NexentaStor Used by European Retailer Coltex

Nexenta Systems, Inc. announced that the European retailer Coltex, well known for the Didi, Steps, Forecast and SPS Superstar brands, is using NexentaStor to provide storage to their VMware ESX 3.5 infrastructure which provides IT services to over 380 stores in the Benelux region. The leading Netherlands-based integrator, Inprove IT Infrastructure Solutions (Inprove), has provided the NexentaStor software and services to Coltex.

Wilco Nierop, IT Manager, Coltex BV said: "We are quite happy with the performance and ease of use of NexentaStor. The integrated support for ESX and for 10G Ethernet plus the high performance NFS has allowed us to significantly improve the cost / performance of the storage for our ESX 3.5 systems."

NexentaStor is the leading hardware independent OpenStorage NAS/iSCSI solution based on the ZFS file system and is a VMware Technology Alliance Partner. Unlike other storage solutions, NexentaStor provides enterprise class network attached storage and iSCSI capabilities via a hardware independent model. Customers can select their hardware and service partner of choice and buy all in one solutions from these preferred vendors. In the case of Coltex the NexentaStor partner chosen is Inprove, a Netherlands-based storage systems integrator who is certified by NexentaStor to provide total solutions including NexentaStor, services, and industry standard hardware and storage systems.

Advantages of NexentaStor as storage for VMware ESX

• high performance NFS and iSCSI in a hardware independent OpenStorage solution
• VM Data Center optional module allowing for simple storage management, cloning, and control of ESX deployments
• the ability to run NexentaStor on ESX to deliver storage to ESX, which has proven particularly useful for remote and branch offices
• native thin provisioning so administrators can over-provision capacity, and add disks as needed
• unmatched protection against silent data corruption, via end-to-end checksums and automatic error correction
• automated use of SSDs to accelerate performance

Prices from Inprove start as low as $3,300 for a 1U appliance solution that can be easily expanded via SAS ports and JBODs. NexentaStor and Inprove are providing customers with world-class storage at a fraction of the cost of legacy solutions.

More information on Coltex’s use of NexentaStor