PRESS RELEASE

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 2, 2021 – Nexsan, a StorCentric company, and a global enterprise leader in secure and reliable storage solutions, today announced the general availability (GA) of the Nexsan® Assureon® Cloud Edition, which acts as an immutable active data vault. Assureon Cloud Edition delivers flexible deployment options as a cloud, hybrid or on-premise solution. It is ideal for protecting unstructured data and backups against cyberattacks and ransomware, ensuring regulatory and corporate compliance, providing secure storage for reusable content, and for storage optimization.

The Nexsan Assureon Cloud Edition Delivers:

- Unbreakable Backup –Assureon (in conjunction with Unity^TM) provides the last line of defense to protect backups from any malware, ransomware attacks, or user error so organizations can recover files from a worst-case scenario situation.

- Secure Protection of Digital Assets - Assureon protects data with unique file fingerprinting and asset serialization processes, in conjunction with metadata authentication, private blockchain and a robust data verification algorithm.

- Regulatory and Corporate Compliance - Assureon exceeds even the strictest corporate or regulatory requirements for HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, GLBA, Sarbanes-Oxley, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), CJIS, SEC 17A-4 and PCI DSS. Assureon makes it easy and automatic for organizations to adhere to their internal guidelines for data retention, deletion, privacy, protection and risk mitigation.

- Flexible Deployment Options - Assureon adapts to your organization’s infrastructure with flexible options in implementation as a cloud, hybrid cloud, or on-premises solution.

“Organizations need to remain compliant and implement solutions with the most up-to-date technology to protect their data and ensure business continuity. Cybersecurity is a top priority across all industries, and now Assureon Cloud Edition offers the flexibility of an on-prem, hybrid or public cloud environment,” said Surya Varanasi, CTO of StorCentric. “Assureon’s advanced security and data integrity features make it ideal for regulatory and corporate compliance, primary storage optimization, and the secure, long-term retention of files.”

Nexsan Assureon active data vault solutions are widely deployed and proven across the financial and healthcare industries; federal, state and local government organizations; as well as call centers, video surveillance and organizations with multiple remote offices and/or branch locations.

For further information, please visit: https://www.nexsan.com/secure-data-vault/.

About Nexsan, A StorCentric Company

Nexsan® is a global enterprise storage leader, enabling customers to securely store, protect and manage critical business data. Established in 1999, Nexsan has built a strong reputation for delivering highly reliable and cost-effective storage while remaining agile to deliver purpose-built storage. Its unique and patented technology addresses evolving, complex enterprise requirements with a comprehensive portfolio of unified storage, block storage, and secure archiving. Nexsan is transforming the storage industry by turning data into a business advantage with unmatched security and compliance standards. Ideal for a variety of use cases including Government, Healthcare, Education, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, and Call Centers. Nexsan is part of the StorCentric family of brands. For further information, please visit: www.nexsan.com.

About StorCentric

StorCentric® provides world-class and award-winning data management solutions for Enterprise and SMB customers. Between its Drobo, Nexsan, Retrospect, Vexata and Violin Systems divisions, the company has shipped over 1M data management solutions and has won over 100 awards for technology innovation and service excellence. StorCentric innovation is centered around customers and their specific data requirements, and delivers quality solutions with unprecedented flexibility, data protection and expandability. For further information, please visit: www.storcentric.com.