PRESS RELEASE — MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – May 24, 2016) – Gridstore™ the leader in hyper-converged all flash infrastructure today announced that ZebraHost LLC, a leading application hosting company which specializes in server management, hosting solutions and managed technology services has signed on as the newest member of the Gridstore Accelerate Partner Program. With the addition of Gridstore’s all-flash HyperConverged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions to their portfolio, this partnership provides ZebraHost the ability to dramatically expand and enhance their delivery of innovative hyperconverged solutions that allow their clients to fully maximize the return on their IT investments. ZebraHost will be re-selling the Gridstore HCI to their clients seeking a Microsoft-centric hyper-converged solution as well as leveraging the power and performance of the HCI as part of their hosting services.

ZebraHost specializes in disaster recovery, backup and migration solutions and has been providing application hosting and information technology solutions in Des Moines, Iowa since 2000. They have continuously expanded their server management solutions and now have servers in data centers worldwide. By partnering with Gridstore, they can now offer customers an all-flash hyper-converged solution. Today ZebraHost manages servers in 13 data centers across the globe for customers in 35 countries with the ability to install on premises or utilize their own data center for clients demanding an off-site solution.{ad}

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“We are extremely pleased to be forming this partnership with Gridstore,” said Nate Battles, director of product development, ZebraHost LLC. “I believe this alliance will go a long way in helping our customers realize the full potential of their IT investments. We’ve been a Hyper-V shop for several years and with Gridstore being a Microsoft Partner and their focus on the Microsoft ecosystem, this partnership will be prove to be very appealing to our clients.” {ad}

Gridstore’s Accelerate Partner Program provides materials, resources and experience, equipping partners with the tools needed to successfully promote an innovative solution that lowers TCO, optimizes Microsoft workloads, and offers customers tangible value. With Gridstore’s HyperConverged Infrastructure, partners are providing offerings that are designed to accelerate application performance in virtualized environments. The Gridstore Accelerate Program enables partners to profitably expand their business and deliver true customer value.

“We are very pleased that ZebraHost has joined the Accelerate Program; they will play an integral role in expanding our reach in the Midwest and beyond,” said Phil Lavery, vice president of sales the Americas, Gridstore. “They bring a rich history of subject matter expertise and we share the same values when it comes to working with customers.”

Gridstore’s award winning HyperConverged Infrastructure, is delivered as an appliance that offers market leading price/performance, efficient scaling, and scale-to-fit design. The Gridstore HCI is easy and fast to deploy while reducing management time and effort. Leveraging its patented software, a Gridstore HCI delivers 75% less physical infrastructure and a 65% lower price-per-VM than traditional solutions. The Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance is an ideal platform for infrastructure refreshes and specific workloads such as VDI, SQL Server, Dev/Test, Private Cloud and ROBO.