Nexenta to Present the Latest Trends and Challenges around Software-Defined Data Center Market Disruption via Open Source-Driven Software-Defined Storage Technologies at the Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Conference

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Nexenta (@Nexenta), the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS), today announced that its Chairman and CEO, Tarkan Maner, will present on a panel at the Piper Jaffray PJC Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Conference, March 10–11, 2015 in New York. The Next-Generation Storage Platforms panel is comprised of market leading private storage companies and will be delivered to more than 100 industry leaders, investors and upstarts on March 10^th at 3:30pm EST.

Piper Jaffray, a leading investment bank and asset management firm, has hosted its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Conference for several years. The conference is a platform to discuss investment opportunities and trends in technology today. This annual meeting of the minds will cover the disruptive technologies reshaping our daily lives, as well as the companies leading this transformation.

Tarkan plans to discuss Nexenta's successful Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) strategy for the past, present and future, as well its role within the Software-Defined Data Center. Tarkan will also speak to how Nexenta's solutions address storage challenges in emerging areas of IT such as Social Media, Big Data, the Internet of Things, Mobility, Open Source and the rise of Software-Defined Everything - OpenSDx.

What: Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference
When: March 10^th at 3:30pm ET
Where: Le Parker Meridien
Panel: Next-Generation Storage Platforms

• Nexenta Systems, Inc. (private)
• Permabit Technology Corporation (private)
• Tegile Systems, Inc. (private)
• Tintri, Inc. (private)

The agenda will encompass key themes from across the technology ecosystem and will consist of panel discussions, fireside chats and one-on-one meetings. Company and investor participation in the conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative.

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About Nexenta

Nexenta is the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) with 6,000+ customers, 1,000+ partners, 30+ patents, and more than 1,000 petabytes of storage under management. Nexenta uniquely integrates software-only "Open Source" collaboration with commodity hardware-centric "Software-Defined Storage" innovation. Nexenta OpenSDS solutions are 100% software-based; and 100% hardware-, protocol-, and app-agnostic providing organizations with Total Freedom protecting them against punitive vendor lock-in. Nexenta provides organizations with the "true" benefits of Software-Defined Everything-centric Cloud Computing – from data centers to end users; from the infrastructure to apps. Nexenta OpenSDS enables everyday apps from rich media-driven Social Living to Mobility; from the Internet of Things to Big Data; from OpenStack and CloudStack to Do-It-Yourself Cloud deployments – for all types of Clouds – Private, Public, and Hybrid. Founded around an "Open Source" platform and industry-disrupting vision, Nexenta delivers its award- and patent-winning software-only unified storage management solutions with a global partner network, including Cisco, Citrix, Dell, HP, Quanta, SanDisk, Seagate, Supermicro, VMware, Western Digital, Wipro, and many others.

For more information, visit, www.nexenta.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Also, download the newly published Nexenta Special Edition Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) for Dummies eBook.

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