Nexenta® Systems Announces Second Annual OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012

Following growing demand for OpenStorage solutions in EMEA the Summit will take place in Amsterdam May 22-24, 2012

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – 14 March 2012 – Nexenta Systems, the world’s leading provider of OpenStorage solutions for the enterprise, is hosting its annual OpenStorage User Summit for the second year running from May 22-24, 2012 at the Mercure Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Following on from the success of last year’s event, The Nexenta OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012 will feature a who’s who in the OpenStorage industry participating in panels, case studies and technical vendor presentations. The event is aimed at IT directors, storage administrators, storage architects, CIOs, CTOs and storage resellers who are looking for low-cost, high performance solutions to solve the most complex storage issues.

Intel, Arista, Juniper, Boston UK, Emulex STEC , Supermicro, Nexenta and many more industry leaders will be providing an in-depth look at the future of OpenStorage during the three-day event. Attendees will also have access to a variation of top-class speakers and exhibitors, representing the best minds in the OpenStorage industry. Randy Bias, CTO of Cloudscaling and Evan Powell, CEO at Nexenta Systems have been confirmed as keynote speakers with further OpenStorage industry leaders to be announced.

During the two days immediately preceding the Summit (22nd – 23rd May), Nexenta will be offering two training classes:
• Architecture and Design of Nexenta Solutions
• Installing Nexenta Appliances
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Classes will take place in at the Mercure Hotel Amsterdam. All attendees of Nexenta training will be granted free admission to the Summit.

“Last year saw Nexenta host the first European User Conference 2011 with over 175 attendees. This year the OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012 will be a must-attend event for key figures in the OpenStorage industry. The three days will offer an insight into the latest developments in the OpenStorage industry including cloud, virtual desktop infrastructure, data corruption and the storage technologies that are accelerating innovation and are poised to replace costly legacy storage technologies,” said Evan Powell, CEO, Nexenta Systems.

To register and see the full Nexenta OpenStorage Summit EMEA 2012 agenda, please visit: http://www.openstoragesummit.org. The deadline for the early bird promotion is March 31st, 2012.

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About Nexenta Systems
Nexenta Systems is the leading supplier of enterprise-class OpenStorage solutions. Its flagship software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualisation-optimised storage solutions. Built upon ZFS technology, and running on any industry-standard hardware, NexentaStor eliminates vendor lock-in and provides open, unified storage management at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.

More information about Nexenta Systems, and free trials of the ZFS-based NexentaStor, can be found at www.nexenta.com. Partners selling NexentaStor-based hardware/software appliances can be found at www.nexenta.com/partners.

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