PernixData joins Dell Technology Partner Program

“We are thrilled to be aligned with a market leader in the server and storage space who is committed to bringing future-ready data centre architectures to market,” said Mike Arterbury, Vice President of Business Development, PernixData. “PernixData and Dell have proven the value of decoupled storage, showing how easy, cost effective, and non-disruptive it can be to solve VM performance challenges in virtualised data centres.”

Field Proven
PernixData FVP software puts storage intelligence into high-speed server media, establishing a control point for optimising application performance and managing data centre operations with true scale-out growth. With PernixData FVP software, customers can leverage any storage platform for capacity, such as Dell Storage SC Series, PS Series and MD Series array, to create a decoupled storage architecture that maximises design flexibility while minimising storage costs. In addition, FVP software can be deployed on any server platform, in conjunction with any high speed server media. This makes it a perfect complement to Dell’s PowerEdge family of servers.

According to recent momentum figures summarising PernixData’s record setting first fiscal year, approximately 50% of FVP deployments to date are on Dell PowerEdge Servers, with approximately 30% of PernixData customers using FVP software in conjunction with Dell PS Series storage. Sample joint customer examples include:
· Blackpepper Spices Up MySQL Queries and Web Response Times
· Virtustream Accelerates Applications in Cloud, Lowers Costs
· GIW Industries Pumps up VDI Performance
· PernixData FVP Software Keeps Zetta on the Grid

Vendor Certified
In addition to numerous field deployments, the two companies have undergone various efforts to ensure seamless integration between FVP software and Dell servers and storage.

PernixData has also added Dell PowerEdge Servers and Dell Storage to the company’s PernixData Proven Design (PPD) program, whereby various reference architectures, design guides, and solution briefs exist to aid customers in the deployment of PernixData and Dell solutions.

Flexible Routes to Market
PernixData FVP software is available for resale through Dell as part of the company’s Software & Peripherals (S&P) program. In addition, FVP software is officially certified by Dell for interoperability with the company’s PowerEdge servers and storage as part of Dell’s Technology Partner Program (TPP).

In addition, FVP software is available for purchase through numerous joint Dell solutions providers.

“With Dell and PernixData we can satisfy any company’s storage requirements using best-in-class servers, storage and applications,” said John Powers, CEO of GCSIT, a PernixData solution provider and Dell PartnerDirect West Partner of the Year. “All components work seamlessly ‘out of the box’, delivering the best performance at the lowest cost, with complete flexibility to add storage performance and capacity wherever and whenever it is needed.”