REDMOND, Wash., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Oct. 16, 2012 —
Microsoft Corp. and StorSimple Inc. today announced that Microsoft has
reached a definitive agreement to acquire StorSimple, a leader in
Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS) solutions. The addition of CiS will
advance Microsoft’s Cloud OS vision and help customers more efficiently
embrace hybrid cloud computing.
“Customers faced with explosive growth in data are looking to the
cloud to help them store, manage and archive that data. But, to be
effective, cloud storage needs to integrate with IT’s current
investments,” said Michael Park, corporate vice president, Server and
Tools Division for Microsoft. “StorSimple’s approach helps customers
seamlessly integrate on-premises storage with cloud storage through
intelligent automation and management.”
Michael
Park, corporate vice president, Server and Tools Division for
Microsoft, and Ursheet Parikh, co-founder and CEO at StorSimple, talk
about the significance of Microsoft’s intent to acquire StorSimple, a
leader in Cloud-integrated Storage solutions.
StorSimple solutions combine the data management functions of
primary storage, backup, archive and disaster recovery with cloud
integration, enabling customers to optimize storage costs, data
protection and service agility. With its unique cloud snapshot
capability, StorSimple automatically protects and rapidly restores
production data using public clouds. Large enterprises across many
vertical markets, including retail, oil and gas, manufacturing, consumer
goods, healthcare, and financial services, have made their first public
cloud deployments using StorSimple.
“Most StorSimple customers are mainstream IT organizations that
have chosen Windows Azure as their primary cloud. We are excited to
continue to work with Microsoft and bring the combined benefits of
StorSimple and Windows Azure to customers around the world,” said
Ursheet Parikh, co-founder and CEO, StorSimple.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About StorSimple
StorSimple (www.StorSimple.com) is the leader in cloud-integrated
storage for Windows. StorSimple securely and transparently integrates
cloud storage for on-premises applications and offers a single appliance
that delivers high-performance tiered local and cloud storage, live
archiving, cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery. StorSimple
has uniquely achieved the most stringent “Certified for Windows Server
2008” and was named the Microsoft BizSpark Partner of the Year 2011.
StorSimple appliances were named 2011 Products of the Year in the
Storage Systems category by Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com.
For more information, visit www.StorSimple.com.
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