Taneja Group and American Megatrends, Inc. Present Findings on Trends in Tiered Storage

Thursday: July 26, 2012

Editorial Summary:

• AMI joins analysts from the Taneja Group on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 to present findings on the “state of tiered storage” in the U.S. market
• This presentation will be delivered in a live webinar from 2pm to 3pm Eastern time
• During the live webinar, Taneja Group Sr. Storage Analyst Jeff Boles will review recent Taneja Group research on tiered storage
• Mr. Boles will also review the results of his recently completed lab validation of the StorTrends 3400i Dual Controller iSCSI SAN
• Interested parties are encouraged to contact AMI at 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.stortrends.com/webinar for registration and more information

NORCROSS, GEORGIA - American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), developer and owner of the StorTrends line of SAN & NAS data storage solutions, is joining analysts from the Taneja Group on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 to present findings on the “state of tiered storage” in the U.S. market.

This presentation, delivered in a live webinar from 2pm to 3pm Eastern time, is particularly relevant as more and more small and medium sized businesses look to adopt best practices and data storage capabilities now common amongst their enterprise peers.

During the live webinar, Taneja Group Sr. Storage Analyst Jeff Boles will review recent Taneja Group research on tiered storage, focusing on the importance of auto tiering to businesses and organizations in the SMB and small-to-medium enterprise space.

Mr. Boles’ recommendations and insights are based on more than 20 years of experience in storage. He notes that “more and more, I’m seeing automated tiered storage at the top of priority lists for small and medium businesses, particularly those that have gone fully or partially virtual in terms of their IT infrastructure. Auto tiering isn’t just for large public companies anymore. It’s gaining a lot of traction in SMB/SME space. I think it’s important for organizations to understand why.”

Directly following his perspective on tiered storage trends, Mr. Boles will review the results of his recently completed lab validation of the StorTrends 3400i Dual Controller iSCSI SAN – an array that’s featured true auto tiering functionality since 2007.

Mr. Boles comments: “StorTrends may not have the name recognition of some of the larger storage vendors, but they definitely have the technology. It’s a very interesting value proposition. The parent company, AMI, developed RAID cards in 1994 that became the market standard. They also own the largest market share in BIOS through the AMIBIOS product line. That deep engineering history can be seen in StorTrends, where AMI has applied their expertise to auto-tiering, and taken that technology to a level seldom seen in mid-range products, with a combination of both ideal tier placement and optimized placement of data on each individual disk. In turn, they are helping customers optimize performance across mixed workloads, increase total storage efficiency, and realize exceptional value from one of the most cost-effective storage solutions on the market.”

AMI and Taneja welcome interested parties to join them for the webinar on the 31st. For more information, please visit www.stortrends.com/webinar.

About the Taneja Group:
Taneja Group’s mission is to provide analysis and consulting for the storage industry, storage-related aspects of the server industry, and eDiscovery. For the storage industry Taneja Group covers all aspects including hardware and software, and from components to complete systems. The company serves various constituencies including the Technology Vendors, IT users, Venture Capitalists, Institutional Investors and the Press.

About AMI : Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to top-tier manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI’s industry leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, innovative StorTrends® Network Storage hardware and software products and MegaRAC® remote server management solutions continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.

For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

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