The Storage Services team is well-versed and experienced in all aspects of storage technology deployment in IBM System Storage® environments, as well as assessment of storage infrastructures in both IBM and non-IBM environments. We provide storage services in storage efficiency/best practices consulting, technical consulting, implementation and configuration, migration and replication, security, consolidation and deduplication. The team can assist in storage management and technical project management and offer hands-on product skills transfer.
Let us share our comprehensive knowledge of the products and solutions for System Storage disk, tape, network-attached storage, SAN, storage virtualization, in-line data deduplication and the IBM XIV® Storage System. With standard and customized services and leading-edge consulting and support, we can help you meet the needs of your business and your strategic initiatives.
Contact us today and begin to implement smarter systems to help manage ever-growing information, get a better grip on costs, securely store date and lessen risks.
Sample offerings include:
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Storage Efficiency Analysis
This quick, efficient remote storage assessment helps you understand and address your storage infrastructure transformation needs. We analyze your existing storage environment and identify opportunities to help control storage costs and reduce infrastructure overhead, while also providing an ROI analysis. In other words, to do more and do it better with less. -
Storage Energy Efficiency Workshop
During a one-to-two day IBM facilitated workshop at your site, our team will provide a focused assessment of your storage infrastructure and provide you recommendations and analysis of both Return on Investment (ROI) and up to six storage “best practices” areas. -
Storage Efficiency Study
IBM Storage Architects with deep skills in best practices and strategies will complete onsite interviews with your key personnel then help develop a strategy and roadmap, supported by an ROI analysis, to optimize your storage infrastructure and control costs. Ideal for positioning major storage optimization and managed storage initiatives. -
XIV Implementation and Replication Services
Introduce an IBM XIV Storage System into your storage environment quickly and with minimal disruption. Services designed to assist clients include configuration, implementation, host attachment, replication setup and skills transfer. -
XIV Migration Services
Migrate data to an IBM XIV Storage System quickly and with minimal disruption. Services designed to assist clients include planning, implementation, validation of data migration and skills transfer. -
TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Services
Services are designed to provide initial implementation of the IBM ProtecTIER® data deduplication solution with minimal disruption to your IT environment. Includes logical configuration of the storage system and implementation of ProtecTIER software. -
IBM Certified Secure Data Overwrite Service
Safely and fully cleanses disk drives to protect your organization and your clients. Decommission IBM® System Storage® DS8000®, IBM Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) 800, IBM DS4000® and DS5000 mid-range storage systems, IBM XIV® storage system and TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS) Models B10 or B20 by securely overwriting data that may remain on the data disk drives. -
Technical Project Management
Our technical team is skilled in IBM and competitive storage technologies and project management methodologies. We can plan, execute, monitor and control your projects that integrate complex, large and small scale systems into your data center. -
DS8000 Data Migration Services using Temporary Licenses for Copy Services
Executes data migration from ESS 800 to DS8000 or DS8000 to DS8000 storage systems using temporary licenses for copy services, allowing you to accomplish migration projects without long term license commitments.