Patriot Federal Credit Union Selects Silver Peak for WAN Optimization

NX Appliances Enhance NetApp Replication and CommVault Backup Traffic across WAN

Santa Clara, Calif., January 5, 2010 Silver Peak Systems , the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Patriot Federal Credit Union has selected Silver Peak NX appliances to optimize WAN performance and minimize ongoing WAN bandwidth expenditures.  By deploying Silver Peak’s WAN optimization solution, Patriot Federal Credit Union has improved disaster recovery procedures through real-time data replication and centralized backups.

“With Silver Peak’s NX appliances, our company is maximizing the amount of data protected across the WAN while minimizing replication times,” said Stephen Bash, IT Director at Patriot Federal Credit Union.  “In addition, we are keeping our IT expenditures in check by leveraging cost effective IP VPN services.  As a result, the Silver Peak solution is a strategic enabler for Patriot Federal Credit Union’s disaster recovery initiatives.”

About Patriot Federal Credit Union
Patriot Federal Credit Union is a full service credit union, serving its members with world class service. Established in 1965, Patriot Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, democratically owned and run by its members.

About Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Silver Peak develops data center class network appliances that maximize WAN performance while minimizing WAN costs.  The company’s unique network approach to WAN optimization delivers unprecedented scalability and flexibility, enabling enterprises to rapidly move large amounts of data across long distances.  Silver Peak’s WAN optimization solution is a strategic enabler for large IT initiatives, including data center consolidation, data migration, disaster recovery, server centralization, and global application / desktop virtualization.

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