Avere Teams With Google

Avere Systems, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration with Google, Inc. to enable customers to move compute intensive workloads and large data sets to Google Cloud Platform in order to reap the benefits of its scalable and reliable infrastructure.

Avere allows easy movement of data between NAS storage systems and Google Cloud Platform, delivering low latency and performance for big data processing and storage in the cloud.

Google Cloud Platform gives customers access to the same infrastructure that allows Google to return billions of search results in milliseconds, serve 6 billion hours of YouTube video per month and provide storage for 425 million Gmail users. Avere FXT Edge filers provide the flexibility to deploy and scale compute in Google Compute Engine using both on-premises and/or Google Cloud Storage resources. It is a solution that lets companies finally connect the dots between cloud computing and on-premises storage.

“By collaborating with Avere, we have unlocked new cloud computing opportunities for innovative enterprises,” said Patrick McGregor, product management lead, Google Cloud Platform. “In industries such as media, financial services, and life sciences, we make it easy for enterprises to focus on doing what they do best–and we help them manage hybrid cloud storage. Our customers can flexibly run demanding apps in the cloud and store data anywhere, without sacrificing performance.“

At 2015 NAB show in Las Vegas, Avere demonstrated how its FXT Edge filer solutions work in conjunction with Google Cloud Platform for media and entertainment application workflows such as rendering, transcoding and storing large media archives. Avere was joined by Google Cloud Platform engineers for these demonstrations.

“With this collaboration, Avere is providing an easy transition to Google Cloud Platform by enabling the integration of compute and storage services with existing on-premises resources,” said Ron Bianchini, CEO and president, Avere. “The result is a solution that provides ultimate flexibility for customers without sacrifices.“