StorSimple

StorSimple was founded in 2009 by former Cisco Systems and Brocade Communications Systems executives Ursheet Parikh and Guru Pangal.{{Cite news |title= With StorSimple acquisition, Microsoft turns up the heat on Rackspace, Amazon |date=16 October 2012 |work= Venture Beat |first=Christina |last=Farr |url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/10/16/microsoft-storsimple/ |accessdate=19 July 2013}}{{Cite web |title=Secrets to Success in a Complex Enterprise Market |date=17 October 2012 |first=Mike| last=Volpi |authorlink=Mike Volpi |publisher=Index Ventures |url=http://www.indexventures.com/blog/index/post/550 |accessdate=19 July 2013}}{{cite magazine |magazine=Network World |url=http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2010/050310stor2.html |title=StorSimple Emerges from the Clouds |date=5 May 2010 |first=Deni |last=Connor}} StorSimple marketed a cloud storage gateway computer appliance called Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS). Their approach claimed to integrate primary storage data deduplication, automated tiered storage of data (across local and cloud storage), data compression, encryption, and significantly faster data backup and disaster recovery times.

StorSimple was certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and VMware. It integrated with cloud storage from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Rackspace.{{cite magazine |magazine=CIO magazine |publisher=IDG |url=http://www.cio.com/article/703365/StorSimple_Extends_Portfolio_of_Cloud_Connected_Storage_Appliances/ |title=StorSimple Extends Portfolio of Cloud-Connected Storage Solutions |date=3 April 2012 |first=Mikael |last=Ricknäs}} In 2012 StorSimple was considered to be at the forefront of its genre.{{cite web |publisher=Infostor |url=http://www.infostor.com/backup-and_recovery/cloud-storage/cloud-integrated-enterprise-storage-real-cloud-for-real-data.html |title=Cloud-Integrated Enterprise Storage: Real Cloud for Real Data |date=30 March 2012 |first=Jeff |last=Boles}}

The appliance had an iSCSI interface using 10 Gigabit Ethernet and used serial ATA disks as well as solid-state drives.{{Cite news |title=StorSimple Intros Hybrid SSD-SATA-Cloud Storage |work=CRN |date=3 June 2010 |first=Joseph F.|last=Kovar |url=http://www.crn.com/news/storage/225300224/storsimple-intros-hybrid-ssd-sata-cloud-storage.htm |accessdate=19 July 2013}} In April 2012, StorSimple announced the replacement of its 2U 5010 (2.5 TB raw capacity) and 7010 (5 TB raw) models: the 5020 with 2 TB of raw capacity, the 7020 (4 TB), 5520 (10 TB) and the 4U 7520 (20 TB).{{cite magazine |magazine=The Register |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/05/storsimple_recharges/ |title=StorSimple in swerve towards biz data |date=5 Apr 2012 |first=Chris |last=Mellor}}

On October 16, 2012, Microsoft agreed to acquire StorSimple.{{Cite news |title= Microsoft Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire StorSimple |first=Michael |last=Park |date=16 October 2012 |publisher= Microsoft |url= http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/10/16/microsoft-reaches-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-storsimple.aspx |accessdate=19 July 2013}} It was finalized by November 15.{{Cite web |title=Microsoft Acquires StorSimple |date=15 November 2012 |url= http://www.storsimple.com/blog/bid/111118/Microsoft-Acquires-StorSimple |work= Blog |first=Ursheet |last=Parikh |accessdate=19 July 2013}}

After acquisition, Microsoft integrated StorSimple into its Azure product suite and refreshed the hardware, launching the 8100 and 8600 on-premise fixed-configuration storage arrays in 2014. The 8100 offered between 10 TB and 40 TB locally depending on data compression and data de-duplication and up to 200 TB maximum capacity inclusive of the Azure cloud storage. The 8600 offered 40 TB to 100 TB locally and 500 TB inclusive of cloud storage.{{cite news |url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2600208/cloud-storage-microsofts-storsimple-a-first-look-at-the-8000-series.html |first=Jonathan |last=Hassell |title=Microsoft's StorSimple: A first look at the 8000 series |publisher=Computerworld |date=3 September 2014}} Like their predecessors, the appliances combined solid state and standard disk drives.{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/10/microsoft_new_hybrid_san_kit/ |title=Who's that new kid making hybrid SAN kit? Yes, it's MICROSOFT |publisher=The Register |first=Chris |last=Mellor |date=10 July 2014}} A virtualised version of the platform, running on a virtual machine in the Azure cloud, was initially marketed as the 1100 then re-branded as the 8010. In 2015 this was replaced by the 8020, offering 64 TB maximum, compared to its predecessor's 30 TB.{{cite web |url=https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/storsimple/ |title=StorSimple Documentation | Azure |publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=23 July 2016}}

• Gartner Research "Cool Vendor in Storage Technologies, 2010"{{cite web |url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/1334113 |title=Cool Vendor in Storage Technologies, 2010|publisher=Gartner|date=2 April 2010}}
• Dow Jones/VentureWire "Top 50 Startups to Watch” 2010 (only cloud storage on list){{Cite news |title= VentureWire's FASTech Conference Spotlights Most Promising Start-Ups |date=12 October 2010 |publisher=Wall Street Journal |work=Venture Capital Dispatch blog |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/10/12/venturewires-fastech-conference-to-spotlight-most-promising-start-ups/ |accessdate=19 July 2013}}
• Most Promising Cloud Solution at the UP Cloud Computing Conference 2010{{cite web |url=http://up-con.com/current-standings |title= Current Standings | UP 2014 - Cloud Computing Conference 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101042810/http://up-con.com/current-standings |archivedate=1 January 2014}}
• Storage Magazine Gold Award for 2011 Product of the Year, storage systems category{{Cite web |title=Best data storage products 2011: Storage systems |work=SearchStorage |url=http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/guide/Storage-systems |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221135544/http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/guide/Storage-systems|archivedate=21 February 2012 |accessdate=19 July 2013}}
• Microsoft BizSpark Partner of the Year 2011{{cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2011/06/22/microsoft-announces-2011-partner-of-the-year-award-winners-and-finalists/#sm.00001tbswwq86ida4xnhd1pchxyq9 |title=Microsoft Announces 2011 Partner of the Year Award Winners and Finalists |date=22 June 2011|publisher=Microsoft}}
• Grand Prize for Best of Show – Interop Japan 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110628005485/en/StorSimple-Named-Show-Interop-Tokyo |title=StorSimple Named Best of Show at Interop Tokyo |date=28 June 2011 |publisher=Business Wire}}
• Bronze award "Best Storage Hardware" by SQL Server Magazine 2011{{cite web |url=http://sqlmag.com/sql-server/2011-sql-server-magazine-editors-best-and-community-choice-awards |title=2011 SQL Server Magazine Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards |publisher=SQL Server Pro |date=18 November 2011}}
• CRN 10 Coolest Storage Startups{{Cite news |title= The 10 Coolest Storage Startups Of 2012 (So Far) |date=10 July 2012 |work=CRN |first=Joseph F. |last=Kovar |url=http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/240003163/the-10-coolest-storage-startups-of-2012-so-far.htm?pgno=9 |accessdate=19 July 2013}} / Emerging Vendors 2012

• Cloud computing

{{reflist|2}}

• {{Official website|http://www.storsimple.com}}

{{Microsoft}}

{{Cloud computing}}

Category:Cloud storage

Category:Cloud clients

Category:Microsoft cloud services

Category:Cloud storage gateways