StorSimple Wins UP-Con “Most Promising” Cloud Computing Technology Award
Posted by Chris Morton on Wed, Nov 17, 2010 @ 12:02 AM
StorSimple Anointed by VCs and Industry Pundits Along with Amazon Web Services and Marketo
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StorSimple, the leading provider of application optimized cloud storage technology, has been named “Most Promising Up-Start Cloud Provider” at the UP 2010 Cloud Computing Conference. The award recognizes innovation and distinction among emerging cloud computing providers. StorSimple was named the winner from among seven finalists that included startups from several different cloud computing market segments by a panel comprised of leading VCs and analysts. Other winners included Amazon Web Services and Marketo.
“Nearly every enterprise in the world uses Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Exchange or Shared File Drives. This is great validation that we’re addressing a common pain point for enterprises that we can fix by integrating the cloud into enterprise applications.”
The award validates StorSimple’s best-of-both worlds approach to cloud storage– the instant elastic provisioning of the cloud that is available from anywhere with utility billing, while still giving users familiar applications such as Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange or Windows File Shares and Virtual Machine Libraries. By offering application-optimized hybrid cloud storage that integrates the cloud into enterprise applications without forcing organizations to move their enterprise applications into the cloud, StorSimple provides improved scalability, simplified data protection, secure storage and reduced cost.
“We’re honored to be selected by the judges, many of whom are peers and colleagues in the cloud industry, as the most promising emerging company at the UP Conference,” said Dr. Ian Howells, StorSimple CMO. “Nearly every enterprise in the world uses Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Exchange or Shared File Drives. This is great validation that we’re addressing a common pain point for enterprises that we can fix by integrating the cloud into enterprise applications.”
UP 2010 Chairman Khazret Sapenov says, “StorSimple has demonstrated a true leadership among strong competition and rightly deserved to win in Most Promising Cloud Computing Company award category.”
About StorSimple
StorSimple has developed an application-optimized hybrid cloud storage solution for Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Windows Files Services, Virtual Machines, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure that delivers consistent storage performance at scale, significantly simplifies data protection, and reduces cost by up to 90 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage used with these applications. StorSimple is based in Silicon Valley and is funded by Ignition Partners, Index Ventures, Mayfield Fund, and Redpoint Ventures.
About UP 2010
UP 2010™ (15 - 19 November 2010), is the world’s first truly "hybrid" cloud computing conference for business leaders, IT professionals and investors. UP 2010 is an affordable "hybrid" conference with both physical locations and full virtual deployment. Conference attendees will be able to attend in person, online or any combination of the two and will immensely benefit from thought provoking conference panels, collaborative workshops, and tutorials, which are selected to cover a range of the hottest topics in Cloud Computing. The conference agenda can be viewed at http://up-con.com.
