HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SoftNAS, the # 1 Best-Selling NAS in the cloud, today announced it has joined an elite group within the Amazon Partner Network (APN) becoming a Storage Competency Partner for Primary File Storage/Cloud NAS Solutions. SoftNAS has proven the ability to provide rich file services and a comprehensive cloud NAS solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), commonly extending on-premise storage. With its No Downtime Guarantee, SoftNAS offers a low-risk, reliable cloud NAS choice for AWS customers and is available on demand in all AWS regions, including North America, EMEA, APAC, Japan, and Latin America.

“Before finding SoftNAS, our team was running into limitations with scaling. Other products we experimented with could not meet our requirements which included handling hundreds of millions of data files”

SoftNAS is recognized by the AWS Storage Competency Program for demonstrating technical proficiency and proven customer success in enterprise storage for managing and easily accessing corporate data. Successful enterprise deployments with customers such as Atypon, a leading provider of software to the scientific and scholarly publishing industry, have made a significant impact as businesses investigate AWS storage solutions.

“Before finding SoftNAS, our team was running into limitations with scaling. Other products we experimented with could not meet our requirements which included handling hundreds of millions of data files,” said Constantinos Karantzas, VP of Cloud Engineering, Atypon. “SoftNAS creates a very simple process with zero downtime and offers seamless, reliable storage that operates consistently.”

“The AWS Storage Competency achievement brings welcome recognition to the SoftNAS cloud storage products,” commented Rick Braddy, CEO of SoftNAS. “Our product strength and functionality is a direct result of listening to customers who require agile, high-performing, and reliable storage as they expand their businesses with AWS.”

SoftNAS continues to be a top-selling product in the storage and backup category on the AWS Marketplace.

About SoftNAS

SoftNAS™, LLC, is a leading storage software company that provides agile storage software that protects business-critical data across public, private and hybrid clouds. SoftNAS gives organizations the power of data portability and access, providing enterprise-class NAS storage and file gateway capabilities required to safely and reliably operate IT systems and applications in the cloud. SoftNAS believes in powerful, hassle-free storage and supports the most popular public, private, and hybrid cloud computing platforms, including Amazon AWS™, Microsoft® Azure™, VMware® vSphere® and vCloud® Air™.

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Cloud Storage Software Company Recognized as Innovative Business

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SoftNAS, the #1 best-selling NAS in the cloud, today announced it was selected for the Red Herring Top 100 North America Award. SoftNAS joins the prestigious roster of technology companies who were selected from approximately 1,200 privately financed companies.

“To be named as a Red Herring Top 100 winner means we are sharing company with so many successful businesses who have blazed innovative paths before us”

“Over the years, our competition has steadily attracted more high performance, quality start-up companies making finalist and winning selections more and more challenging,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “The SoftNAS team presented solid results from an innovative vision already in motion, which differentiated their story and offering. We review so many companies for this award and believe this is a great platform to acknowledge best-in-class performers with promise.”

“To be named as a Red Herring Top 100 winner means we are sharing company with so many successful businesses who have blazed innovative paths before us,” stated Rick Braddy, CEO of SoftNAS. “With so much data to be managed across many industries, the multi-billion dollar cloud storage market is expanding at a rapid pace and SoftNAS is poised to give enterprises the power to safely manage, access and protect precious corporate data and applications as the cloud is adopted by mainstream business.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technological innovation and intellectual property, DNA of the founders, business model, customer footprint and addressable market. A review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers allowed Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America that complement this assessment of potential.

About SoftNAS

SoftNAS™, LLC, is a leading storage software company that provides agile storage software that protects business-critical data across public, private and hybrid clouds. SoftNAS gives organizations the power of data portability and access, providing enterprise-class NAS storage and file gateway capabilities required to safely and reliably operate IT systems and applications in the cloud. SoftNAS offers hassle-free storage and supports the most popular public, private, and hybrid cloud computing platforms, including Amazon AWS™, Microsoft® Azure™, VMware® vSphere® and vCloud® Air™.

Learn more: https://softnas.com/
Free 30-day trial: https://softnas.com/trynow
Twitter: @SoftNAS
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/softnas

“The short-list confirms the excellent foresight and strong innovations created by entrepreneurs in North America. By all measures, the remarkable group of companies comprising the Top 100 Short-list underlines the constant drive to innovate”

Red Herring has been selecting the most exciting and promising start-ups and “scale ups” since 1995. Finalists are still evaluated individually from a large pool of hundreds of candidates based across North America. Twenty major criteria underlie the scoring and process which include, among others: the candidate company’s addressable market size, intellectual property and patents, financing, product, trailing revenues and management’s expertise.

2015 will be remembered as a special vintage. “The short-list confirms the excellent foresight and strong innovations created by entrepreneurs in North America. By all measures, the remarkable group of companies comprising the Top 100 Short-listunderlines the constant drive to innovate,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO, Red Herring.

“The past few years have illustrated consistent growth and reach for SoftNAS as businesses in all types of industries embrace our cloud storage technology to manage and protect data in their enterprise,” said Rick Braddy, CEO of SoftNAS. “We are very excited to be a finalist in the Red Herring Top 100, as being recognized with other industry leaders pushes us even more rapidly to ensure customers have access to the most robust and secure technology.”

The short-listed companies qualify to present their winning technology at the Red Herring North America, hosted in San Diego, Calif., at the Hilton Bayfront. The Top 100 winners will be announced during a special awards ceremony the evening of June 3, 2015.

About SoftNAS

SoftNAS™, LLC, is a leading storage software company that provides agile storage software that protects business-critical data across public, private and hybrid clouds. SoftNAS gives organizations the power of data portability and access, providing enterprise-class NAS storage and file gateway capabilities required to safely and reliably operate IT systems and applications in the cloud. SoftNAS offers hassle-free storage and supports the most popular public, private, and hybrid cloud computing platforms, including Amazon AWS™, Microsoft® Azure™, VMware® vSphere® and vCloud® Air™.

Learn more: https://softnas.com/

Free 30-day trial: https://softnas.com/trynow

Twitter: @SoftNAS

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/softnas