GreenBytes GB-X Series VMware Ready

GreenBytes, Inc., a developer of energy-efficient inline deduplication data storage solutions, announced that its GB-X Series of storage appliances has achieved VMware Ready status.

This designation indicates that the GB-X Series has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process managed by VMware and is now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List.

Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that GreenBytes’ GB-X Series appliances make best use of VMware ESX technology and are ready for deployment in customer environments.

"We are pleased that GreenBytes’ GB-X Series qualifies for the VMware Ready logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run their mission-critical business applications and operations," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.

"VMware Ready verification is an integral step in providing VMware customers and channel partners with a new alternative to help achieve a high-performance and economical platform for the deployment of virtual servers and desktops," said Bob Petrocelli, chief executive officer, GreenBytes. "GreenBytes’ unique combination of inline deduplication and high IO performance marks a significant leap forward in storage technology for virtualized environments. By utilizing GreenBytes’ block-level deduplication over ubiquitous iSCSI, NFS and CIFS storage protocols, customers can consolidate storage for desktop images by 50-to-1 or more, and GreenBytes’ Hybrid Storage Architecture (HSA) technology provides the IOPS performance required for the extremes of many simultaneous virtual machine instances."

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1200 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.