A Message from our CEO

I’d like to thank my many friends and business acquaintances for such fond relationships over the past 40 years. I have made some many lifelong friendships and look forward to carrying those forward within AmZetta. I look forward to helping companies worldwide implement technology solutions within their organizations helping them obtain a greater level of security and network connectivity for their employees, vendors and consultants. From Cybersecurity to SD-WAN, I am very excited about AmZetta’s cutting edge technologies and how they will immensely help organizations around the world.

Subramonian Shankar, CEO and Founder

Company Overview

AmZetta Technologies Corporate Profile

AmZetta Technologies was launched in 2019 representing the fourth activity of technology guru Subramonian Shankar, known as Shankar to the vast majority of the IT World and Silicon Valley. Shankar formed AmZetta as a spinoff from American Megatrends (AMI). Shankar founded AMI in 1985 and led it as the President & CEO, till he stepped down in 2019, to become the largest BIOS and Remote Management vendor in the world. There is a high probability that the computer you are currently using to view this website is running an AMI product, most likely the System BIOS from AMI. Shankar has architected and developed a plethora of technologies, both software and hardware, that have been deployed in hundreds of millions of computers and IT systems worldwide. From BIOS, Diagnostic Software, Keyboard Controllers, Motherboards, RAID, Remote Management Firmware, Storage (SAN & NAS), Thin Clients, Virtual Desktop Software (VDI) to SD-WAN and Cybersecurity products. Shankar’s companies have been granted more than 500+ U.S. Patents on the technologies he has designed, developed and shipped.

Shankar founded AMI with a vision to supply core technologies to the nascent but fast-growing PC industry. Investment dollars were hard to get in the 80s, a harsh reality of the times, thus AMI was founded with a zero capital investment. With empty coffers, Shankar carefully crafted a strategy to first stay afloat and then grow the company, by leveraging credit from vendors and getting customers to pay in advance for services and products, an approach that required technologically advanced ideas that compelled customers to open up their wallets and smooth execution. Shankar’s first major break happened when Shankar engaged with Michael Dell and convinced Dell that he could design the world’s most advanced and best performing motherboard, a cache based 80386 motherboard, during a period when 80286 based motherboards were considered top of the line. Michael Dell’s PC Ltd. based out of Austin, TX, (now known as Dell Computers) became AMI’s first Motherboard customer. This became the basis for a long-lasting relationship between the companies and Shankar’s and Michael’s companies have engaged in numerous projects over the past 36+ years.

Shankar and Michael Dell

Shankar’s motherboard idea, first pitched to Dell, was a global hit. AMI motherboards became known for being the best performing motherboard in the industry. PC Magazine called it the “ubiquitous motherboard” because they found AMI’s motherboard in so many different PC’s they tested. While very popular in USA and Taiwan, users from far away countries like Peru, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, India, etc., made the trip to AMI to purchase the motherboards.

Shankar has had the opportunity to license technologies and sell IT products into all the major OEMs such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Intel, Samsung, Huawei, Oracle, Cisco, Dell, HPE and so many more.

After a 34-year career at AMI, Shankar made the decision to step down in 2019 from his role of President & CEO. While Shankar remains Chairman of the Board at AMI, he shifted his day-to-day focus to help grow new businesses.

Enter AmZetta

AmZetta focuses on providing hardware and software products with technology focuses in Cybersecurity, SD-WAN, Thin Clients and Data Storage. AmZetta has been granted 232 U.S. Patents on our key technologies that speak to the incredible engineering value and deep technical benefits within the AmZetta products.

Cybersecurity – zGuardian
The zGuardian Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) offers state-of-the-art security protection that is well-suited for small and medium-sized businesses that is cost effective, yet packed with enterprise class features that is simple and easy to deploy. The zGuardian adopts Unified Threat Management (UTM), integrating multiple security features into a single appliance such as Next-Generation Firewall, Threat Protection, URL/DNS Filtering, Intrusion Prevention, Intrusion Detection, Anti-Adware (Ad Blocking), FQDN Filtering, Geofencing and DDoS protection.

SD-WAN – zWAN
AmZetta’s zWAN is a scalable suite of networking products designed to meet the evolving needs of businesses, from basic routing for small offices to enterprise-grade SD-WAN configurations. With a unified platform that simplifies infrastructure, zWAN ensures seamless scalability while operating across ARM/x86 platforms and cloud environments like Azure and AWS. Features such as Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and Zero Touch Configuration (ZTC) enable rapid deployment with minimal technical intervention, while flexible management options and a cost-effective SaaS/OpEx model make it accessible for businesses of all sizes. zWAN delivers advanced networking capabilities that grow with your organization.

Thin Clients & Management – zTC & zMAN
The zTC Thin Clients are offered in both Linux and Windows models that support VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, Azure and AWS Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platforms. AmZetta zTC thin clients are designed to support various user types from call centers, students, office and remote users, manufacturing and high-end graphics users requiring CAD, HD Video/Audio and more. Using the included zMAN Management software, administrators can configure, manage, monitor, and secure their entire zTC deployment from a single intuitive interface.

Data Storage – StorTrends
The StorTrends SAN (Storage Area Network) appliances are available as All-Flash Arrays (AFA), Hybrid Arrays (SSD + Spinning Disk) and traditional Spinning Disk Storage Arrays. The StorTrends SAN appliances are packed with Enterprise class features and can scale up to 1PB of capacity. The StorTrends Appliances provide true enterprise-class performance in an SMB-friendly package that is targeted to be cost-effective for all businesses. Key features include Dual Controllers for Auto-Failover & Failback, Auto Tiering (ILM), Advanced Snapshots, Asynchronous Replication, Disaster Recovery, WAN Data Services, Thin Provisioning, Tier Residency and Live Capacity Expansion.

Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AmZetta has locations in the U.S. and India to better serve our customers. The AmZetta team is comprise of senior level IT experts with an average of over 30 years of experience in leading technologies such as BIOS, Drivers, Firmware, Linux, Networking, RAID, Remote Management, Storage, VDI, Virtualization and WAN. AmZetta boasts a large team of highly skilled engineers with centuries of cumulative experience innovating successful cutting-edge technologies. AmZetta is dedicated to innovating high-quality technology products for our customers. AmZetta’s software and hardware solutions are without parallel in terms of quality, functionality and support – placing AmZetta at the forefront of both existing and emerging technologies.

Patents

232

US Patents

World Wide

2051

Worldwide Installs

Employees

150

Employees

IT Years

25

IT Leadership

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