Overland/Sphere 3D SnapServer NAS Granted Preferred Certification Status by Biotest Pharmaceuticals

Sphere 3D Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Overland Storage has reached the highest level of preferred vendor status for its SnapServer NAS product suite with Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a subsidiary of Biotest AG,  a large international pharmaceutical company with approximately 2,100 people worldwide.

Biotest Pharmaceuticals Boca Raton, FL

Established in 2007, Biotest Pharmaceuticals owns and manages plasmapheresis centers across the US and operates a facility in Boca Raton, FL. Scientists collaborate on plasma research and other academic programs, often managing large amounts of data that require secure and flexible storage solutions. SnapServer includes SnapECR, an encrypted replication feature which allows information to be shared securely among all Biotest’s pharmaceutical sites.

With more than 300,000 SnapServer NAS storage units shipped along with GuardianOS operating system, SnapServer continues to grain trust for protecting and managing critical information. Moreover, integration with SnapCLOUD, the company’s virtual enterprise NAS platform available in the Azure Marketplace, enables rapid solution deployment for organizations in a secure, fast and easy way which utilizes an hybrid cloud storage infrastructure with centralized management.

Sibrina Shafique, Sphere 3D’s senior director, product management and marketing commented: “Significant transformations in the pharmaceutical industry have led to exponential growth in research data, which at most times is generated in geographically-distributed locations.  SnapServer, a widely deployed storage solution with operational simplicity, offers high reliability and seamless growth. In a geographically distributed storage deployment, the built-in array of replication tools makes it easy to move the data around and the SnapStorage Manager enables centralized management. We believe our SnapCLOUD, SnapSync and SnapServer product family is a game changer for the storage industry and puts us in a unique position to be a single source for a complete private and hybrid cloud experience.”

Biotest completed anexamination of many companies and selected Overland Storage as its partner to meet its storage and solution requirements. Sphere 3D’s workflow enhancement provides Biotest with the means to access and store its research safely while accessing and moving collaborative information around the world with other medical professionals and staff. The SnapServer NAS and SnapCLOUD products enable Biotest to work with its thousands of employees and colleagues worldwide and increase productivity.