Plexxi and SolidFire Partnering

Plexxi, Inc., creator of affinity-driven networking solution, and SolidFire, Inc., in SSD storage
systems designed for cloud infrastructure, announced a technology integration
that directly addresses the performance challenges that commonly plague
large-scale cloud infrastructure.

The Plexxi-SolidFire partnership demonstrates how a tighter API linkage between
the network and storage infrastructure can help maximize application
performance and minimize network infrastructure inefficiency. Through this
integration the Plexxi network controller can auto-discover a SolidFire
cluster and create an optimized network for SolidFire block storage traffic.

With guaranteed bandwidth allocations, customers can simplify the
infrastructure by combining storage and application traffic on the same
network.

"As a public cloud IaaS provider, we
are always looking for ways to deliver greater speed and scalability to our
customers," said Robert Jenkins, CEO, CloudSigma AG. "With the integration of SolidFire and
Plexxi’s solutions, we have not only been able to optimize the way we use our
network, but have seen a 30% performance increase across customers’ IT stacks.
What’s more, we are now better able to drive real value for our customers with
varying workloads, such as those in the research science and media industry,
who rely on the immediate scaling Plexxi allows."

"Hosting performance sensitive
applications in a cloud environment requires consistent and predictable
performance across the network and storage infrastructure," said Dave Cahill,
director of strategic alliances, SolidFire. "Together with Plexxi, we are able to extend QoS from storage up to the
network while stripping away the complexity and inefficiency that plague
traditional network topologies."

"While the industry is focused on
the benefits of software-defined networks, Plexxi is proving the need to think
outside the network," said Mat Mathews, co-founder and VP of product management
at Plexxi. "The IT infrastructure
world revolves around applications and end-user experience. This integration
with SolidFire is proof that without understanding who is talking to whom
within the data center, the network fundamentally misses out on the biggest
value it can add: improving these conversations."