ClearSky Data Partnering With Faction

ClearSky Data, Inc., provider of on-demand primary storage with built-in offsite backup and DR as a single service, announced its partnership with Faction, Inc., a Denver, CO-based company that architects, implements and supports cloud solutions for enterprises across multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments.

Together, the two companies will deliver DR on demand with VMware, allowing customers to eliminate their secondary data centers and the expenses they incur. Unlike other DR solutions, the combination of ClearSky’s hybrid cloud storage and Faction’s VMware-based Multi-Cloud Platform as a Service creates on-demand DR that delivers guaranteed performance, operational consistency and native VMware toolsets.

In pursuit of lower and optimized IT costs, enterprises are moving away from traditional CapEx consumption models for storage. Instead, they’re seeking OpEx models that shrink their data center footprints, ensure flash performance, and include built-in backup and DR. The two firms fast track this cloud migration with an offering that gets VMs to the cloud without migration or the need to modify applications. Users pay for a single, durable copy of their data, which they can access from anywhere. There is no need for replication, secondary infrastructure or network lines.

“As a VMware partner, we’ve heard customers asking for a seamless on-demand DR solution with native vCenter integration, and that’s exactly what we’re delivering in partnership with ClearSky Data,” said Luke Norris, CEO and founder, Faction. “The combined compute and storage on-demand allows customers to have access to reserved resources, which can be activated during a disaster, eliminating the costs and management of a secondary site. It’s unique to the market, and it is something VMware customers have sought for a long time.“

Enterprise organizations have struggled with the inability to access on-demand DR via the public cloud that delivers predictable performance, native VMware integration and the cost savings of a pilot light approach. ClearSky Data and Faction eliminate those concerns, with DR that delivers a RPO of 0 and RTO of less than a minute. At the same time, users can cut their storage costs by more than 25% as they extend their enterprises to the cloud.

“Customers want to get out of their secondary data centers to capture the flexibility and economics of the cloud, but it’s been almost impossible for them to get there with reliable performance and costs,” said Laz Vekiarides, CTO and co-founder, ClearSky Data. “This partnership paves the way forward and makes on-demand DR a reality for the enterprise.“