SwiftStack Hybrid Cloud Storage Software Validated by Cisco

SwiftStack, Inc., a company that powers hybrid cloud storage for enterprises, announced that its hybrid cloud storage software is validated by Cisco Systems, Inc. for the Cisco UCS S3260 storage server and integrated UCS Manager.

SwiftStack is an object storage solution with solution bundle part numbers on Cisco’s global price list, and is the only such solution with the option of Cisco Solution Support. The combination of ordering efficiency, end-to-end solution support, and validated designs provides for the good consumption experience for enterprises.

This Cisco Validated Design (CVD) status is the result of completion of testing and documentation of SwiftStack by Cisco engineers to facilitate faster, more reliable and more predictable deployments for customers. CVDs provide the foundation for systems design based on common use cases or current engineering system priorities. They incorporate a set of technologies, features and applications to address customer needs. With SwiftStack software running on UCS storage servers, organizations can leverage the benefits of the public cloud while retaining the control and level of protection typically associated with private data centers running behind enterprise firewalls and security.

SwiftStack innovations power hybrid cloud storage for enterprises. Enabling freedom to move workloads between private data centers and public clouds like Amazon or Google, its software delivers universal access to petabytes of unstructured data in a single namespace. Corporate data remains under the management control of internal IT, served by infrastructure that starts small and scales huge within and across geographic regions. The result, pay-as-you-grow consumption of IT-managed resources on-premises and in the cloud.

“Enterprises are looking for the benefits of public cloud storage as they modernize their business workflows and leverage hybrid cloud solutions,” said Don Jaworski, CEO, SwiftStack. “As a Cisco Preferred Solution Partner, we have collaborated to establish a joint solution that leverages the high density and industry networking capabilities of Cisco UCS storage servers in a solution that enterprises can confidently consume.”

SwiftStack brings the fundamental attributes of public cloud resources into the enterprise infrastructure: scalability, agility, and pricing based on consumption. Legacy applications can access and consume storage via file services, and cloud-native applications via object. Users gain the freedom to move workloads between private data centers and public clouds like Amazon or Google, and from cloud to cloud, according to administrative policies. Whether on-premise or in public cloud, data remains under the management control of internal IT, residing wherever it is needed by users and applications.