Nexenta Presents How Open Software-Defined Storage is Disrupting the Hybrid Cloud Data Centers at the Needham Next-Gen Storage/Networking Conference 2016

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - November 01, 2016) - Nexenta (@Nexenta), the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS), today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Tarkan Maner, will present at Needham Next-Gen Storage/Networking Conference at 2:20 PM on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. In addition to the presentation, Nexenta will also participate in one-on-one meetings with key public equity investors.

Tarkan plans to discuss Nexenta's successful OpenSDS strategy for the past, present and future, as well its role within the Software-Defined Data Center. Tarkan will also speak to how customers are saying Nexenta's solutions address storage challenges in emerging areas of IT such as Social Media, Big Data, the Internet of Things, Mobility, Open Source, Cloud and the rise of Software-Defined Everything - OpenSDx.

The Needham conference brings together top thought leaders in storage, from components to traditional arrays, from hybrid solutions to all-flash systems and hyper-converged architectures. This conference, now in its tenth year, will once again include many of the leading companies in storage, optical, and networking. Within storage, 2016 has been dominated by all of these terms, with the next-generation data center world at the center of some of the most dramatic events in IT this year.

What:
Needham Next-Gen Storage/Networking Conference

When:
Wednesday, November 2nd at 2:20 PM EDT

Where:
Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York

Needham & Company, LLC, a subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc., is a nationally recognized full-service investment banking and asset management firm focused exclusively on growth companies and their investors since its founding 31 years ago. Needham's mission is to provide its clients with the long-term advice they need to achieve their business goals. The Firm's commitment to exceptional service is unusual in today's business climate, and is born of a tradition which stresses integrity above all else. We strive to be front of mind, approachable and idea driven. Founded by George Needham, David Townes and Raymond Godfrey, Jr., the firm is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Menlo Park, CA

This conference is by invitation only. Please contact your Needham salesperson for registration details as space will be limited.

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About Nexenta

Nexenta is the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) with 6,000+ customers, 400+ partners, 42 patents, and more than 1,500 petabytes of storage under management. Nexenta uniquely integrates deep software-only "Open Source" collaboration with one of the largest and most vibrant Open Source communities (46,000 members) and a comprehensive vision around a commodity hardware-centric "Software-Defined Storage" innovation enabling ANY app, cloud platform and protocol. Nexenta is 100% Software-based; and 100% hardware-, protocol-, cloud platform-, and app-agnostic providing organizations with Total Freedom protecting them against punitive "vendor-lock-in", "vendor-bait-n-switch", and "vendor-rip-n-replace" gimmicks. Nexenta provides enterprises with the "true" benefits of "true" Software-Defined Everything-centric Cloud Computing -- from data centers to end users; from the infrastructure to apps. Nexenta enables everyday apps from rich media-driven Social Living to Mobility; from the Internet of Things to Big Data; from OpenStack and CloudStack to Do-It-Yourself Cloud deployments -- for all types of Clouds -- Private, Public, and Hybrid. Founded around an "Open Source" platform and industry-disrupting vision, Nexenta delivers its award- and patent-winning software-only unified storage management solutions along with enterprise-scale 24x7 -- around the globe -- All Love -- service and support with a global partner network, including Cisco, Citrix, Dell, Docker, HPE, Lenovo, Quanta, SanDisk, Seagate, Supermicro, VMware, Western Digital, Wipro, and many others. Nexenta: 100% Software. Total Freedom. All Love.

For more information, visit, www.nexenta.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Also, download the newly published Nexenta Special Edition Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) for Dummies eBook.

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