Free Trial of AutoCache Virtual Cache Software

Proximal Data, Inc. announced the availability of a free trial of AutoCache, its fast virtual cache software.

Proximal Data’s ‘Try Us Trial Program’ gives customers a no-obligation opportunity to experience how AutoCache eliminates I/O bottlenecks in virtualized servers to increase VM density, efficiency and performance.

"By offering a free trial of AutoCache, we are enabling a broader range of customers to benefit immediately from our fast virtual cache solution for their VMware server virtualization environments," said Rory Bolt, CEO of Proximal Data. "Customers can witness for themselves how AutoCache can help them increase VM density by up to three times, with absolutely no impact on IT operations. As a result, customers will realize the potential for a tremendous return on their investment in AutoCache."

Simple to install, AutoCache plugs into hypervisors such as VMware’s ESXi and transparently works on all I/O without requiring agents in guest OSs. AutoCache places the hot I/O into a PCIe flash card or SSD and intelligently supplies priority data traffic to VMs.

"With AutoCache, customers can quickly implement and coordinate flash cache at the hypervisor level. This allows them to implement the solution quickly and start seeing the benefits of SSD right away," said George Crump, lead analyst, Storage Switzerland. "AutoCache is specifically designed to address the VM density issue in virtualized servers by not significantly draining system resources as the number of VMs is increased."

Available for download (registration needed), AutoCache installs and configures in seconds. Within minutes, customers will see I/O bottlenecks disappear and performance improve, allowing them to add more VMs.