Proximal Data and Micron Technology Join Forces to Deliver an Innovative Virtual Cache Solution Using SSDs to Increase Virtual

  Proximal Data and Micron Technology Join Forces to Deliver an Innovative
  Virtual Cache Solution Using SSDs to Increase Virtual Machine Density

VMworld US 2012

Business Wire

SAN DIEGO -- August 20, 2012

Proximal Data, the leading provider of server-side caching solutions for
virtualized environments, today announced a technology collaboration with
Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), one of the world’s leading providers of
advanced enterprise flash storage. Proximal Data’s AutoCache™ fast virtual
cache software, when combined with Micron’s P400e SATA and P320h PCIe
solid-state drives (SSDs), eliminates I/O bottlenecks in virtualized servers
and increases virtual machine (VM) density up to three times.

“With our combined solutions, Proximal Data and Micron are changing the face
of the virtualized enterprise data center and delivering a unique new solution
for maximizing virtual machine density and performance,” said Ed Doller, vice
president and general manager of Micron’s enterprise SSD Division. “Customers
using Proximal Data’s AutoCache software with Micron’s P400e SATA or P320h
PCIe solutions will dramatically improve their ability to support more
business applications in virtualized environments while realizing the benefits
of greater storage performance, endurance and data reliability.”

“By supporting Micron’s leading enterprise solid-state storage, we are
providing enterprises with higher levels of efficiency in how their virtual
machines process storage I/O. As a result, they can get more out of their
virtualized servers and lower their total cost of ownership,” said Rory Bolt,
CEO of Proximal Data. “With AutoCache, we offer a next-generation solution in
server virtualization optimization, focused on improving virtual machine
density and performance without increasing latency or impacting IT
operations.”

Proximal Data’s recently announced AutoCache software works seamlessly within
a hypervisor such as VMware ESXi to increase VM density up to three times with
absolutely no impact on IT operations. AutoCache also does not require agents
in guest operating systems. AutoCache places hot I/O into the Micron flash
device to intelligently supply priority data traffic to all VMs. By removing
the I/O bottleneck, VM density can be increased and efficiency is improved
while minimizing system resource usage. This frees up CPU capacity to support
more business applications. AutoCache is also integrated within VMware
management environments (vCenter, vSphere) and does not impact processes such
as those conducted by vMotion.

Micron’s P400e SATA SSD provides reliable high performance for read-intensive
applications and serves as a primary drive in applications that need advanced
endurance and data reliability. Micron’s P320h is a low-latency, high-IOPS
PCIe SSD providing the highest read throughput in the industry and the ideal
solution for optimizing applications with heavy read access. Both drives
feature high lifetime endurance, enterprise-level data protection and
outstanding power efficiency.

Proximal Data will be exhibiting at VMworld 2012 (Booth# 522), Aug. 26-30 in
San Francisco, where they will be raffling a Micron P400e drive.

Micron will also be exhibiting at VMworld 2012 (Booth# 2430).

Additional Resources

Proximal Data AutoCache Datasheet

Proximal Data AutoCache White Paper

Increasing VM Density With Server Side Caching: Proximal Data Briefing Report

Proximal Data AutoCache Video

Proximal Data AutoCache Tutorial

About Micron

Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) is one of the world’s leading providers of
advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron
manufactures and markets a full range of DRAM, NAND and NOR flash memory, as
well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and
semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking,
embedded and mobile products. www.micron.com.

About Proximal Data

Proximal Data is the leading provider of server-side caching solutions
specifically designed for virtualized environments. Proximal Data’s AutoCache™
software can dramatically increase virtual machine density by eliminating I/O
bottlenecks with adaptive I/O caching. When coupled with PCIe flash cards or
SSDs from our partners, Proximal Data’s fast virtual cache significantly
improves the efficiency and performance of virtualized servers without
disrupting IT operations or processes. www.proximaldata.com.

Contact:

Proximal Data
Beth Bryant, 508-786-3013
bbryant@marketrecognition.com