Optimize Storage and Backup

COMBINE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE THE COMPLEXITY AND COST OF DATA STORAGE.

Since 1995, Lighthouse Computer Services has been architecting and implementing storage environments for many of the region’s top companies, banks, hospitals and universities. Today, Lighthouse is a trusted IT services provider to more than 450 companies and one of the most highly-certified storage solutions providers in the Northeast.

Lighthouse creates advanced storage solutions for diverse enterprise environments. Lighthouse’s full suite of storage and backup services ensures that your storage and backup environments are streamlined, efficient and cost-effective. 

Our Solutions:

• Reduce the total cost of storing and managing your data
• Consolidate redundant network components
• Optimize speed and reliability of storage and backup environments

Lighthouse is committed to staying on the cutting edge of storage technologies and services. Our certified consultants are experienced in the latest storage, SAN, NAS and iSCSI offerings, backup and recovery technologies and virtualization solutions. In addition, the Lighthouse Storage and Backup practice works closely with our certified IT Compliance and Content Management professionals to pair technology with the regulations and requirements of your particular industry to deliver “compliance-ready” solutions.

Our methodology relies on storage assessments, design engagements and storage installations to help companies implement scalable, cost-effective storage solutions:

STORAGE ASSESSMENTS

• Define the scope of your IT infrastructure needs by department, geography and disaster recovery requirements
• Document your environment of data, storage, servers, tape, network infrastructure and system management processes
• Identify performance bottlenecks, storage usage and limitations, redundant data and islands of data

DESIGN ENGAGEMENTS

• Create a customized data storage solution consisting of disk capacity and allocation, tape storage systems, and Storage Area Network (SAN) management software
• Develop recommendations for redesigns,
  remediations, or enhancements to your backup architecture, policies and procedures
• Reduce complexity, reduce performance bottlenecks, increase performance and reduce downtime

STORAGE INSTALLATIONS

• Install, configure and test your hardware and software solutions
• Migrate data from legacy systems to new storage area network solutions
• Validate design to ensure that business and performance goals are met

Lighthouse offers periodic health reviews and tune-ups to ensure your hard drive storage systems stay up-to-date and problem-free.

Lighthouse Can Help You Address

HIGHLY QUALIFIED, CERTIFIED STORAGE EXPERTS

Lighthouse’s IT Storage consultants and engineers make up the most highly qualified team in the region.  They collectively hold more than 150 certifications and have an average of 15 years of technical experience. Our storage experts have performed dozens of projects across all industries, including banking and financial services, designing and building IT solutions based on the most advanced storage technologies. Our experience and deep industry knowledge give you confidence that your organization will be able to meet your data storage requirements today, and in the future.

Lighthouse has built its IT Storage team with the best in the business. Each member possesses multiple certifications, including:

• Infrastructure Systems Architect
• High End Disk Solutions
• High End Tape Solutions
• Mid-Range Storage Technical Solutions
• XIV Storage System Technical Solutions
• NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator
• IBM Certified Storage Administrator TSM
• Tivoli Storage Manager Technical Sales Professional
• Brocade Certified Fabric Professional
• IBM TotalStorage Networking and Virtualization Architecture

GETTING STARTED

Before implementing any storage and backup solutions, Lighthouse’s certified Storage professionals can perform an in-depth Project Definition Workshop at your location to help you:

• Outline your current environment
• Determine your storage objectives
• Draft a detailed project plan to achieve them

During the workshop, the Lighthouse team will work with your technical and management teams to jointly explore the most essential questions about your goals, IT environment, security issues, project timeline and more.   In addition, Lighthouse will create a detailed Statement of Work, outlining the hardware, software and services required to implement the project as designed during the workshop.

Storage & Backup Services Brochure

For more information or to schedule a no-cost initial consultation, please contact info@lighthousecs.com or call 401-334-0799.