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==OEM partnerships==
==OEM partnerships==
Fusion-io has partnerships with [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[IBM]], and [[Dell]], which is due in part to its server-centric architecture called ioMemory.<ref name=How_Improves>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2009/id20090330_618318.htm |title=How Fusion-io Improves Companies' Memory |author=Hesseldahl, Arik |publisher=Bloomburg.com |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=Preimesberger>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/IBM-Hooks-Up-with-Wozniak-Fusionio-in-OEM-Pact-for-SSDs-804816/ |title=IBM Hooks Up with Wozniak, Fusion-io in OEM Pact for SSDs |author=Preimesberger, Chris |publisher=eweek.com |date=2009-12-09 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref><!--The comment that the ioMemory was the reason the companies chose Fusion-io will need to be sourced.--> IBM’s project Quicksilver,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fusionio.com/press/Fusion-io-and-IBM-Team-to-Improve-Enterprise-Storage/ |title=Fusion-io and IBM Team to Improve Enterprise Storage Performance |publisher=Fusion-io |date=2008-09-03 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref> based on Fusion-io technology, showed that solid-state technology in 2008 could deliver the fastest performance of its time: 1 million [[IOPS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/storagevirtualization/entry/1m_iops_from_flash_actions?lang=en |title=1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words |author=Whyte, Barry |publisher=[[IBM]].com |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=}}</ref> As of December 2009, IBM has offered the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter, based on the ioDrive, as the only PCIe-based solid-state storage solution for use in IBM servers.<ref name=Preimesberger/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ssd/ssd_adapters.html |title=IBM Solid State Storage - PCIe Adapters |author= |publisher=[[IBM]].com|date= |accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref><!--The sentence at the end of this paragraph originally repeated the majority of this last sentence "and IBM worked with Fusion-io in December 2009 to create the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter." The original citation was the IBM web site, but it said nothing of Dec 2009 or Fusion-io. Another source is required here. Then it could be integrated into the current IBM statement or expanded if additional information can be found and sourced.--> HP worked with Fusion-io to create the [[IO Accelerator]] specifically for HP's BladeSystem C-Series servers in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Fusionio-HP-Team-Up-for-1M-IOPs-8GBs-Throughput-Ben-362772/ |title=1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words |author=Chris Preimesberger |publisher=eweek.com |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=}}</ref>
Fusion-io has partnerships with [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[IBM]], [[Dell]], and [[[Supermicro]]], which is due in part to its server-centric architecture called ioMemory.<ref name=How_Improves>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2009/id20090330_618318.htm |title=How Fusion-io Improves Companies' Memory |author=Hesseldahl, Arik |publisher=Bloomburg.com |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=Preimesberger>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/IBM-Hooks-Up-with-Wozniak-Fusionio-in-OEM-Pact-for-SSDs-804816/ |title=IBM Hooks Up with Wozniak, Fusion-io in OEM Pact for SSDs |author=Preimesberger, Chris |publisher=eweek.com |date=2009-12-09 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref><!--The comment that the ioMemory was the reason the companies chose Fusion-io will need to be sourced.--> IBM’s project Quicksilver,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fusionio.com/press/Fusion-io-and-IBM-Team-to-Improve-Enterprise-Storage/ |title=Fusion-io and IBM Team to Improve Enterprise Storage Performance |publisher=Fusion-io |date=2008-09-03 |accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref> based on Fusion-io technology, showed that solid-state technology in 2008 could deliver the fastest performance of its time: 1 million [[IOPS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/storagevirtualization/entry/1m_iops_from_flash_actions?lang=en |title=1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words |author=Whyte, Barry |publisher=[[IBM]].com |date=2008-08-20 |accessdate=}}</ref> As of December 2009, IBM has offered the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter, based on the ioDrive, as the only PCIe-based solid-state storage solution for use in IBM servers.<ref name=Preimesberger/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ssd/ssd_adapters.html |title=IBM Solid State Storage - PCIe Adapters |author= |publisher=[[IBM]].com|date= |accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref><!--The sentence at the end of this paragraph originally repeated the majority of this last sentence "and IBM worked with Fusion-io in December 2009 to create the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter." The original citation was the IBM web site, but it said nothing of Dec 2009 or Fusion-io. Another source is required here. Then it could be integrated into the current IBM statement or expanded if additional information can be found and sourced.--> HP worked with Fusion-io to create the [[IO Accelerator]] specifically for HP's BladeSystem C-Series servers in March 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Fusionio-HP-Team-Up-for-1M-IOPs-8GBs-Throughput-Ben-362772/ |title=1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words |author=Chris Preimesberger |publisher=eweek.com |date=2009-04-06 |accessdate=}}</ref>


