Free Hyperconvergence Software From Maxta Software

Maxta Inc. announced a free download of its MxSP software for qualified organizations in the U.S., Canada and select European countries.

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The free download is made available through the company’s freemium licensing model, a first in the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) segment. The recently introduced licensing model offers a simpler, more economical approach for enterprises to evaluate, test and quickly deploy HCI in their IT environments.

Approved registrants will receive a perpetual, transferable license to a fully-featured version of MxSP software free of charge, enabling them to configure and deploy a three-node HCI cluster with a maximum storage capacity of 24TB.

The company also announced the introduction of the Maxta Community, an online site for registered users of MxSP software and MaxDeploy appliances. This provides a forum for users to ask questions, seek expert advice from the firm, engage with peers and access self-help resources. Users may register for site membership.

MxSP software helps IT teams of any size transform their complex and costly virtualized infrastructure into an agile, efficient architecture by converging traditionally separate compute and storage tiers. The result is simpler management and cost savings by eliminating the need for expensive and complicated SANs and storage arrays.

Company’s software-based HCI solutions offer freedom of choice in servers, storage and virtualization platforms, eliminating expensive vendor lock-in and creating greater flexibility than hardware-centric HCI appliances. MxSP-enabled clusters can support x86-based server including all-flash or hybrid storage configurations. Clusters may be scaled up or scaled out in increments a single storage device or server at a time. Compute-only nodes may also be added to scale computing power independently of storage capacity.

“Since announcing our freemium hyperconvergence licensing model just a month ago we have received hundreds of advance registrations from organizations of all types and sizes,” said Yoram Novick, founder and CEO, Maxta. “This demand underscores the strong interest and need for a simpler, faster and less expensive way to evaluate, test and deploy hyperconverged infrastructure without complicated transitions from the lab to the production environment.“

Free MxSP licenses may be non-disruptively upgraded to a premium license, enabling unlimited capacity scaling and the ability to add additional server nodes. Premium licenses include software maintenance, product enhancements and access to 7×24 firm’s support.

MxSP software licenses may be transferred without additional charge, offering lifetime value by eliminating the need to pay again for software when replacing or upgrading server technology.