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LONDON — February 8, 2017: Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications (RCOM), today announced a partnership with vScaler to enable direct access to vScaler’s cloud services platform via GCX’s CLOUD X Fusion, delivering next generation application specific Cloud services to consumers and enterprises on a global scale.

The collaboration leverages on GCX’s core assets which include a global network with data centers connected in key hubs, and a leading ecosystem of on-net Clouds and providers as well as on vScaler’s cloud platform powered by OpenStack, a leading open source IaaS provider. The joining of the two platforms will enable customers to simplify and accelerate their strategic deployments of cloud by allowing them to provision full HPC-on-Demand clusters, Big Data analytics, accelerated GPU compute (for Machine Learning), tiered and accelerated storage platforms via CLOUD X Fusion, from Global Cloud Xchange.

“We remove the deployment complexity issues presented by OpenStack, and provide our clients with a customised management portal that allows them to manage their entire infrastructure from a single interface,” comments David Power, CTO at vScaler. “In addition to this we provide full application stacks for a range of verticals as well as on-demand consultancy from our expert team. Our tailor-made, software-defined infrastructure cuts away time wasted on the distractions of setup and enables our users to concentrate on the task at hand.”

“As enterprises become more adept at integrating, aggregating and orchestrating Cloud, it is mission critical to have a reliable, secure, and high-performance network connectivity to succeed in this new landscape,” said Mark Russell, President of Europe & Executive Vice Present of Global Sales, Global Cloud Xchange. “Our global Cloud ecosystem will not only simplify infrastructure deployment but also de-risk migration to the Cloud for leading Cloud application providers such as vScaler. We are very pleased to further expand our relationship with vScaler and support their business growth globally.”

CLOUD X Fusion, part of GCX’s CLOUD X portfolio, is a proprietary platform designed to seamlessly combine the speed and power of fiber optics with the agility, flexibility and cost-efficiencies of “pay-as-you-go” Cloud computing; available globally and controlled by a simple-to-use user portal. With CLOUD X Fusion, leading Cloud Service Provider (CSPs) like vScaler can securely and directly connect to GCX’s global Ethernet and MPLS network, putting them only an on-net network port away from customers and partners.

About vScaler
vScaler has been under development for a number of years, orchestrated from a consortium of IT professionals who have recognised the need for a hybrid approach to cloud computing. At its core, vScaler is essentially a cloud platform and service that offers a hybrid approach towards cloud computing, allowing for private cloud adoption and access to a public resource when demand dictates. With vScaler, you can deploy your on premise private cloud in minutes, add cloud-based services or applications, and scale to public or hybrid cloud environments on-demand – all under a single management portal.

About Global Cloud Xchange
Global Cloud Xchange (GCX),a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions customized for carriers, enterprises and new media companies. GCX owns the world’s largest private undersea cable system spanning more than 67,000 route kms which, seamlessly integrated with Reliance Communications’ 200,000 route kms of domestic optic fiber backbone, provides a robust Global Service Delivery Platform. With connections to 40 key business markets worldwide spanning Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East, GCX delivers Managed Services to more than 160 countries and offer extensive VPLS-enabled Ethernet network capabilities globally. GCX is equipped to support businesses through the deployment of next generation Enterprise solutions across its Cloud Delivery Networks.

LONDON, FEBRUARY 22nd, 2017: vScaler, a cloud infrastructure and services provider, has joined the Intel® Cloud Builders ecosystem, enabling the company to collaborate with diverse cloud companies and help to accelerate the design and deployment of world-class cloud solutions. Intel Cloud Builders brings together data center leaders to drive innovation and accelerate data center technology.

vScaler: Application specific cloud
The vScaler cloud platform is powered by OpenStack; a leading open source IaaS provider, which powers many of the world’s most notable science and research organisations.

Finance, Government, Broadcast & Media, Scientific Research, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Bioinformatics are simply a few of the verticals that can leverage the vScaler cloud platform and services. vScaler allows you to provision full HPC-on-Demand clusters, Big Data analytics, accelerated GPU compute (for Machine Learning), tiered and accelerated storage platforms. In contrast with other IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) only platforms, we work with our clients to optimise their infrastructure (hardware and network) to allow their desired applications to run successfully in a cloud environment.

 “We remove the deployment complexity issues presented by OpenStack, and provide our clients with a customised management portal that allows you to manage your entire infrastructure from a single interface,” comments David Power, CTO at vScaler. “In addition to this we provide full application stacks for a range of verticals as well as on-demand consultancy from our expert team. Our tailor-made, software-defined infrastructure cuts away time wasted on the distractions of setup and enables our users to concentrate on the task at hand.”

vScaler Technology Capabilities
vScaler for HPC: Our finely tuned software enables users to deploy HPC clusters of any scale, either on premise, in the cloud or across both in a hybrid model. The HPC-on-Demand product provides a compelling solution for many challenges of delivering flexible infrastructure for research computing.

