(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Clustered storage and data management solutions provider Isilon Systems (www.isilon.com) has announced that SoftLayer (www.softlayer.com) has deployed its Isilon scale-out network-attached storage to power its enterprise cloud infrastructure, providing global, on-demand data center and hosting services for thousands of customers.
Using Isilon IQ, featuring its OneFS operating system, SoftLayer has unified all of its file-based cloud operations onto a single, high performance, highly scalable, shared pool of storage, streamlining data management and increasing efficiency across three different, geographically disparate data center facilities. According to its Wednesday announcement, SoftLayer is using Isilon scale-out NAS to scale its storage resources to meet its worldwide customer demand, reducing capital expenditures while delivering more robust, flexible and responsive services.
“Our cloud services address customers’ need for enterprise-class data center resources, meaning our network, servers and storage must always be available on-demand,” SoftLayer IT systems director Jacob Linscott said in a statement. “Isilon IQ fits the bill perfectly — an easy-to-use single file system that allows us to buy what we need, when we need it, and then scale capacity and performance in-line with business growth. With Isilon, we’ve improved service functionality and flexibility without having to add any headcount.”
Prior to deploying Isilon IQ, SoftLayer’s traditional SAN system was incapable of cost-effectively scaling to meet the high I/O and data growth requirements of its customer base, preventing the company from fully capitalizing on market demand. By deploying Isilon scale-out NAS, SoftLayer’s cloud infrastructure can now provide a broad range of of enterprise applications including server and desktop virtualization, highly transactional workloads and disaster recovery. With Isilon IQ, SoftLayer has unified all of its file-based cloud operations onto a single, easy-to-use, “pay as you grow” file system, decreasing both capital and operational expenditures, while accelerating business growth.
“As businesses enlist cloud service providers to reduce costs and increase efficiency, the providers’ most immediate challenge is how best to manage the rapid data growth and high performance requirements of their expanding customer base,” Isilon Systems marketing vice president Sam Grocott said in a statement. “SoftLayer is setting the example for enterprise cloud services by using Isilon scale-out NAS to broaden its service offering, minimize costs and maximize its market opportunity.”
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