JetStor, formerly Advanced Computer & Network, Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

JetStor, formerly Advanced Computer & Network Corp. (AC&NC), is celebrating 30 years as a provider of reliable storage solutions, including all flash/hybrid flash storage systems.

The company grew from a tiny start-up in Pittsburgh, PA, to a vendor of advanced storage systems on 5 continents. It serves enterprises in all major verticals including government agencies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations.

“JetStor established old-school competitive advantages based on superior products and unmatched customer service,” said Gene Leyzarovich,  founder. “Our customers knew we‘d stand by them as their storage needs evolved over the years and their data became a business-critical asset that was growing in volume every year. Thanks to advanced engineering across 8 product generations, we met the needs of data-intensive industries like healthcare, financial services, M&E, manufacturing, surveillance, and scientific research. To further bolster our success, we‘re now growing our management and sales teams to ensure we always deliver the comprehensive, around-the-clock support that has been JetStor‘s trademark.“

Since its launch in 1994, the company has been building a WW ecosystem to support its customers. Over 100 VARs and MSPs resell and manage JetStor storage platforms. To ensure it offers complete solutions, firm’s many partnerships and alliances include: Racktop Systems, Inc., an end-to-end cyberstorage solution to stop ransomware, insider threats, and data extortion in under 1s; Hammerspace, Inc., vendor of the Hyperscale NAS architecture; Leil Storage OÜ,, which offers green storage clusters; and CyberFortress, formerly KeepltSafe (Ireland) Ltd, a global provider of managed backup services that prevent business disruption.

30 Years of Solutions and Support
As a GSA contract holder for 25 years, company’s durable and affordable storage solutions have been popular with government agencies. In addition to state and local governments, such as police forces in the UK, company’s customers include the US Navy, the US Department of Defense, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The US State Department, for example, deploys JetStor storage arrays at 800 embassies and consulates. Another US government customer is implementing firm’s systems at 80 locations to build a private cloud.

JetStor storage systems are popular with retailers such as the grocery giant Albertsons, which installed platforms in 200 of its locations. Some of firm’s largest deployments are in universities such as Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Rice University, Drexel University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

The vendor has earned widespread recognition within the IT industry for its quality and customer support. CRN, the source for IT channel news, declared JetStor one of the 50 “Coolest” storage vendors in USA for 3 consecutive years starting in 2022. Last year, it was chosen as a finalist for the Tech 50 by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, which serves as the voice of technology and innovation across the Pittsburgh region.

“I‘ve long admired how Gene and his team grew JetStor from a small local company into a highly respected enterprise,” said Audrey Russo, president and CEO, Pittsburgh Technology Council. “Thanks to JetStor, a lot of companies successfully navigated the changing storage landscape of the last few decades, and they did so cost-effectively and easily. We‘re proud of JetStor‘s achievements over the last 30 years here in Pittsburgh and look forward to its successes in the next 30 years.“