BlueLock Selects Scale Computing's Storage Solution for vCloud Express Launch
BlueLock, provider of cloud computing and managed IT services, announces Scale Computing, provider of clustered storage solutions, to support BlueLock's storage needs as they launch the BlueLock vCloud Express offering.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 04, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- (VMworld, San Francisco, CA - September 2, 2009) - Indianapolis-based BlueLock, provider of cloud computing and managed IT services, announces an agreement with Scale Computing, provider of clustered storage solutions utilizing proprietary technology, to support BlueLock's storage needs as they launch the BlueLock vCloud Express offering. BlueLock was one of only five cloud computing hosting providers chosen by VMware to provide VMware vCloud services.

VMware's vCloud is a Compute-as-a-Service solution powered by vCloud Service Providers such as BlueLock. vCloud is designed to support transient workloads by providing a high level of elasticity for faster turnaround time and future workload federation and will compete with offerings such as Amazon EC2. Users' storage needs will be supported by Scale Computing's technology, which offers users a low-cost, high availability, and scalable multi-petabyte storage solution.

"Scale Computing's unique storage architecture has provided us with a true cost reduction in storage as we roll out BlueLock vCloud Express," said Pat O'Day, CTO, BlueLock. "This partnership offers real value to our clients who need to store more data and spend less money."

"We are excited to work with BlueLock on this important offering for their customer base," said Jason Collier, CTO, Scale Computing. "Our clustered, parallel storage architecture essentially creates an 'internal cloud' with an extensive core set of enterprise-class features running on commodity hardware."

BlueLock vCloud Express is a reliable, on-demand, pay-as-you-go infrastructure solution that ensures compatibility with internal VMware environments and with VMware Virtualized services worldwide. The technology allows users to create virtual machines as needed and add compute capacity via an online interface. Users pay only for the compute and storage space they use.

BlueLock vCloud Express is available immediately. For additional information, visit http://vcloudexpress.bluelock.com.

About BlueLock:
BlueLock serves its clients by providing the people, expertise and IT infrastructure in a world-class, SAS 70 certified data center. The company provides Virtual Cloud Computing through Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) where clients subscribe monthly to just the right amount of computing, storage and bandwidth capacity needed today with the ability to grow "on demand" in the future. Their unique IT environments are ideal for Web-facing software applications (also known as Web 2.0 or SaaS) and IT environments that require high availability and the ability to expand and contract dynamically for production or disaster recovery. BlueLock, a Collina Ventures company, is privately-held and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About Scale Computing:
Scale Computing is a leading provider of clustered storage solutions utilizing proprietary technology. Scale's architecture delivers massive scalability and enterprise-grade reliability at a fraction of the cost of traditionally architected SAN or NAS systems. Starting as small as 3TB, Scale systems can grow into the petabytes without ever migrating data. For more information, visit www.scalecomputing.com.

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