Launch days are a blast! Introducing StorSimple Appliance Family models 1010, 5010, and 7010

Today is an exciting day at StorSimple.  We're taking the covers off of the product we've been working on since mid-2009 and are proud to announce availability of our appliance family!  The StorSimple appliance family consists of three models (today, rest assured we have a VERY exciting roadmap), each targeting different use cases:

• Model 1010 - cloud storage controller (you can also call it a "gateway" or "on-ramp") that is packaged initially with a 10TB license and can be licensed up to 50TB of total capacity.  The 1010 has a slim, sleek form factor that fits nicely into a carry-on suitcase (many people here have done it, several times over) and it's fast, jammed full of SSDs.  The 1010 is great for cloud-as-a-tier and secondary storage/data protection use cases, and in some cases, primary storage applications

• Model 5010 - hybrid storage appliance with integrated storage supporting both primary and secondary storage use cases.  This 2U appliance is genuinely a data-center class system with full redundancy, high availability, and no single point of failure.  The 5010 is packaged with 20TB of initial capacity and can be licensed for up to 100TB of capacity
• Model 7010 - our flagship hybrid storage appliance supporting the same use cases as the 5010, but with a much larger maximum capacity.  The 7010 is packaged with 40TB of initial capacity and can be licensed for up to 200TB of capacity 

Who would have thought...  200TB in a compact, 2U form factor?  That, and the ability to package SSD performance with cloud elasticity and economics, are what have allowed us to provide compelling value to our customers - minimizing costs, simplifying data protection, and enabling greater degrees of business agility and I/T responsiveness than ever thought possible.

We're thankful not only for our customers that have helped us make this a data-center class solution but also for the recognition we've received from technology partners and the analyst community.  In 2010, StorSimple became the first hybrid storage solution certified by Microsoft for their hardware compatibility list, named a "Cool Vendor in Storage Technologies" by a leading analyst firm, named to the Dow Jones Venture Wire Top 50 Startups to Watch, and named the winner of "Most Promising" cloud computing award from UP-CON.  

Please let me know if you or someone you know would be interested in StorSimple and the amazing benefits it can provide to your I/T organization.

Cheers,
Joel
@jchristn
@StorSimple