STORAGE

Whilst data grows at an exponential rate, organisations are becoming increasingly dependant on it for their day-to-day operations. With the deluge of virus attacks, power outages and other less publicised reasons such as equipment failure, network interruptions or simple human error, safe storage is even more vital.

Today's IT managers face many challenges.

Information is the lifeblood of any modern business, and it is therefore unsurprising that businesses are classifying storage and backup as one of the most challenging areas to successfully overcome. 

Converge-IT provides a suite of technology services to manage the underlying data that drives your organisation's applications.

Storage Area Network (SAN) 

SAN is a dedicated network that is separate from other LANs and WANs that may already be implemented in your organisation. It generally serves to interconnect the storage-related resources that are connected to one or more servers.

The key benefit of implementing a SAN is to provide centralised data storage operations and management. 

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

NAS is essentially hard disk storage that is set up with its own network address rather than being attached to the individual or department that it is serving.

• You can add NAS appliances to the network within minutes without having to take the LAN down
• You can offload high-bandwidth file serving tasks from the network server leading to reduced latency
• You can perform backups without affecting server performance
• NAS lets you connect to multiple OS's and share data amongst disparate clients and servers.

All-in-One Storage Solution (AiO) 

Specialised storage systems like SAN and NAS require specialised and in-depth knowledge to design and implement. The All-in-One storage solution from HP gets round this problem by offering a fully integrated system that is designed to be managed by IT generalists who have no storage expertise.

AiO reduces the time, expense, and expertise required to keep up with rapidly growing network applications like Microsoft Exchange. 

It is very important to select and configure the best device for your organisation's needs. To help you in this process we have partnered with HP a leading manufacturer of SAN and NAS and AiO technologies.

We can help with Design, Implementation and IT Support in Manchester. Contact us now to speak to a consultant.