Bird On A Wire selects StorageASP for advanced data protection
📅 - StorageASP Inc. (storageasp.com), an outsourced data protection serviceprovider, and Bird On A Wire Networks Inc. (boaw.net), a leadingCanadian provider of managed hosting services for mission critical Internetapplications, announced a partnership agreement that will make StorageASP'sadvanced data protection services available to Bird On A Wire customers.
StorageASP will locate its Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure andTERA-Back service at Bird On A Wire Networks' Tier-1 managed hostingfacility in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. Regardless of their size,managed hosting and co-location clients at Bird On a Wire Networks willreceive fully automated, on-demand, and scheduled backup and data recoveryservices. The service will support a range of operating systems anddatabases from one common infrastructure, allowing backup of live databaseson a fully scalable platform and assuring high availability and businesscontinuance.
"The escalating demand for scalable, secure data storage is a critical issuefor service providers," said Matt Harrop, CTO, Bird On A Wire Networks."This agreement with StorageASP builds an improved level of storage serviceinto our portfolio of managed hosting services. Their TERA-Back serviceintelligently meets our existing needs and, more importantly, paves the wayfor us to project and plan future storage needs for existing and newclients. Like ourselves, StorageASP believes in building industrial-strengthsolutions for the enterprises we serve."
StorageASP's TERA-Back service implements hardware and software componentsfrom industry-leading vendors, including Legato's NetWorker softwareplatform, Legato* GEMS* SmartMedia* data protection software solutions, SunMicrosystems Enterprise E250 Servers, ADIC Scalar 1000 Tape Libraries, andBrocade Fibre Channel Switches.
StorageASP will cater its service level agreement (SLA) to Bird On A Wireservice levels to ensure Bird On A Wire Networks clients a uniform level ofservice. The service will be available on a "pay as you grow" basiscommencing in May 2001.
StorageASP will locate its Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure andTERA-Back service at Bird On A Wire Networks' Tier-1 managed hostingfacility in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario. Regardless of their size,managed hosting and co-location clients at Bird On a Wire Networks willreceive fully automated, on-demand, and scheduled backup and data recoveryservices. The service will support a range of operating systems anddatabases from one common infrastructure, allowing backup of live databaseson a fully scalable platform and assuring high availability and businesscontinuance.
"The escalating demand for scalable, secure data storage is a critical issuefor service providers," said Matt Harrop, CTO, Bird On A Wire Networks."This agreement with StorageASP builds an improved level of storage serviceinto our portfolio of managed hosting services. Their TERA-Back serviceintelligently meets our existing needs and, more importantly, paves the wayfor us to project and plan future storage needs for existing and newclients. Like ourselves, StorageASP believes in building industrial-strengthsolutions for the enterprises we serve."
StorageASP's TERA-Back service implements hardware and software componentsfrom industry-leading vendors, including Legato's NetWorker softwareplatform, Legato* GEMS* SmartMedia* data protection software solutions, SunMicrosystems Enterprise E250 Servers, ADIC Scalar 1000 Tape Libraries, andBrocade Fibre Channel Switches.
StorageASP will cater its service level agreement (SLA) to Bird On A Wireservice levels to ensure Bird On A Wire Networks clients a uniform level ofservice. The service will be available on a "pay as you grow" basiscommencing in May 2001.
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