Next Gen of CloudMax Apex Private Cloud Appliance Solution by Amax

AMAX Information Technologies, Inc., provider of enterprise and cloud computing solutions, launched CloudMax Apex, the next generation of the CloudMax private cloud appliance, at FOSE 2011.

The CloudMax Apex eliminates the associated complexity and costs of traditional enterprise private cloud deployments with a secure private cloud solution using a consolidated appliance model, enabling companies to move into the cloud for a reduction in IT overhead and overall operational expenditure.

The CloudMax Apex is a x86-based private-cloud platform that integrates hardware, storage, networking, virtualization, internal & external security, disaster recovery, and dynamic management features to create a secure private cloud environment housed on-premise for complete control and direct access. The CloudMax was designed for enterprise environments with diverse computing infrastructure requirements across virtual and physical machines that require support for various hypervisors and operating systems from a single management platform.

At the core of the new private cloud offering is AMAX’s next-generation automated cloud management program, which accelerates and simplifies cloud computing deployments and offers integration, flexibility, and resource optimization, while providing an enhanced self-service, request-driven user experience. The cloud management program features intelligent resource reservation and allocation to ensure the right resources are allocated to the right application at the right time.

The CloudMax Apex is powered by AMAX’s Unified Storage Platform, which centralizes and simplifies data management to reduce capacity requirements by up to 50%, making it a platform for server virtualization to achieve consolidation and efficiency. An integrated Local Protection suite provides snapshots of file systems and iSCSI volumes to deliver an additional layer of protection necessary for disaster recovery. With scalability from 6 to 120 disk drives and up to 240TB of capacity, the Unified Storage Platform meets the needs of growing organizations by seamlessly scaling to accommodate complex storage requirements.

CloudMax Apex Key Features:

• Accelerates private cloud deployment
• Advanced engineering ensures system compatibility
• Optimizes resource utilization – capital expense can be reduced by 75% and operational expense by 25%, with resource utilization increased to 50-60%
• Automated cloud management reduces operational costs
• Eliminates security risks and maintain/control the IT infrastructure on-site
• Enables real-time security policy management on the access level without compromising cloud performance
• Self-service portal increases end user control, productivity, and ease of use
• Dynamically scales applications to meet SLAs
• Provides a model for delivering IT as a service
• Flexible scaling, advanced security, and Professional Services options
• Local data protection suite with snapshots for file systems and iSCSI volumes
• Optional remote protection suite that replicates file data over IP for disaster recovery, backup, and/or testing
• Optional application protection suite options with application integration and replica management
• Integrated network automation and virtualization tools via the Open Automation Framework

"The new AMAX CloudMax Apex is revolutionizing IT infrastructures by empowering enterprises and government agencies with a complete out-of-the-box private cloud appliance solution. It represents exceptional value to businesses by cutting IT expenditures and maximizing their resource utilization, IT efficiency, and agility," said James Huang, Product Marketing Manager at AMAX. "With advanced security and flexible scaling options available as well as a wide range of Professional Services to assist in cloud planning and deployment, the CloudMax Apex helps companies transition to a business model that maximizes resources while reducing overall overhead."