Astute ViSX VM Storage Appliances Recognized by Leading Analyst Firm as a "Drop In" Performance Boost for Virtual Server

Environments Storage Switzerland Report and Video Describes How Astute Networks Makes Flash a n Easy Option for Virtual Server Managers San Diego, CA, October 17, 2012 -- Astute NetworksTM, Inc., the leading provider of performance storage for virtual machines, today announced that leading analy st firm, Storage Switzerland, has recognized the Astute ViSX G4 Flash VM storage appliance as an ideal solution for virtual server managers seeking a drop in perf ormance boost for virtual server and VDI environments. The Storage Switzerland r esearch note, A New SSD Solution for Tier 2 Virtualized Data Centers, written by E ric Slack, senior analyst at Storage Switzerland, identifies Astutes ViSX G4 as a n attractive solution for mid-market virtualized environments. Storage Switzerla nd further explores the value of Astute ViSX in an informative Chalk Talk video. Flash technology can help demanding environments, such as virtualized servers an d VDI, overcome the challenges of heavy I/O demands required by random data requ ests. Yet, for many companies, flash technology can be seen as too expensive, to o disruptive to deploy, and often underutilized. Storage Switzerland has recogni zed that ViSX G4 has the ability to solve these problems. Astute has stated their mission is to provide cost effective, high performance, s imple to deploy, network-based flash appliances purpose-built for virtualized env ironments, said Slack in the research note. The ViSX VM storage appliances, with t heir advanced 10Gig DataPump Engine, can provide the virtual server manager a dro p in performance boost to an existing SAN or NAS environment while preserving the flexibility and VM migration benefits of a shared storage architecture. The Storage Switzerland research note explores how Astute achieves the following : TCP and iSCSI Acceleration Using its own internally develop and patented A stute DataPump EngineTM, a TCP and iSCSI protocol processor, Astute maximizes Et hernet network bandwidth and random IOPS from flash without the cost or complexi ty of Fiber Channel, making it a better fit for mid-market enterprise environmen ts. Network-based Performance Storage Tier ViSX can share flash capacity and p erformance across multiple physical and virtual servers, allowing VMs to be move d between hosts as workloads change. This helps to improve application performan ce and increase VM density while improving flash storage utilization. ViSX Flash VM storage appliances are purpose-built to deliver unprecedented rand om IOPS performance and IOPS per dollar value as well as industry leading VDI de sktop per dollar, helping to unleash the full potential of virtualized environme nts. ViSX Networked Flash architecture combines ultra-reliable eMLC flash modules with Astutes own custom designed high-performance, 10/1GbE DataPump Engine protoco l processor to completely offload and dramatically accelerate network (TCP) and storage (iSCSI) protocol processing. Tightly fused, they eliminate all critical I/O bottlenecks that affect virtualized application and VDI performance and prov isions sharable flash performance to all VMs on all hosts over standard Ethernet networks. Todays virtualized environments need to achieve high performance for their virtual server and desktop applications without high cost, deployment complexity, or in trusive upgrades, said Len Rosenthal, senior vice president of marketing of Astut e Networks. At Astute, we have developed a solution that can provide the IOPS mid -size data centers require in an intuitive, easy to deploy solution that is both cost effective and efficient. The Storage Switzerland research note and video c

learly defines the value we bring to our customers. More information in the Astute ViSX G4 Flash VM storage appliance is available b y viewing the Storage Switzerland Chalk Talk video hosted by George Crump, preside nt and founder of Storage Switzerland and featuring Astute networks CEO Steve To pper. To download the complete Storage Switzerland research note, please visit: http://astutenetworks.com/pages/resources/astute-briefing-note.pdf Tweet this: @astutenetworks recognized by @storageswiss as a drop in performance boost for SAN and NAS environments http://bit.ly/RPv9lZ Follow Astute on Twitter at http://twitter.com/astutenetworks About Astute Networks Astute Networks is the leading provider of high-performance flash-based virtual machine storage appliances. The companys ViSXTM family of Networked Flash applian ces, powered by its patented DataPump Engine, overcome known virtualization perfo rmance limitations by non-disruptively delivering shared performance to all virt ual machines, across all hosts, over pervasively deployed Ethernet networks. Wit h ViSX, IT organizations now have the power to confidently virtualize and deploy business-critical applications while eliminating costly over-provisioning of IT infrastructure. ViSX is available through the companys network of authorized cha nnel partners. For more information, visit www.astutenetworks.com. Astute Networks, Networked Flash, ViSX, DataPump Engine, and FlashWRX are tradem arks or registered trademarks of Astute Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Contact : Sabrina Sanchez The Ventana Group for Astute Networks Chantilly, VA (925) 785-3014 sabrina.sanchez@ventanapr.com http://www.theventanagroup.com/