Zadara has announced its enterprise-class storage solutions are available to VMware Cloud on AWS customers.
VMware Cloud on AWS brings together VMware’s enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) software and bare-metal infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Zadara said this means that its Virtual Private Storage Arrays deliver the data storage and management features that customers of VMware Cloud on AWS need.
For those who came in late, Zadara is a cloud-based Enterprise NAS and SAN service with NFS, CIFS/AD and iSCSI interfaces, dual HA controllers, dedicated high-performance drives and enterprise-class storage features. Data is stored on dedicated hardware for the ultimate privacy and quality of service, and protected with in-flight and at-rest encryption, with user-managed keys.
Zadara vice president and general manager of the hyperscale cloud business Noam Shendar said: “Zadara is an ideal complement to VMware Cloud on AWS. That’s because we deliver a full-featured, on-demand, single-tenant experience — including predictable performance, complete data privacy, and universal protocol support.”
VMware Cloud on AWS technology partners lets customers deploy the same proven solutions seamlessly in both the public and private cloud. VMware simplifies the deployment and eliminates the need for partners to refactor solutions for VMware Cloud on AWS. If a partner solution works on premises in a VMware vSphere environment, it will easily support VMware Cloud on AWS. VMware technology partners complement and enhance native VMware Cloud on AWS service and enable customers to realise new capabilities.
VMware Technology Alliance Partner Programme director Kristen Edwards said: “VMware Cloud on AWS provides customers with an integrated hybrid cloud offering that gives customers the SDDC experience from the leader in private cloud, running on the leading public cloud provider, AWS.”
“Solutions such as Zadara Virtual Private Storage Arrays enable IT, teams, to reduce cost, increase efficiency, and create operational consistency across on-premises and cloud environments. We’re excited to work with partners such as Zadara to enhance native VMware Cloud on AWS capabilities and empower customers with flexibility and choice in solutions that can drive business value”, she said.
