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Versant Corporation announced a partnership with Kove, a pioneering leader in high performance storage. The two companies will combine Versant's Object Database, known for its superior data ingestion performance for complex information models, with the Kove XPD2 Storage System to produce the fastest available enterprise level storage system for extremely large and complex data volumes.

Recent benchmark tests comparing the Kove-Versant joint solution to a standard storage system prove its unmatched performance. The joint solution was tested against a standard system to measure execution times for both small and large transactions as the number of processes increased. The Kove-Versant system outperformed the standard system by almost 100 percent, with throughput for the joint solution actually increasing for both tests while the standard system's performance remained flat.

Performance such as this is needed to capitalize on the opportunities presented by big data. IDC predicts that 1.8 zettabytes of data will be created and replicated in 2011 -- a number which may seem challenging to most organizations, but, if wielded properly, presents enormous opportunities to gain critical, actionable insight. In order to accomplish this, storage systems that can handle large amounts of data while simultaneously providing easy agile development, less coding and a faster response time are needed. The Kove-Versant joint solution is designed with these exact requirements in mind, and is capable of reducing disk storage capacity needs by more than 50 percent.

"It's easy to understand how businesses can become overwhelmed in a world inundated with data, but there is also a tremendous opportunity to take control and use this information to their advantage," said Versant's VP Product Strategy and Marketing, Dirk Bartels. "Our partnership with Kove provides an ideal solution for Big Data, allowing businesses to manage and query large amounts of complex data and analyze it in near real time to capitalize on key trends quickly, realize new revenue streams, and enhance customer service."

"We're pleased to bring the power of Kove XPD2 storage together with Versant's Database," said Kove CEO, John Overton. "We believe this partnership will provide unmatched speed and scalability for data analysts and scientists, especially those dealing with large data, enabling them to make strategic decisions to increase the bottom line."

Versant's high performance Object Database is a data management system for complex data, allowing for real-time analytical performance, Big Data management, high availability and shorter development time. The Kove XPD2 is the world's fastest and highest density memory storage device that provides up to two terabytes of single or multiple file system storage in a standard 4U chassis. Organizations can drastically improve input/output (I/O) load processing and remove storage bottlenecks, while reducing the cost of data center space and power consumption on a performance basis.

This new joint solution builds on Versant's and Kove's expertise, and provides several additional benefits for enterprises, including direct persistence of Java or C++ object models, fast, agile development, consistent performance across all I/O patterns, and increased performance for complex data needs.