Viaken Systems collaborates with EMC and expands relationship with Exodus
Viaken also announced that it is also expanding its relationship with Exodus (exodus.net), an Internet hosting and managed services company, to host dedicated solutions for its customers within the Exodus Internet Data Center (IDC) network.
Viaken predicts the recent agreements, including the benefits of the partner alliance between Exodus and EMC, will enable it to provide life sciences organizations with scalable storage solutions.
Under the terms of the agreements, Exodus will provide Viaken with Internet systems management expertise, which the company will then implement alongside EMC's information storage capabilities, to deploy and manage the large-scale bundled solutions to enable real-time access to valuable genomic and drug discovery information.
"Genomic data alone are doubling every six to nine months," said Keith Elliston, President and CEO of Viaken. "The challenges of SNP and proteomic data analysis and storage will require the most reliable and advanced storage solutions available. EMC's enterprise storage solutions are the highest quality, most capable storage technologies available, and we are pleased to be partnering with the storage technology leader."
"As all industries are impacted by the content wave of information that will bring the most significant growth in the history of information technology, it is crucial to provide access to reliable and scalable information storage," said B.J. Jenkins, Director of Service Provider Sales at EMC. "By offering access to EMC information solutions, forward thinking companies like Viaken can ensure that clients in the life science industry are equipped to efficiently and effectively address critical information needs."
"There is a rapidly growing need for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to have secure access to significant amounts of mission-critical data," said Chris Arisian, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Alliances for Exodus. "Our relationships with Viaken and EMC will provide the support needed for Viaken's mission-critical Internet operations, helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology scientists in their quest to understand diseases and discover new drugs. This is an excellent opportunity for us to grow our business in the fast-paced life science industry."