VMworld: Panzura Launching Second Generation of Inside Program

Panzura, Inc. announced the second generation of the Inside program.

Panzura Inside features the Freedom 7 VM with 10x performance and scale, tested with hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) systems and all-flash arrays (AFAs). The program also includes a starter bundle that can be downloaded and deployed in minutes with existing HCI and AFA systems, turning local flash storage into unlimited, high performance cloud storage for unstructured data.

When combined with a HCI system or AFA, the Freedom 7 VM enables enterprises to modernize their storage environments and eliminate traditional NAS (structured and unstructured), saving up to 70%. Panzura Inside helps enterprises non-disruptively take advantage of cloud storage economics, scalability, and resiliency while delivering the data center performance required by applications and users.

Panzura Inside has been tested with Nutanix, Simplivity, Pure Storage, Nimble Storage, Tintri, and Tegile.

“With Panzura Inside, enterprises are able to manage the explosive growth of both unstructured and structured data by transforming the complex and costly traditional NAS model to the cloud,” said Patrick Harr, CEO, Panzura. “This new hybrid cloud NAS model reslts in up to 70% cost savings and delivers the speed and agility enterprises require to meet their growing data demands.“

The Freedom 7 VM includes performance NFS and SMB, integration with VMware, Inc.‘ tools, and dynamic scalability for VM resources. It delivers performance and scale; expanded data center workloads; deployment on any platform and cloud; automated, centralized management; and cloud data protection.

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The Panzura Cloud File System (PCFS) underpins Freedom 7. PCFS was purpose-built for the cloud and offers powerful, intelligent file services such as global namespace, real-time distributed locking, global deduplication, SmartSynch, and military-grade encryption.

The company’s Inside Starter Bundle will be offered through December 31, 2017 for under $35,000 and is exclusively available through the company’s authorized resellers.

The starter bundle includes licensing for two Freedom 7 VMs (primary and HA), along with 25TB of managed storage and one year of gold support.

The  Freedom 7 VM was demonstrated during VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.