SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that IT professionals can now schedule testing with the Fusion ioDrive2 featured at all Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) worldwide. Through the collaboration between Fusion-io and Microsoft, customers can experience how server-based Fusion ioDrive products can accelerate Microsoft applications such as Microsoft SQL Server by more than 10 times, helping enterprises rapidly transform raw data into business intelligence.
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"Enterprises around the world rely on innovative databases like Microsoft SQL Server to power their business," said Sean Hehir, Fusion-io Vice President of Strategic Business Development. "Fusion-io solutions are easily added to datacenter servers to help Microsoft SQL Server customers of all sizes unlock the real-time value of their information. By teaming up with Microsoft to showcase the Fusion ioDrive2 at the Microsoft Technology Centers, the global Fusion-io team will help even more companies discover how Fusion ioMemory can accelerate the applications that power their success."
Collaborative environments that provide access to innovative technologies and world-class expertise, Microsoft Technology Centers enable customers to envision, design, and deploy solutions to meet the unique needs of their organization. Through the MTC Alliance Program, the Fusion ioDrive2 is now available for testing with Microsoft SQL Server in all MTCs around the globe. When Fusion ioDrives are evaluated as part of an MTC Proof of Concept engagement, customers can also benefit from side by side testing and consulting from MTC Architects.
"As a leader in database acceleration, it is exciting to welcome Fusion-io to the Microsoft Technology Center Alliance Program to help customers experience the performance of Microsoft SQL Server on Fusion ioDrives," said Chuck McCann, MTC Alliance Program Director. "With its application-centric architecture, Fusion ioDrives complement market-leading Microsoft applications such as Microsoft SQL Server to help customers leverage maximum value from the intelligence available in their databases."
Microsoft SQL Server enterprises across numerous business verticals are achieving 10X or greater improvements in application performance with Fusion-io products, as well as significant savings in operational and capital expenditures. For more details on Fusion-io Microsoft SQL Server customer case studies, please visit: http://www.fusionio.com/solutions/microsoft-sql-server/ To learn more about the Microsoft Technology Centers, visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mtc/default.aspx.
To schedule Fusion ioDrive testing at an MTC near you, please contact Fusion-io. For more about Fusion-io, go to www.fusionio.com. Follow Fusion-io on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fusionio or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fusionio.
About Fusion-io
Fusion-io delivers the world's data faster. Our Fusion ioMemory platform and software defined storage solutions accelerate virtualization, databases, cloud computing, big data and performance applications. From e-commerce retailers to the world's social media leaders and Fortune Global 500 companies, our customers are improving the performance and efficiency of their data centers with Fusion-io technology to accelerate the critical applications of the information economy.
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