Commtech Distributing Proximal Data

Proximal Data, Inc., a provider of hypervisor I/O intelligence software solutions, announced a partnership with Commtech Solutions Ltd, a distributor of value-added IT solutions in the UK and Ireland.

Commtech will distribute AutoCache, Proximal Data’s server-side caching solution, to storage and technology channel VARs across the UK. AutoCache with I/O Intelligence removes I/O bottlenecks and increases VM density by up to three times to attain maximum performance for business-critical applications.

“Proximal Data’s AutoCache is breakthrough technology for those businesses that need a cost-effective way to increase storage throughput and gain more powerful application performance,” said Mark Walker, UK country manager, Commtech. “AutoCache fits well into our portfolio of next-generation storage and flash memory solutions. It is something that should be of great interest to our resellers.”

“Commtech will help extend our reach to storage resellers in the UK that are focused on providing companies with highly flexible and scalable solutions in their virtualized environments,” said Rory Bolt, CEO, Proximal Data. “Commtech offers proven market penetration along with a knowledgeable team providing superior sales and technical support.”

Proximal Data’s partnership with Commtech was established through its relationship with StoreAlliance, a storage industry sales and business development consultancy that establishes relationships with resellers who can help penetrate their respective markets.

AutoCache is an hypervisor I/O intelligence solution designed to increase VM density in virtualized servers and accelerate business application performance. With its I/O intelligence, AutoCache characterizes I/O in real time and places hot I/O into a local PCIe Flash card or SSD, and then supplies priority data traffic to VMs. It is a read cache with write-through and write-around techniques. It  adjusts to changing workloads and will not impact HA processes such as vMotion. This solution is also the most cost-effective way to take advantage of the performance benefits of enterprise flash, converting a modest flash investment into high value.