==Funding==
==Funding==

Revision as of 03:57, 2 March 2011

Fusion-io
Company typePrivate
IndustrySolid State Storage
Founded2006
FounderRick White and David Flynn
Defunct2014 Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersSan Jose, California,
Cottonwood Heights, Utah
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Flynn, CEO and a Founder
Steve Wozniak, Chief Scientist
ProductsioDrive
Websitewww.fusionio.com

Fusion-io is a computer hardware and software systems company based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, that designs and manufactures what it calls a new memory tier based on NAND Flash memory technology. It was named the number one promising information technology company by The Wall Street Journal in March 2010.[1]

Founded in 2006 and producing products by 2007,[2] it attracted attention in February 2009 by hiring Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak as its chief scientist.[3]

OEM partnerships

Fusion-io has partnerships with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, and [[[Supermicro]]], which is due in part to its server-centric architecture called ioMemory.[4][5] IBM’s project Quicksilver,[6] based on Fusion-io technology, showed that solid-state technology in 2008 could deliver the fastest performance of its time: 1 million IOPS.[7] As of December 2009, IBM has offered the High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter, based on the ioDrive, as the only PCIe-based solid-state storage solution for use in IBM servers.[5][8] HP worked with Fusion-io to create the IO Accelerator specifically for HP's BladeSystem C-Series servers in March 2009.[9]

Funding

In March 2008, Fusion-io raised $19 million in a Series A round of funding from a group of investors led by New Enterprise Associates.[10] Michael Dell invested in Fusion-io during this round.[4]

Just over one year later, Fusion-io raised $47.5 million in a Series B round of funding from a group of investors led by Lightspeed Venture Partners in April 2009.[11] Samsung later invested in Fusion-io in October 2009, signaling a deeper partnership between the two companies.[12]

A third round of funding led by Meritech Capital Partners, with additional capital from Accel Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, provided a total of $45 million in April 2010 to help Fusion-io's expansion.[13]

Nods

Chosen as Red Herring Top 100 Global Company in February 2009.[citation needed]

Chosen “No. 1 innovation up-and-comer in the world” by BusinessWeek reader poll.[4]

Awarded Demo God[14] in 2007 for ioDrive and ioMemory[15], and the following year for ioSAN.[16]

References

  1. ^ Debaise, Colleen and Scott Austin (2010-03-09). "Sizing Up Promising Young Firms". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ "Fusion-io announces ioDrive, placing the power of a SAN in the palm of your hand" (PDF). Fusion-io. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  3. ^ Vance, Ashlee (2009-02-04). "Wozniak Accepts Post at a Storage Start-Up". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b c Hesseldahl, Arik (2009-03-30). "How Fusion-io Improves Companies' Memory". Bloomburg.com.
  5. ^ a b Preimesberger, Chris (2009-12-09). "IBM Hooks Up with Wozniak, Fusion-io in OEM Pact for SSDs". eweek.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  6. ^ "Fusion-io and IBM Team to Improve Enterprise Storage Performance". Fusion-io. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  7. ^ Whyte, Barry (2008-08-20). "1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words". IBM.com.
  8. ^ "IBM Solid State Storage - PCIe Adapters". IBM.com. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  9. ^ Chris Preimesberger (2009-04-06). "1M IOPs from Flash - actions speak louder than words". eweek.com.
  10. ^ "Fusion-io Closes $19M in Series A Funding" (PDF). NEA.com. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  11. ^ Murph, Darren (2009-04-07). "Fusion-io nabs more funding, teases new PCIe-based ioSAN". engadet.com.
  12. ^ Savov, Vlad (2009-10-21). "Samsung invests in Fusion-io, takes relationship to 'a new level'". engadget.com.
  13. ^ Clark, Don (2010-04-18). "Storage Startup Fusion-io Continues Rapid Pace". blogs.wsj.com.
  14. ^ "DEMOgod". DEMO.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  15. ^ "DEMOfall 2007 DEMOgods". DEMO.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  16. ^ "DEMOfall 08 DEMOgods". DEMO.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.

External links

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