SolidFire Lounge Showcases VMware Allocation, Management and Enforcement of Storage Quality of Service (QoS) During VMworld

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. and BOULDER, CO--(Marketwired - Aug 15, 2013) - VMWORLD -- SolidFire, the leader in all-SSD storage systems designed for large scale cloud infrastructure, will be hosting the SolidFire Lounge at the W Hotel, just steps from VMworld from August 26 through August 28. The SolidFire Lounge is an open venue where press, analysts, partners and customers can see for the first time, how VMware, OpenStack, and CloudStack management frameworks can allocate, manage, and guarantee storage performance.

In addition to live product demonstrations, attendees are invited to sit down with SolidFire executives and customers Calligo and Crucial Cloud Hosting, to discuss how they are leveraging SolidFire and management frameworks to guarantee storage performance to their customers. To schedule a time to speak with Calligo, Crucial Web Hosting or the SolidFire team, please contact lounge@solidfire.com. Visitors to the Lounge will also be able to see the recently announced SF9010 up close -- the world's largest and fastest all-SSD storage system.

Request your exclusive SolidFire Lounge pass at www.solidfire.com/rsvp. In the Lounge, guests can relax and enjoy "un-conference food" throughout the day: An espresso bar from 9:00am - 11:00am PT; local tastes from 12:00pm - 2:00pm PT; and a happy hour from 4:00pm - 6:00pm PT daily.

In addition to the Lounge, SolidFire will host a Craft Beer Tasting on Monday, August 26, from 5:00pm - 8:00pm PT at ThirstyBear Brewery. Guests will have the chance to win craft beer for a year at the event. To RSVP for the tasting, visit: http://twtvite.com/craftbeertasting

Lounge Details:
Date
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August 26-28, 2013, from 9:00am to 6:00pm PT
Espresso Bar | 9:00am - 11:00am daily
Local Tastes | 12:00pm - 2:00pm daily
Happy Hour | 4:00pm - 6:00pm daily
Location: Extreme WOW Suite, 31st floor, W Hotel, San Francisco
Registration: Visit www.solidfire.com/rsvp or email SolidFire at lounge@solidfire.com to schedule a conversation.
Format: Open lounge with live demonstrations daily. Visit the event link here.

Visitors can join the conversation on Twitter with #vSFLounge and #vBeerTasting. Additional information about VMworld 2013 can be found here.

About SolidFire
SolidFire is the market leader in high-performance data storage systems designed for large-scale public and private cloud infrastructure. Leveraging an all-flash scale-out architecture with patented volume-level quality of service (QoS) control, providers can now guarantee storage performance to thousands of applications within a shared infrastructure. In-line data reduction techniques along with system-wide automation are fueling new block-storage services, and advancing the way the world uses the cloud.
Learn more: www.solidfire.com | www.twitter.com/solidfire | www.facebook.com/solidfire.