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Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
VergeIO Wins ‘Best of Show' at 19 th Annual FMS Awards
BUSINESS WIRE)-- VergeIO, the VMware alternative and pioneer in ultraconverged infrastructure, was named Most Innovative Startup Company at FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage, the industry's premier event for next-generation memory and storage technologies. FMS Best of Show (BoS) Awards recognizes companies' products and solutions as innovative leaders in the memory and storage technologies industry. There are eight distinct award categories which address the wide range of high-performance memory and storage innovations in the market. Criteria for nominations include innovative designs as well as the potential for industry leadership. The Most Innovative Startup Company award honors businesses on the entrepreneurial journey from inspiration and learning, all the way through startup, scale up and becoming a market disruptor, and a champion in the technology landscape. 'Virtual infrastructure has created great value for many generations of distributed systems and data centers, but virtualization platforms are increasingly challenged by cost, complexity and fragmentation. The future represents an entirely new class of infrastructure software for memory, storage and compute,' said Jay Kramer, Chair of the Awards Program and President of Network Storage Advisors Inc. 'We are proud to recognize VergeIO as the most innovative startup company for bringing to market a fully integrated, AI-ready infrastructure which merges compute, storage and networking into a single memory optimized operating environment. This includes VergeHV, an AI-optimized hypervisor with direct GPU access, VergeFabric, software-defined networking for high-throughput AI clusters, and VergeIQ to create isolated Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) to run and manage AI models securely, privately and at scale.' VergeIO is the leading VMware Alternative. Unlike hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), its ultraconverged infrastructure (UCI) collapses the traditional IT stack (virtualization, storage and networking) into an integrated data center operating environment, VergeOS. Its efficiency enables greater workload density using existing hardware while improving data resiliency. The result is dramatically lower costs, improved availability and greatly simplified IT. 'Recognition of a job well done – whether it's by industry experts, partners or your customers – is always a validating experience,' said Yan Ness, CEO of VergeIO. 'In winning Most Innovative Startup Company at this year's FMS Awards, we have earned acknowledgement as a leader of storage technology that showcases our capabilities in delivering reduced costs, improved agility and increased performance for critical workloads. All of us at VergeIO look forward to continuing our mission to simplifying and improving IT infrastructures.' Taking place August 5–7 in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Santa Clara Convention Center, FMS 2025 is the world's largest industry conference and exhibition in this sector, FMS highlights mainstream applications, breakthrough innovations, key enabling technologies and the full spectrum of players – from leading vendors to disruptive startups. Additional information about the event is available at VergeIO is the leading VMware alternative, delivering a unified platform that converges virtualization, storage, networking, AI, and backup into a single software-defined solution. Learn more at
Business Wire
22-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
VergeIO and Solidigm Introduce 'The AFA Replacement Kit' to Eliminate the Complexity and Cost of Dedicated Flash Arrays
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VergeIO, the VMware alternative and pioneer in ultraconverged infrastructure, and Solidigm, a leader in enterprise data storage, today announced the launch of The AFA Replacement Kit—an offering designed to replace traditional all-flash arrays with a simpler, more cost-effective infrastructure solution. The AFA Replacement Kit brings together three (3) Solidigm™ 4TB enterprise SSDs and a VergeOS server license combined into one streamlined platform. Along with your servers, it's a complete, ready-to-run infrastructure solution designed to deliver performance, resiliency, and simplicity. 'Customers are tired of bloated hardware stacks and complex licensing schemes,' said Yan Ness, CEO of VergeIO. 'This kit gives them everything they need to run high-performance workloads—without the operational baggage.' The AFA Replacement Kit offers IT a turnkey alternative to aging all-flash infrastructure, reducing costs, simplifying operations, and enhancing performance through software-defined efficiency. All IT needs to do is insert the included flash drives into empty drive bays in existing servers, and they're ready to deploy VergeOS. VergeIO customers have reported reducing storage costs by a factor of ten, in addition to the added savings from eliminating expensive VMware licensing and support agreements. 'We simply inserted the drives into our existing servers, and VergeOS picked them up immediately,' said Brian Bazzell, Director of IT at the City of St. Peters, Missouri. 'It now handles all of our production data and guarantees performance for our critical workloads while protecting it automatically. We saved tens of thousands of dollars by using this approach instead of refreshing our Nimble array.' 'VergeIO's software platform unlocks the full potential of Solidigm enterprise SSDs,' said Greg Matson, Senior Vice President, Head of Products and Marketing at Solidigm. 'Together, we deliver performance and efficiency that legacy architectures can't match. We're focused on pushing the boundaries of storage technology to help customers optimize across modern compute workloads, including today's hyperconverged infrastructure demands." As part of the campaign launch, VergeIO and Solidigm will host a joint webinar on July 31, 2025, 1:00PM ET titled 'How to Replace Your AFA—While Improving Performance and Slashing Costs,' featuring a live demonstration and migration strategies. Click here to register: About VergeIO VergeIO is the leading VMware alternative, delivering a unified platform that converges virtualization, storage, networking, AI, and backup into a single software-defined solution. Learn more at About Solidigm Solidigm, a pioneer in enterprise data storage, leverages decades of product leadership and technical innovation to help customers propel into the data-centric future with a robust end-to-end product portfolio for core data centers to the edge. Explore
Business Wire
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
VergeIO-Backed ESG Research Reveals Four Forces Driving Urgent Infrastructure Modernization
