Fusion-io and Supermicro Break the Million IOPS Barrier

New Fusion-io and Supermicro OEM Relationship Announced at CeBIT as Companies Showcase the Performance of Fusion’s ioMemory Technology in Supermicro SuperServer

CeBIT 2011

HANOVER, Germany--()--[CeBIT Hall 2, Stand F38/F32]Fusion-io, pioneer of high-performance solutions for next generation data centers, is demonstrating at CeBIT with its newest Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high-performance server and storage solutions. The CeBIT demonstration showcases a new 1U Twin SuperServer running on the flash-based, server-attached ioDrive Octal from Fusion-io achieving 1.4 million random IOPS from the simple to deploy configuration.

Fusion-io and Supermicro are offering Fusion Powered SuperServers that significantly accelerate data intensive applications and workloads for virtual machine implementations, financial transactions, web content, database and data mining.

“Fusion’s technology has added significant weight to the Supermicro solution. By integrating the new ioDrive Octal, our SuperServer can achieve much higher IO performance with a very high flash-storage capacity to support mission-critical applications,” said Wally Liaw, Senior Vice President of International Sales for Supermicro. “We are pleased to work with Fusion-io to offer these solutions to our channel partners.”

The initial offering of Fusion Powered SuperServers includes three models, bringing Fusion’s ioMemory technology to Supermicro SuperServers in 1U, 2U and 4U form factors. Supermicro customers will be able to select from Fusion’s ioDrive, ioDrive Duo and ioDrive Octal when building their customized solution, making it easy for customers to order ready-to-deploy Fusion Powered Servers in multiple configurations. By integrating the ioDrive Octal directly into a SuperServer, enterprise applications are accelerated by up to 10 times and beyond, while simultaneously reducing power-per-IOP up to 10 times.

“We’ve been working closely with Supermicro to create a solution that eliminates unnecessary complexity while dramatically improving performance and reliability for their customers,” said Jim Dawson, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Fusion-io. “Breaking the million IOPS barrier with Supermicro clearly demonstrates that Fusion Powered solutions dramatically exceed the speed of even SSD-based storage arrays.”

Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions® offer exceptional flexibility and outstanding feature advantages in addition to unparalleled reliability and high efficiency. For more information on Supermicro’s complete line of server and workstation solutions go to www.supermicro.com.

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About Fusion-io

Fusion-io, a leading provider of system, application and database acceleration, is unleashing the potential of performance-starved applications, allowing companies to rethink the way they architect their data systems. With a Fusion Powered data center, companies can increase productivity, shrink time to market and improve their customers' experience, all with less hardware, less power, and less administration. Companies are seeing performance gains of many magnitudes and server consolidation from 3-10x. Fusion-io is powering innovation that helps companies do more with less.

About Supermicro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)

Supermicro, the leader in server technology innovation and green computing, provides customers around the world with application-optimized server, workstation, blade, storage and GPU systems. Based on its advanced Server Building Block Solutions, Supermicro offers the most optimized selection for IT, datacenter and HPC deployments. The company’s system architecture innovations include the Twin server, Double-sided Storage™ and SuperBlade® product families. Offering the most comprehensive product lines in the industry, Supermicro provides businesses of all sizes with energy-efficient, earth-friendly solutions that deliver unmatched performance and value. Founded in 1993, Supermicro is headquartered in Silicon Valley with worldwide operations and manufacturing centers in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.Supermicro.com.

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Fusion-io
Robert Brumfield
Media Relations MARCOM Director
917-224-7769
bbrumfield@fusionio.com

Contacts

Fusion-io
Robert Brumfield
Media Relations MARCOM Director
917-224-7769
bbrumfield@fusionio.com