Sphere 3D’s Partnership with Tech Data Provides End Users a Strong Avenue for Accessing Glassware 2.0 and SnapCLOUD Applica...
July 29 2016 - 08:55AM
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY), a containerization, virtualization
and data management solutions provider, and parent company of
Overland Storage and Tandberg Data, is pleased to announce an
agreement with Tech Data to work with channel partners that are
committed to helping customers expedite their deployment of Sphere
3D’s hybrid Cloud solutions through both Azure and on premise
private Cloud offerings. Tech Data engineers will provide
application and infrastructure architecture guidance, making it
easy for resellers and customers to succeed in their hybrid Cloud
deployments.
Sphere 3D’s Glassware 2.0™ container technology handles the
burden of moving line of business and legacy applications to a
Cloud model. The availability of Glassware 2.0 on both
Azure and Sphere 3D private Cloud appliances ensures that business
applications can be delivered through a hybrid Cloud model that is
intended to simplify the deployment of those applications, create
predictable costing models, scale and bring a new perspective to
the hybrid Cloud conversation.
This approach provides organizations the ability to choose which
workloads are being placed in the Cloud, while others remain on
premise, yet maintains the “vehicle” needed to easily move
application workloads from on premise to the Cloud and vice versa.
Organizations can now manage large applications, development/test
environments, scalability and highly secured applications with the
same Cloud concepts, manageability, orchestration, automation, and
the pooling of resources.
Sphere 3D’s SnapCLOUD™ virtual storage platform supports
critical performance and capacity features including
high-performance snapshots, replication, and block and file-level
access. With the SnapSync™ built-in sync and share functionality,
customers also get data access anywhere, anytime on any device
without the need for additional third-party subscriptions.
SnapCLOUD extends the flexibility and options for customers to
obtain unlimited storage in the cloud while maintaining full
compatibility with existing SnapServer® and SnapScale® enterprise
storage deployments.
Sphere 3D showcased its solutions for the Microsoft Azure Cloud
platform, Glassware 2.0 windows containers and SnapCLOUD virtual
storage at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2016,
with partner Tech Data. The solutions run between the Azure
Cloud platform and Sphere 3D’s on premise private Cloud
deployments, creating hybrid Cloud capabilities.
“Sphere 3D’s early commitment to Microsoft Azure gives them the
advantage of leveraging the broad portfolio of Azure services,”
said Nicole Herskowitz, senior director of product marketing,
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp. “We’re excited about their
partnership to combine their offerings with Microsoft Azure for a
natural progression to the hybrid Cloud business model for their
partners and end users.”
“This is very exciting for our solution providers looking to
grow their Cloud businesses. The combination of Sphere 3D and
Microsoft offerings will not only allow hosting providers,
organizations and MSPs to operate their own compatible instances of
Azure, but they'll be able to sell, deploy and manage it in their
customers' own data centers,” said Chuck Bartlett, senior vice
president, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions at Tech Data. “This
type of flexibility opens up great opportunities to enhance data
privacy or access specialized hardware support for applications
while delivering all the benefits of Cloud at the same time.”
“As members of the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance, we are
pleased to continue to expand our relationship with Microsoft and
leverage the full power and roadmap of Azure,” said Peter
Tassiopoulos, president, Sphere 3D. “Microsoft Azure provides the
flexibility our customers want to deploy our Glassware 2.0 and
SnapCLOUD solutions in public, private and hybrid Cloud
environments. In addition, with the assistance of the expertise
available from Tech Data, our partners have excellent support for
customer success.”
About Tech DataTech Data Corporation is one of
the world’s largest wholesale distributors of technology products,
services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and
value-added services enable 105,000 resellers to efficiently and
cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users
in more than 100 countries. Tech Data generated $26.4 billion in
net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016. It is ranked
No. 108 on the Fortune 500® and one of Fortune’s “World’s Most
Admired Companies.” To learn more, visit www.techdata.com, or
follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About Sphere 3D Sphere 3D Corp.
(NASDAQ:ANY) delivers industry renowned data management, and
desktop and application virtualization solutions via hybrid Cloud,
Cloud and on-premise implementations through its global reseller
network. Sphere 3D, along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries
Overland Storage and Tandberg Data, has a strong portfolio of
brands including Glassware 2.0™, NEO®, SnapCLOUD™, SnapScale®,
SnapServer®, SnapSync™, RDX® and V3®. For more information,
visit www.sphere3d.com. Follow us on Twitter @Sphere3D,
@overlandstorage, and @tandbergdata.
Media Contacts:Eileen
Elam408-283-4734 media.relations@sphere3d.com
Nick Foot BWW Communications
+44-1491-636393 Nick.foot@bwwcomms.com
Investor
Contact:Blueshirt GroupMichael
Bishop415-217-4968mike@blueshirtgroup.com
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materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including,
without limitation, unforeseen changes in the course of Sphere 3D’s
business or the business of its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
including, without limitation, Overland Storage and Tandberg Data;
any increase in Sphere 3D’s cash needs or our inability to obtain
additional debt or equity financing; market adoption and
performance of our products; the level of success of our
collaborations and business partnerships; possible actions by
customers, partners, suppliers, competitors or regulatory
authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in Sphere
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