Sphere 3D’s V3 Hyper-Converged Platforms Available Through Promark

Sphere 3D Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Overland Storage, Inc., has expanded its distribution agreement with Promark Technology, Inc., a US-focused VAD and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro, Inc.

Under the terms of the agreement, Promark will offer Sphere 3D’s virtualization product solutions and continue to offer the Overland Storage portfolio in the US.

Sphere 3D’s virtualization solutions include the V3 series of hyper-converged appliances for enterprise VDI and desktop cloud computing. The platform consolidates the server and storage tiers into a single, integrated appliance, and through its distributable architecture, is capable of delivering data center performance at multi-site environments. Data center level integration is accomplished by housing every system and software-critical component within hyper-converged appliances, and shipping them pre-tuned for easy deployment. V3 scales virtual desktops in increments of 50, 100, or 200 Windows desktops, with guaranteed performance regardless of worker type. Simplified management is achieved through the V3 Desktop cloud Orchestrator (DCO) software, which acts as a single pane of glass for provisioning, management and deployment of virtual desktop images, pools and infrastructure.

V3 is different from other integrated and hyper-converged monolithic solutions that often require rip and replace of existing infrastructure. V3 appliances can integrate with a customer’s already deployed IT infrastructure, offering flexibility and choice including use of existing on- or off-site storage infrastructure. With less hardware to support, and the ability to perform distributed deployments of virtual desktops through a single user-friendly interface, customers benefit from simplified IT management and reduced TCO.

“Promark has the market knowledge and experience required to effectively bring our disruptive virtualization products to market,” said Eric Kelly, chairman and CEO, Sphere 3D. “This alliance with Overland Storage and Promark is an important strategic addition to our established, worldwide channel partner infrastructure that will allow us to accelerate the adoption of our differentiated products and solutions, and enable VAR partners to maximize their business opportunities.“

“End users and IT solutions providers are looking for choices and flexibility as they embrace cloud mobility and the relentless data growth in their environments,” said Todd Hartung, VP, Promark. “Our expanded relationship with Overland Storage and parent company Sphere 3D expands our solution portfolio, delivering more choice to our channel partners and empowering them to meet the expanding IT requirements of end users.“