American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI), a leading provider of network storage solutions with its StorTrends® product line, announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Niche Players” quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Storage (General Purpose Disk Arrays)"¹.

With over 27 years of experience in fundamental technologies like RAID, StorTrends network storage solutions from AMI bring true enterprise-class storage technology and performance within the reach of small and medium-sized businesses. Developed by the same team responsible for the market-leading MegaRAID® controller, StorTrends SAN and NAS solutions provide the advanced features that data centers and IT departments demand to keep data safe and secure and critical business functions up and running. These features include virtualization support, robust disaster recovery tools, onsite and remote replication, scalability and simple-yet-efficient storage management. AMI’s comprehensive StorTrends solutions are made even more attractive thanks to an all-inclusive pricing structure and 24/7 technical support from AMI’s corporate headquarters near Atlanta, GA.

“We believe this first-ever entry for AMI into the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Storage (General-Purpose Disk Arrays) in the ‘Niche’ quadrant confirms our steady improvement and wider exposure in this highly competitive market,” said Subramonian Shankar, President and CEO of American Megatrends.  “We will continue to make every effort to expand our presence and profile in the storage market, by constantly refining our products and staying true to our mission of providing ‘Quality Storage with Proven Value’ and bringing enterprise-class storage technology to a price-point and simplicity of use that even small business can afford and appreciate.”

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¹ Gartner “Magic Quadrant for General-Purpose Disk Arrays” by Stanley Zaffos, Roger Cox, Valdis Filks, March 21 2013.