vScaler for Big Data: Our interface takes all the administrative burden out of configuring a complex analytical cluster and software eco-system. Select from your preferred distribution (Hadoop, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR) and begin running data-intensive applications or IOT (Internet Of Things) analytics in minutes.

vScaler for AI & Deep Learning: vScaler enables users to spin up a deep learning environment with all the appropriate DL frameworks installed and ready for use. These frameworks are also accelerated using the world’s fastest GPUs, purpose-built to dramatically reduce training time for Deep learning and Machine Learning algorithms and AI simulations.

vScaler for Tiered & Accelerated Storage: Leveraging multiple storage platforms, each with unique underlying technologies, vScaler can provide a wide range of solutions ideal for low latency, high performance data access. From DRAM to NVDIMMs, right through to traditional spinning disk, vScaler can deliver a tiered, optimal storage solution to eliminate bottlenecks.

Joining the Intel® Cloud Builders Ecosystem
Intel® Cloud Builders brings together industry leaders to develop, optimize, and accelerate deployments of cloud solutions for the modern data center. The collaborative Intel Cloud Builders ecosystem develops reference architectures, solution briefs, and technical guidance to accelerate cloud deployments and drive data center innovation. The Intel Cloud Builders program also delivers developer training to drive customer proofs of concepts (POCs) and trials, which leads to the acceleration of solution deployment.

Visit the vScaler microsite on the Intel Cloud Builders website or find out more at www.vscaler.com.

About vScaler
vScaler has been under development for a number of years, orchestrated from a consortium of IT professionals who have recognised the need for a hybrid approach to cloud computing. At its core, vScaler is essentially a cloud platform and service that offers a hybrid approach towards cloud computing, allowing for private cloud adoption and access to a public resource when demand dictates. With vScaler, you can deploy your on premise private cloud in minutes, add cloud-based services or applications, and scale to public or hybrid cloud environments on-demand – all under a single management portal.

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High-Performance Compute (HPC) co-location facility Aegis Data has announced a strategic alignment with cloud infrastructure and services provider vScaler to host its cloud environment within its data centre. The partnership is further supported by Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications (RCOM), which will enable direct access to vScaler’s cloud services platform via GCX’s CLOUD X Fusion, delivering Next-Generation application-specific cloud services to consumers and enterprises over the GCX Global Network.

As part of this strategic partnership, Aegis will provide vScaler with the necessary power and infrastructure requirements that will allow both organisations to capture the increasing demand for scalable HPC-on-demand services from enterprises in the region.

Industry findings have projected that the HPC market is expected to grow up to USD 36.62 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.45 per cent. Traditionally, HPC has focused on serving end users, including researchers, engineers, scientists, educational institutes and healthcare professionals, but the growth of IoT and Big Data, combined with the emergence of virtual reality and online gaming, now means it is being more readily embraced by enterprises requiring greater computing power across the IT estate.

vScaler’s proposition supports this demand via a dedicated, application-specific HPC cloud platform, one that allows users to provision full HPC-on-demand clusters, Big Data analytics and accelerated GPU compute. This will now be enhanced through the relationship with Aegis Data. Currently, one of the biggest challenges facing data centre facilities is the ability to support the necessary power requirements or headroom for growth, and in doing so capping what can be achieved for customers. Aegis Data’s data halls are specifically engineered to deliver the high-density power and cooling required by these Next-Generation platforms, and in doing so provide the perfect complement for vScaler’s offering.

The three-pronged collaboration will further leverage on GCX’s core assets, which include a global network and a leading ecosystem of on-net clouds and providers, enabling seamless, latency-guaranteed, private connectivity between cloud platforms and data centers, colocation environments, or offices, to reduce network costs, increase bandwidth throughput, and provide a more consistent network experience than Internet-based connections.

“The alignment between Aegis and GCX represents one of the most innovative and progressive IT platforms on the market today. Demand for HPC capabilities is growing at a frantic rate, and in meeting the requirements of a diversifying market, it is imperative that we are able to demonstrate that we have the power and connectivity required to support growing data demands,” commented David Power, Chief Technology Officer at vScaler.

“This triangulated partnership supports these demands in perfect harmony, meaning that those organisations looking for HPC requirements can have their demands serviced all under one roof. This is a truly scalable offering that means our customers can focus on their core business proposition, safe in the knowledge that their IT infrastructure can grow with them regardless of their data requirements,” Power added.

Greg McCulloch, Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Data, said: “The proliferation of HPC has meant that data centre facilities can no longer rely on just providing HPC capabilities as a means to gain a competitive advantage. What is now enabling providers to stand apart is their ability to demonstrate how they can deliver this service more rapidly, smartly and more efficiently than their competitors. Our partnership with GCX and vScaler demonstrates this perfectly—ensuring one of the most powerful HPC propositions available.”

BOSTON, MAY 8, 2017: vScaler, a cloud infrastructure and service provider built on top of OpenStack, announces its official partnership with Datera, a provider of elastic block storage for on-premises clouds, at the 2017 OpenStack Summit Boston.

