OCZ's Z-Drive achieves VMware Ready status

OCZ Storage Solutions' Z-Drive 4500 SSDs has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process, Z-Drive 4500 SSDs has achieved VMware’s highest level of endorsement, and can be found on the VMware Solution Exchange (VSX).

Wednesday, 11th November 2015 Posted 9 years ago in by Phil Alsop

Driven by OCZ's Virtualized Controller Architecture™ Technology, the Z-Drive 4500 utilizes the full processing bandwidth of eight controllers working in unison which enables the storage subsystem to run more efficiently while delivering dominant small block / large block performance and low latency,” said Bert Mauricio, director of Strategic Alliances, OCZ Storage Solutions. By using Z-Drive 4500 SSDs with vSphere 5.x or 6.x, enterprises can deliver virtualized applications that can be accelerated while delivering fast and reliable access to data without burdening host CPU and memory resources.”

“We are pleased that OCZ Storage Solutions’ Z-Drive 4500 qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has met specific VMware integration and interoperability standards and works effectively with VMware infrastructure, which can speed time to value within customer environments,” said Howard Hall, senior director, Alliances, VMware.

The VMware Ready program is a co-branding benefit of the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program that makes it easy for customers to identify partner products certified to work with VMware infrastructure. Customers can use these products and solutions to lower project risks and realize cost savings over custom-built solutions. With thousands of members worldwide, the VMware TAP program includes best-of-breed technology partners with the shared commitment to bring the best expertise and business solution for each unique customer need.