power and cooling and 93
percent less space.
The Axellio product
family has evolved into four solutions:
- Hyper-Converged Infrastructure-
A powerful appliance designed with Microsoft Windows Server Software-Defined
(WSSD) solutions, based onMicrosoft
Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
- Micro Cloud-
A purpose-built solution for implementing scalable cloud architectures and
running cloud native applications, while providing the speed needed to offer
real-time insights.
- Micro Data Center-
A 2U architecture that incorporates graphics processing units to run
machine-generated data, data analysis, crypto-currency, and complex problem
solving.
- Portable Axellio-
An edge-computing system in two suitcases that meet commercial airline
standards, including one suitcase small enough to carry on the plane. The
portable Axellio enables IT teams to travel simply, effectively and flexibly to
set up a mobile data center anywhere at a moment's notice.