UNRAVELLING THE COMPLEXITIES OF DATA STORAGE
Added: (Thu Jun 14 2001)
Pressbox (Press Release) - Demand for data storage is increasing rapidly, particularly in E-business; it has been predicted that companies will allocate up to 75% of their IT hardware budgets for Storage Solutions within the next few years.Storage solutions can rationalise your server requirements, consolidate your storage and deliver the higher rates of data through-put , giving high availability and redundancy. The technologies providing these solutions are complex and no single vendor currently manufactures all of the elements required. Add to this the fact that there are few suppliers with the skills in storage; expert, independent advice is not always easy to find.To meet this growing demand Alpha, a south Manchester based IT solution provider with 20 years experience, has a dedicated Data Storage Division to provide companies with Professional Services to assist integrating these Data Storage Solutions.“Delivering successful Data Storage solutions for our customers requires the 3 P’s”says Howard Johnson, Technical Director at Alpha. “Planning, Planning and Planning”. These are not solutions that you buy ‘off the shelf’.Along with the complexity of which solution best fits your storage needs, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN) or Server Attached Storage (SAS), Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies also need to be implemented.The key benefits of planning your storage requirements to meet business growth are increased Data management, reduced LAN traffic and server resources used, Increased fault tolerance, Scalability, future proofing and reduced costs.Alpha has formed strategic partnerships with the leading manufactures including Compaq, EMC, Veritas & Highground to provide customers with tailored, independent solutions to meets all types of requirements.For companies wanting to review their storage strategy Alpha provides a full service including: Consultancy, Business continuity planning, Server consolidation, Proof of concept, Project management, Installation and Support. For more details contact the storage team on 0161 483 5650.
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