MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) - Violin Memory, Inc., provider of the world's fastest and most scalable memory arrays, today announced Wine Enthusiast Companies selected the Violin 3200 Flash Memory Array to increase real-time data warehouse performance and reduce overall power and cooling consumption. Savings from increased productivity and reduced power drain of 90% are anticipated to exceed $100,000 in the first year.
"We initially looked at Violin Memory because of its tremendous level of performance at almost the same cost as other high-performing storage, but combined with ongoing savings and a longer end of life than hard drives," said Francis Juliano, Chief Information and Marketing Officer for Wine Enthusiast Companies. "It became a no-brainer to select Violin's 3200 strategic data center technology for our future architecture."
With an extensive selection of high-quality wine accessories, wine cellars, glassware, and more, Wine Enthusiast faced data center challenges that hindered growth. The company was running a mixture of Microsoft SQL Server databases and an Oracle based data warehouse, and the existing SAN has reached its capacity. Juliano's team investigated solid state technology for over a year and decided the reliability and serviceability of Violin's flash technology would allow his IT staff to focus on the core business, not constantly servicing HDD storage arrays and the subsequent backup and restore issues.
"We are happy to provide a solution to Wine Enthusiast that allows it to expand its business and save money at the same time," said Dixon Doll, COO at Violin Memory. "The Violin 3200 Memory Array was designed to provide sustained performance and reliability with 1/10 the datacenter footprint of HDD-based storage. Violin is proud to help our customers take their business to the next level."
Founded in 1979, Wine Enthusiast Companies is the world's number one source for wine cellars, accessories, information, education, events and travel. Started as a direct mail business, the company has published over 300 million catalogs and today successfully markets via direct mail, multiple internet sites and retail stores throughout the nation. Wine Enthusiast is headquartered in Mt. Kisco, New York.
About Violin Memory, Inc.
Violin Memory is pioneering the future of Flash memory in the enterprise data center with memory arrays that accelerate business critical applications and enable companies to virtualize and optimize their IT infrastructures. Designed for sustained performance with high reliability and serviceability, Violin's Memory Arrays scale to hundreds of terabytes and millions of IOPS, with low, spike-free latency. Founded in 2005, Violin Memory is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Violin Memory products, visit www.vmem.com.
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Eastwick Communications
Amy Jackson
650-480-4032
violin@eastwick.com