DDN Collaborates with Synergy Solutions Management to Offer Video Surveillance and HPC Design, Test and Training at New Innovations Lab

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DataDirect Networks (DDN®) today announced that it has partnered with Synergy Solutions Management to offer organizations access to a first-of-its-kind facility in North America where users can plan, design and test video surveillance and high performance computing (HPC) solutions and conduct training. The Synergy Innovations Lab, located near Vancouver, Canada, provides a fully-equipped testing lab that allows users to evaluate solutions within a mixed workload environment.

"DDN is at the heart of the Synergy Innovations Lab's integrated security and operations environment, which transacts high-throughput video and other secure data as it demonstrates DDN's value proposition in real-time," said Jason Morris, president and global sales, Synergy Solutions Management. "Our unique facility allows us the flexibility to showcase DDN's massively scalable, lightning-fast storage solutions, and provides unique, valuable sales support to our joint customers seeking market-leading video surveillance and high-performance storage solutions."

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The Synergy Innovations Lab features two modern DDN systems: the SFA7700X, a hybrid-flash big data storage solution ideal for video surveillance, and the GRIDScaler GS7KX®, an easy-to-deploy, high-performance, scale-out storage solution targeted toward HPC environments. For video surveillance customers, the lab works closely with consultants and system integrators to design, test and assess complete, fully-operating video surveillance/physical security systems, including cameras, access control, video management software and more. In addition, the facility provides a comprehensive training center that offers end-to-end solution training as well as DDN SFA® courses.

"DDN's partnership with Synergy Solutions Management underscores our commitment to helping customers implement modern, state-of-the-art storage solutions," said Jeff Adams, director of sales, surveillance solutions, DDN. "The company's Synergy Innovations Lab, a brick-and-mortar facility that features integrated technology in a living building concept, offers everything from high-density storage, HPC, and a host of other building technologies for demonstration, design assistance, and even training. It is the first facility of its kind in North America and is a great resource for our joint customers." 

The proven team at Synergy Solutions Management will leverage its extensive experience involving integrated systems planning, mission critical deployments, and highly regulated industries including energy, corrections, utility and federal systems, among others, to design and implement world-leading, high-performance, video surveillance storage solutions for joint DDN/Synergy Solutions Management customers. Synergy Solutions Management is a DDN Manufacturer's Representative in Canada.

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About DDN
DataDirect Networks (DDN) is the world's leading big data storage supplier to data-intensive, global organizations. For more than 18 years, DDN has designed, developed, deployed and optimized systems, software and storage solutions that enable enterprises, service providers, universities and government agencies to generate more value and to accelerate time to insight from their data and information, on premise and in the cloud. Organizations leverage the power of DDN storage technology and the deep technical expertise of its team to capture, store, process, analyze, collaborate and distribute data, information and content at the largest scale in the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective manner. DDN customers include many of the world's leading financial services firms and banks, healthcare and life science organizations, manufacturing and energy companies, government and research facilities, and web and cloud service providers. For more information, go to www.ddn.com or call 1-800-837-2298.

About Synergy Solutions Management
Synergy Solutions Management (SSM) is a Services and Representation firm focusing on Integrated Building Technology inside of Federally, Provincially, or Municipally regulated environments. SSM's subject matter expertise include Security, Networking, Storage, HPC, Automation, Ultra HD Imaging, Audio/Video, and Horticultural Technologies. For more information, call 1-877-282-1586.

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