“Companies that develop Web 2.0 technology depend on our engineering expertise to guide them in this rapidly changing arena,” says Adam Binder, CEO of Arcscale. “We are delighted to be able to offer Sun’s proven architecture, which allows Web 2.0 companies to scale with stability, providing the foundation for explosive growth.”

With the continued convergence of technologies and never­ending demands for newer and more advanced products and services, Arcscale’s core philosophy is to build customer relationships and serve as a trusted guide in this fast­changing marketplace. To this end, Arcscale sponsors a large number of seminars about cutting­edge technology, like ZFS, that is changing the landscape data storage.

George Wilson, senior staff engineer in the ZFS Development team, lead the intimate presentation at the award­winning Sun Executive Briefing Center in Menlo Park. "People left the session understanding how ZFS changes the rules about data integrity, scalability, and administration,” Binder says. “They saw how to solve crucial Web 2.0 problems, like how to mirror a growing amount of files in a smaller amount of time.”

With an unparalleled history of technology innovation, Sun Microsystems products’ will play a key role in helping Arcscale support the social network applications that represent the future of the web. Sun’s Java technology, enterprise architecture solutions, and cutting­edge advances like ZFS are fast becoming the backbone of Web 2.0, the second generation of online services built on wide­scale sharing and participation.

Arcscale notes that in an area with excessive hype, like Web 2.0, companies need a trusted resource to help them implement the best technology for them quickly and cost­effectively. Arcscale, known for its engineering and operational expertise, offers products and services for each layer of the network stack as well as having a colocation facility in Santa Clara. The company addresses the complete technology lifecycle, including assessment, design, implementation, management, procurement, and financing.

“Companies in the incubator, beta, and large scale production stages have complex storage, network, data center design, and deployments needs,” Binder says.
“Our job is to combine our expertise with our dozens of technology partners to find
a solution that meets our customers’ political and budgetary constraints.”