Seoul, South Korea – The Korean technology leader Nettars Technology Inc. and StorPool Storage announced a new strategic partnership. The partnership will combine StorPool’s expertise in building high-performance and reliable storage solutions with Nettars deep expertise in the local market and strong technical capabilities.
Together Nettars and StorPool will build storage and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions for Korean market to meet the requirements of local enterprises and government projects. The partnership leverages Nettars unique competence and strengths in providing high-end tailored storage and cloud solutions. In addition it also leverages StorPool’s unique block-storage software which is unmatched in reliability, performance and low resource usage. All these combined will provide robust, fast and cost efficient alternative to traditional SAN, all-flash arrays and HCI solutions for the Korean market.
The fast adoption of cloud computing (private, hybrid and public cloud) in Korea continues to open many doors and opportunities. Мore local enterprises realize that cloud computing is the vehicle to achieve business agility and increase profitability. Naturally CIOs and IT managers in Korea are increasingly turning their attention to build exceptional cloud infrastructure, powered by scalable and efficient software-defined technologies. According to a research conducted by IDC in Korea, the domestic cloud market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.3% over the next four years, exceeding $500M USD in 2020.
“Our aim is to build storage and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions for private, hybrid and public clouds, as well as for other project, which requires high-performance and low latency storage. Main market verticals which can use the powerful storage systems we are building together with Nettars are enterprises, government and cloud providers.
We are very pleased to form a strategic partnership with such a trusted and capable company like Nettars.”, said Boyan Ivanov, CEO of StorPool Storage.
Nettars Technology Inc. business areas are x86 system manufacturing, Red hat technology provision, Storage and server maintenance. The sales and the number of employees have been increased by 200% each year. The company was founded in 2013 and fast become a leader in its market segment. Nettars is a Samsung, Microsoft and RedHat partner and has a government certification for manufacturing x86 servers and storage.