Nyriad and RackTop Systems Partner to “Revolutionize” Secure File Storage

Nyriad, Inc. and RackTop Systems announced a strategic partnership, uniting RackTop’s BrickStor SP cyberstorage platform with Nyriad’s UltraIO GPU-accelerated storage system.

This collaboration marks a milestone in the evolution of file storage solutions, as it combines the capabilities of both companies to deliver high levels of data security, performance, resilience, and efficiency.

The integration of BrickStor SP and UltraIO GPU-powered storage architecture establishes a reliable platform for safeguarding data from modern cyberattacks, offering a secure enterprise file location accessible via SMB and NFS protocols and enabling secure unstructured data services. With an unwavering focus on performance, resilience, and efficiency, the combined solution empowers customers across virtually every industry, including healthcare, financial services, law enforcement, video surveillance, and education, to protect valuable data from the evolving cyber threat landscape.

A key differentiator of the solution is BrickStor Security Platform which continually evaluates trust at the file level, while UltraIO storage system ensures data integrity at the erasure coded block level. This approach dynamically protects data during all 3 phases of a ransomware attack. BrickStor SP grants or denies access to data in real time without any agents, detecting and mitigating cyberattacks to minimize their impact and reduce the blast radius. Simultaneously, the UltraIO storage system verifies block data integrity and dynamically recreates any failed blocks, ensuring uninterrupted operations.

In addition to an active security architecture, RackTop’s compliance reporting capabilities provide peace of mind to organizations, offering customizable reports mapping directly to the NIST 800-171/53 data access control standards, among others. This ensures compliance with industry regulations, including CMMC, SOX, HIPAA, and FINRA. Furthermore, RackTop’s searchable database of file access transactions enables administrators to track access, investigate data lineage, and demonstrate data heritage, further enhancing data governance.

The combined solution delivers advanced protection vs. cyberattacks, data theft, and data extortion and also offers consistent and high performance, scalability, and management simplicity. UltraIO system powers business-critical applications with fail-safe data availability and flash-level performance, increases productivity with true operational simplicity, and reduces the time required to complete complex projects by up to 35%. Its GPU-accelerated erasure coding provides high throughput, resiliency, and efficiency in file and block storage. The combination of features empowers organizations to effectively manage massive amounts of data, servicing multiple workloads on the same system while maintaining optimal performance.

“We are excited to partner with RackTop Systems to provide a groundbreaking storage solution that enhances data security and addresses the evolving challenges of the digital era,” said Derek Dicker, CEO, Nyriad. “Our partnership enables customers to benefit from our GPU-accelerated storage system, fortified with RackTop’s powerful and secure data services, protecting their most sensitive information from cyber threats.”

“We are delighted to partner with Nyriad to provide a solution that is leading in security, performance, and value to meet the extreme demand for proactive security for file storage,” said Jonathan Halstuch, CTO and co-founder, RackTop. “Through this collaboration, we provide customers with an easy to manage data storage solution that can actively defend data against zero day attacks, advanced persistent threats, and extortionware.”

This partnership offers a compelling solution for business-critical, security-minded workloads across virtually every industry. Together, they provide an integrated, tested solution that empowers businesses to navigate the evolving cybersecurity landscape confidently.

Large health sciences university and research hospital use case
The 2 partners recently joined forces to enhance the performance, efficiency, security, and cost-effectiveness of a prestigious health science university’s e-learning applications and video surveillance systems.

The university aimed to streamline operations, ensure data security, and provide a seamless user experience within budgetary constraints. By leveraging the capabilities of UltraIO and BrickStor SP, the university sought to optimize data storage, maximize ROI, and comply with stringent healthcare and education regulations. Powered by GPUs and advanced algorithms, the UltraIO storage system delivered consistent high performance, provided efficient usable space/TB, and minimized TCO for its large-scale storage projects.

By consolidating multiple workloads onto the combined Nyriad and RackTop solution, the university can simplify management, enhance user experience, and align with regulatory requirements. The selection of UltraIO and BrickStor SP followed an evaluation, with the combined solution outperforming alternatives in terms of data security, price, capacity, and performance. With this storage technology, the university can effectively support its educational and security initiatives while maximizing ROI.