Small and mid-size companies face unique challenges when it comes to storage…
Key reasons why small and mid-sized businesses haven’t moved to networked storage:
- Too complex – dumbed-down enterprise solution
- Too expensive – SMBs can’t afford to pay $20k+ for networked storage
- Too risky – SMBs know Direct-Attached Storage, but have limited expertise about networked
storage
Life for small and mid-size companies today
- Need for better data protection implementation.
- Most IT managers in this picture are general experts; IT Mgrs know the applications such as
Exchange or SQL Server. Comfortable with concepts like Mail stores, Databases and Fileshares.
- Growth options are limited: as this becomes reality, in the DAS model, servers proliferate, DAS
creates islands of storage and can be difficult to manage and protect.
- Existing Solutions: Barriers include cost and complexity. For SMB customers who want to move
outside of DAS, network storage technologies can be expensive and require training expertise and
knowledge about storage. Concepts like VAs, LUNs, stripe sets – are usually outside the comfort
level of the SMB customer.
HP StorageWorks have the solution:
v A solution that enables small and mid-sized businesses to easily move to network storage with no additional expertise, slashing costs and reducing complexity to bring the benefits of networked storage to small and medium businesses.
§ The HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System delivers new levels of simplicity, reliability and affordability to small and medium businesses. Offering 1TB worth of shared application server storage, a Windows-based file server, data protection and management software for $5,000. Enabling small and medium businesses to leverage their knowledge about application management, and automating storage management tasks.
§ The one-of-a-kind family of HP All-in-One networked storage products designed for small and midsized companies, combining shared application server storage, a Windows-based file server, data protection and management software in an unbelievably simple, uniquely affordable and unquestionably reliable system.
A radically simple, time-saving solution
Managing more storage – in less time
¨ Total integration: network-wide storage capacity for servers and end-users
¨ Smart automation: expert setup & migration in minutes
¨ Intuitive operation: single application-driven dashboard designed for IT generalists
Uniquely affordable -- Making the most of your IT investments
¨ Smarter than DAS: share All-in-One storage across multiple servers
¨ SAN-like: many of the same benefits without the cost or complexity
¨ Standards-based: Built on Windows Storage Server and HP hardware
¨ Share storage with a high-performance system starting at $5,000/1TB capacity
Unquestionably reliable -- Make the move to networked storage without the worry
¨ Always-on Help: HP quality, reliability and dedicated support, 7/24/365
¨ Enhanced data protection: snapshots, DFS-replication, and backup powered by HP Data Protector Express
¨ Fault-tolerance: redundant parts and RAID choices
¨ Protect storage with snapshot backup and redundancy options, built on HP reliability
“It’s like having a storage expert in the box” – Automated data migration and setup wizards make the move to network storage a quick and painless experience. ‘Best practice’ logic ensures that storage is setup for optimal performance.