NexentaConnect Support Across VMware Horizon

Nexenta Systems, Inc., in collaboration with VMware, Inc., announced support and validation of NexentaConnect across all VMware Horizon deployment scenarios.

IT organisations deploying desktop and application virtualisation using VMware Horizon can achieve optimal performance, simplification of deployment and lower cost of their infrastructure with Nexenta.

NexentaConnect provide:

• File services (NFS and SMB) to all Virtual SAN hosted VMs

• Folder and volume level snapshots and replication

• I/O acceleration

• Increased density

• Seamless and validated integration with VMware Horizon, vSphere and VMware Virtual SAN

• Data compression and deduplication

NexentaConnect support Horizon across the following scenarios:

• Standalone software deployment

• Converged infrastructure

• On top of VMware Virtual SAN

• As part of EVO: RAIL hyper-converged platforms

NexentaConnect, VMware EVO: RAIL, and VMware Horizon hyper-converged solution can provide users day one access to a full VDI solution from the desktops through the user profiles and data without the need for additional hardware. This validated architecture continues the joint approach at a effective software-defined VDI strategy between VMware and Nexenta.

“NexentaConnect for VMware Horizon opens up new opportunities for infrastructures looking to increase flexibility, scalability and cost-effectiveness with software-defined, hyper-converged solutions,” said Eric Burgener, research director, IDC. “By deploying solutions like the integrated Nexenta and VMware solution, organisations can achieve high performance, provide file services (NFS and SMB) to all VSAN hosted Vms and take advantage of additional software-defined storage options for virtual desktop environments. These types of solutions allow organisations to be more agile, simplifying storage deployment and management so they can focus on their desktop virtualisation and business goals.“

“Storage deployment, configuration and management continue to get in the way of customers’ goals to achieve the benefits of virtual workspaces. Our work with Nexenta allows us to leverage software-defined storage as the enabler for a cost effective and capable Horizon implementation,” said Sumit Dhawan, SVP and GM, desktop products, end-user computing, VMware.

Thomas Cornely, chief product officer, Nexenta, said: “We continue to educate and share our latest solutions in collaboration with VMware to our partners and customers, and VMware PEX is a great platform for us to do so. OpenSDx is rapidly gaining momentum and will be the focus at this event as we demo our latest solutions with VMware.“

“The addition of Nexenta Stor and server message block capabilities to our VMware’s EVO: RAIL platform gives Dell’s customers unprecedented scale and ease of management,” said Jim Ganthier, VP and GM, engineered solutions, Dell, Inc. “We are excited about the customer results we can deliver via our close collaboration with Nexenta on both Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO: RAIL, and broadly across our mutual customers’ VMware environments.”

“The joint NexentaConnect, VMware EVO: RAIL and VMware Horizon hyper-converged solution eliminates the need for additional hardware, thereby helping enterprises manage storage growth – one of IT’s biggest challenges,” said Richard Aitink, account manager, Storius. “We’re looking forward to working with Nexenta and VMware to bring this integrated solution to enterprises that are looking for an innovative way to optimise performance, lower their infrastructure costs and easily increase access to virtual desktops.“