PMC-Sierra Joins Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance Program

PMC-Sierra, Inc., in semiconductor and software solutions, has joined the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance partner program.

This collaboration reinforces PMC’s commitment to deliver solutions that are interoperable with Microsoft products. PMC has been a Microsoft ecosystem development partner, integrating Adaptec-based solutions, for more than 20 years, and this association strengthens PMC’s collaboration with Microsoft.

“Expanding our relationship with Microsoft to include the cloud Alliance is a natural fit with PMC’s goal to address the expanding requirements of data center and enterprise storage connectivity,” said Pete Hazen, VP, PMC’s scalable solutions group. “PMC’s storage products combine the highest port count and performance with power efficiency, and they are key to enabling software defined storage within the data center.“

As part of the Microsoft Enterprise cloud Alliance program, PMC storage solutions, including SAS and SATA I/O controllers, SAS expanders, Adaptec RAID adapters and HBAs, and Flashtec PCIe solutions and Switchtec PCIe Storage switches will be integrated with Microsoft cloud technology. PMC key areas for integration and certification focus will be with Windows 10, Hyper-V, Nano, SPACES, and cloud Platform System.

“Microsoft’s alliance with PMC is an important part of our cloud partner ecosystem and expands the capabilities of Azure for large organizations,” said Chris Lwanga, principal product manager, Microsoft. “With the storage performance, compatibility and scalability that PMC products enable, enterprises can scale their data center cloud infrastructures to manage increasing business demands.“