This new partnership between  vScaler and Datera will deliver scalable private clouds for a wide variety of workloads,  from high-performance databases to archival storage.

Datera’s adaptive data infrastructure is a natural complement to vScaler’s application-specific cloud platform, which integrates compute, storage and networking resources into a converged platform capable of running any application, at any scale. Datera Elastic Data Fabric (EDF) is architected from the ground up to be operated as-a-service and enables unmatched simplicity, scalability and total cost of ownership, all at enterprise-class performance. By integrating Datera EDF software as a back-end storage device for block storage, vScaler can provide multiple storage tiers using all-flash nodes and hybrid flash nodes for a wide range of applications allowing optimal  levels of performance.

David Power, CTO vScaler comments, “This partnership broadens our cloud offering as we can now incorporate applications that are IOPs intensive and future proof vScaler for support around containerized technologies.  This significantly enhances vScaler’s cloud platform, and expands the market opportunity into large enterprises, service provider clouds and emerging containerized deployments. ”

“Enterprises need IT solutions that are radically simpler to operate, easily  adapted to changing requirements, and that deliver transformational economics. These are not always easy to find,” said Flavio Santoni, Chief Revenue Officer at Datera. “Our partnership with vScaler addresses these common concerns by bringing our scalable Elastic Data Fabric to customers and partners looking to simplify their IT operations. We look forward to integrating our technology with vScaler’s cloud infrastructure to help customers achieve digital transformation while reducing complexities in their data centers.”

Competitively priced, secure, fully supported and available immediately, vScaler and Datera are ready to simplify your infrastructure. To learn more about the companies and the new partnership, visit vScaler’s booth (A20) or Datera’s booth (D6) at OpenStack Summit in Boston, Massachusetts from May 8-11, 2017. Get in touch to arrange a meeting at Openstack Summit, or visit www.vscaler.com or www.datera.io for more information.

About vScaler
vScaler was conceived by a  consortium of IT professionals who recognized the need for a hybrid approach to cloud computing. At its core, vScaler is essentially a cloud platform and service that offers private cloud adoption as well as access to public resource when demand dictates. With vScaler, you can deploy your on premise private cloud in minutes, add cloud-based services or applications, and scale to public or hybrid cloud environments on-demand – all under a single management portal.

About Datera
Datera is taking storage into the cloud era. Unlike traditional storage architectures that simply bridge to the public cloud, Datera Elastic Data Fabric (EDF) delivers a holistic blueprint to lead the architectural transformation to hybrid cloud data centers that enables unmatched simplicity, scalability and total cost of ownership, all at enterprise-class performance. Architected from the ground up to be operated as-a-service and run on multi-media x86 servers, Datera EDF eliminates storage management operations through policy driven automation and enables composable storage solutions with an unparalleled price/performance continuum in a no lock-in hardware model. Datera EDF operates at multi-rack scale across any orchestration stack, including VMware, Kubernetes, OpenStack, CloudStack, Docker and Mesosphere. From more information, please visit: http://datera.io and follow us on Twitter @DateraInc.

LONDON, MAY 22nd 2017: In collaboration with our HPC & Financial services partners, BIOS IT, vScaler’s OpenStack powered IaaS platform, designed for Government specifications, including full API access and support is now listed on the G-Cloud (G9) framework.

Government, Finance, Broadcast & Media, Scientific Research, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Bioinformatics are simply a few of the verticals that can leverage the vScaler cloud platform and services. vScaler allows you to provision full HPC-on-Demand clusters, Big Data analytics, accelerated GPU compute (for Machine Learning), tiered and accelerated storage platforms in a matter of minutes. In contrast with other IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) only platforms, we work with our clients to optimise their infrastructure (hardware and network) to allow their desired applications to run successfully in a cloud environment.

Built on commodity hardware and using non-proprietary software (OpenStack), vScaler’s unique offering means that IT administrators can develop their own in-house expertise rather than having to outsource. vScaler removes the deployment complexities around Openstack and provides customers with a customised management portal that allows you to manage your entire infrastructure from a single mobile-optimised interface. Benefits of vScaler’s offering include high availability, cost-effectiveness, scalability, zero vendor lock-in and a tailor made service level agreement (SLA).

We recognise that security is of upmost importance for all of our customers, not least Government and Public sector specifications. vScaler’s offering adheres to the latest standards for Digital and Physical security.  Our carefully selected datacentres are accredited to ISO 27001:2013 standards and typically operate 6 layers of physical security, with enhanced levels also available depending on requirements.

For a limited time, vScaler is offering customers a free trial of its cloud platform which covers  Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS), and includes application specific stacks for a multitude of workloads including HPC, Deep Learning, Big Data, Finance, Broadcast & Media, allowing you to ‘try before you buy’. We can provide this service on-site or via remote access depending on your requirements.

Competitively priced, secure, fully supported and available immediately, vScaler is poised and ready to simplify your infrastructure. Visit our listing on the G-Cloud Framework or get in touch to find out more www.vscaler.com.