Violin Memory Awarded NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement

Violin Memory, Inc. announced it has been awarded the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint Master Agreement, an US state and local government purchasing vehicle for Violin’s all flash storage solutions.

Issued by the state of Minnesota, Materials Management Division (MMD), the NASPO ValuePoint Agreement provides participating US state agencies, local governments and educational institutions (SLED) an easy way to achieve cost-effective and efficient procurement of quality products, services and solutions.

NASPO ValuePoint has contracting areas in all 50 states and features 200 suppliers. Violin’s agreement includes all-flash array Flash Storage Platform solutions (FSP) and is showcased within the computers commodities segment of NASPO ValuePoint. FSP solutions have allowed enterprises to increase application performance and consolidation, and lower TCO within data centers.

“Being awarded a NASPO Master Agreement is important for our brand as we cast a vision for the next-generation, all-flash data center,” said Jeff Nollette, global VP, channel sales, Violin. “We are excited to expand our presence in the education and government markets with this NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement.“

The Violin Memory Master Agreement Number MNWNC-132 became effective on April 1, 2015 and extends for two years.