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Teradata Adds Dot Hill as Storage Partner for Big Data Appliances(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 23 October 2013 Release date- 22102013 - DALLAS, Texas - TERADATA 2013 PARTNERS CONFERENCE AND EXPO - Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a leading provider of SAN storage solutions, today announced it has entered into an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Teradata (NYSE:TDC), a global leader in analytic data platforms, applications and services. Under the terms of the agreement, Teradata will incorporate the Dot Hill AssuredSAN 4000 Series midrange storage systems into certain Teradata data warehousing and big data analytics appliances. 'We are thrilled to be added as a storage partner by Teradata,' stated Dana Kammersgard, president and CEO, Dot Hill Systems. 'This agreement is the culmination of a great deal of joint development and optimization of our products to meet Teradata's rigorous performance and reliability specifications. Our relationship with Teradata enables us to further diversify Dot Hill's revenue stream and expand our footprint in the fast-growing data analytics space. The architecture of our AssuredSAN 4000 midrange storage solutions addresses the performance bandwidth and high-transaction requirements necessary for big data analytics.' Scott Gnau, president of Teradata Labs, said, 'Offering high performance and industry-leading up-time, Dot Hill's storage technology is a proven foundation for robust storage solutions with enterprise-class security, availability, and data protection. The modular, scalable design of the Dot Hill AssuredSAN 4000 Series is well suited for selected Teradata platforms.' Teradata is the world's leading analytic data solutions company, focused on integrated data warehousing and business applications. Teradata's innovative products and services deliver data integration and business insight to empower organizations to make the best decisions possible and achieve competitive advantage. AssuredSAN Storage - Wicked-Fast Performance, 99.999 Percent Availability The Dot Hill AssuredSAN storage portfolio offers up to 384 terabytes of capacity in a single system, superior ease-of-use and up to 99.999 percent availability. The newest member of the AssuredSAN offerings, the 4000 Series midrange family, sets a new Dot Hill performance standard. Designed with a powerful processor, these systems provide accelerated performance for sequential workloads, making them ideal solutions for high-performance computing, oil & gas, telecommunications data capture, media streaming, video post-production, and broadcasting. AssuredSAN solutions feature a number of eco-friendly enhancements such as drive spin-down capability and 595-watt 80 PLUS-rated (greater than 80 percent energy efficiency) power supplies for reduced operating costs. Additionally, AssuredSAN arrays also feature Dot Hill's patented EcoStor 'green' battery-free alternative for cache memory, which leverages a combination of super capacitors and flash memory that outlasts traditional batteries nearly fivefold. Business benefits include lower maintenance and disposal costs and reduced server and application down time due to scheduled battery replacement and maintenance. About Dot Hill Leveraging its proprietary Assured family of storage solutions, Dot Hill solves many of today's most challenging storage problems - helping IT to improve performance, increase availability, simplify operations, and reduce costs. Dot Hill's solutions combine breakthrough software with the industry's most flexible and extensive hardware platform and automated management to deliver best-in-class solutions. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For more information, visit us at www.dothill.com.Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ from those expressed or implied by the statements. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that Dot Hill may face, please consult the Forms 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Dot Hill. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect changes in circumstances.Teradata is a trademark or registered trademark of Teradata Corporation in the United States and other countries. Contact: Steve Sturgeon - Lutz PR (for Dot Hill Systems) Telephone: 858-472-5669 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Ruth Macdonald - Dot Hill Systems Telephone: 303-845-3364 E-mail: [email protected] [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to [email protected]] ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2013 Electronic News Publishing - |