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research sponsored by VergeIO and conducted by Informa TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), titled Private AI, Virtualization, and Cloud: Transforming the Future of Infrastructure Modernization, reveals a dramatic shift in how organizations approach IT infrastructure strategy. The study, which surveyed 380 midmarket and enterprise IT professionals across North America, identified four primary forces accelerating the need for infrastructure modernization: virtualization market disruption, rising cloud costs, the operational impact of AI, and a persistent shortage of skilled IT personnel. According to ESG, 54% of organizations are actively investigating or planning to replace their primary hypervisor, a significant figure given VMware's historically dominant market share. The study also shows that 76% of organizations are re-evaluating their cloud strategies in response to cost pressures, and more than 60% are actively scaling their infrastructure to support on-premises AI initiatives. 'These four pressures are converging at a time when IT teams are already stretched thin,' said Scott Sinclair, Practice Director at ESG. 'What organizations need now is not just a cloud-like experience or an alternative to legacy vendors—they need simplicity, predictability, and architectural leverage. Solutions like VergeOS are designed to deliver exactly that.' The findings align with VergeIO's latest white paper, Four Forces Accelerating Infrastructure Modernization, which explores how organizations are compressing their IT planning horizons in response to these external pressures. The paper positions VergeOS as a unified software-defined platform capable of replacing legacy virtualization stacks, reducing complexity, and enabling both traditional and AI workloads within the same environment. 'Most organizations don't have the luxury of rebuilding from scratch, and they can't afford to wait,' said Yan Ness, CEO of VergeIO. 'VergeOS was designed to meet this moment. It eliminates silos, simplifies operations, and restores control—without forcing customers into disruptive re-platforming.' VergeIO was one of the sponsors of the ESG research, which is available now exclusively from VergeIO to industry leaders exploring modernization options. The company will be hosting a webinar on June 26th at 1:00 PM ET, featuring Scott Sinclair and George Crump in a live discussion on the future of data center infrastructure. Register here: About VergeIO VergeIO is the leader in ultra-converged infrastructure, delivering a unified software platform—VergeOS—that replaces traditional virtualization, storage, and networking layers with a single data center operating system. VergeOS is the leading VMware alternative, offering a flat, software-defined architecture that simplifies IT operations while improving scalability and control. From core to edge to private AI environments, VergeOS simplifies infrastructure and accelerates innovation. About ESG Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a division of TechTarget, is a leading industry analyst and research firm that delivers actionable market intelligence and custom research for the enterprise technology sector.
Business Wire
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
VergeIO Introduces VergeIQ – On-Premises AI for Every Enterprise
BUSINESS WIRE)-- VergeIO, the developer of VergeOS—the first software-defined platform to unify virtualization, storage, and networking—today announced VergeIQ, a fully integrated Enterprise AI infrastructure solution enabling enterprises and research institutions to securely, efficiently, and easily deploy and manage private AI environments. VergeIQ is not a bolt-on or standalone AI stack. It is seamlessly integrated as a core component of VergeOS, enabling enterprises to rapidly deploy AI infrastructure and capabilities within their existing data centers in minutes, rather than months. 'With VergeIQ, we're removing the complexity and hurdles enterprises face when adopting AI,' said Yan Ness, CEO of VergeIO. 'Organizations want to leverage the power of AI for competitive advantage without losing control of their most sensitive data. VergeIQ provides exactly that—enterprise-ready AI fully integrated within VergeOS, entirely under your control.' Scott Sinclair, Practice Director of the Infrastructure, Cloud, and DevOps segment at Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), added: 'AI has quickly become a strategic priority across every industry, but organizations encounter significant challenges around infrastructure complexity and data governance. VergeIQ directly addresses these pain points by making private, secure AI deployment achievable for enterprises of all sizes. This innovation will help drive the next wave of enterprise AI adoption.' Integrated Enterprise AI Infrastructure VergeIQ is designed for enterprises needing secure AI capabilities, data privacy, and near-bare-metal performance. Customers can select and deploy various Large Language Models (LLMs)—such as LLaMa, Mistral, and Falcon—and immediately begin using them on their own data within VergeOS secure, tenant-aware infrastructure. Unlike traditional AI stacks that rely on complex third-party infrastructure or GPU virtualization tools like NVIDIA vGPU, VergeIQ provides native GPU pooling and clustering, eliminating external licensing complexity. This native integration ensures dynamic, efficient GPU resource utilization across virtual data centers. Key Highlights of VergeIQ: Private, Secure Deployment: Fully on-premises, air-gapped, or disconnected deployments ensuring total data sovereignty, compliance, and security. Rapid LLM Deployment: Instantly deploy popular pre-trained LLMs, including LLaMa, Falcon, OpenAI, Claude, and Mistral, without complex setup or custom training. OpenAI API Routing: A built-in OpenAI-compatible API router simplifies the integration and interaction of diverse large language models (LLMs) within your workflows. Vendor-Agnostic GPU Support: Utilize any standard GPU hardware, avoiding vendor lock-in and enhancing flexibility in infrastructure decisions. Dynamic GPU/CPU Orchestration: Automatically manage and optimize the loading and utilization of AI models across available GPU and CPU resources, maximizing infrastructure efficiency and scalability. GPU Sharing and Clustering: Dynamic, intelligent pooling and sharing of GPU resources across clusters to ensure optimal usage, performance, and cost-efficiency. Infrastructure Intelligence: Directly query IT infrastructure to extract actionable insights and simplify operational decision-making rapidly. VergeIQ will be available as a seamless upgrade of VergeOS to all existing customers, providing full enterprise AI capabilities immediately upon upgrade. To learn more about VergeIQ and see it in action, register for our upcoming webinar on June 12th at 1:00pm ET. About VergeIO VergeIO is the company behind VergeOS, the world's first unified data center operating system. VergeOS simplifies and integrates virtualization, storage, and networking into a single, scalable software platform that spans from the edge to the core. With the addition of VergeIQ, VergeIO is redefining how enterprises build, deploy, and manage private and secure AI infrastructure. To schedule a demonstration or join the VergeIQ Early Access program, visit
