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Focus Partner for
IBM XIV Storage System
REVOLUTIONARY NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP REDUCE STORAGE COSTS, IMPROVE SCALABILITY AND SIMPLIFY MANAGEMENT.
IBM has named Lighthouse Computer Services an Focus Partner for its IBM XIV Storage System. An entirely new, highly scalable disk storage solution, the IBM XIV Storage System was designed to handle today’s diverse mix of information – from traditional applications to Web 2.0 services. This new enterprise disk technology features a unique grid-based architecture that offers easier management, greater performance scalability, self-tuning/ healing and thin provisioning to help reduce the cost and complexity of information storage while enabling consistently quick access of data for today’s dynamic range of workloads.
The IBM XIV Storage System is based upon a revolutionary architecture that delivers performance, scalability and ease of management while harnessing the capacity and cost benefits of inexpensive storage components. It’s designed to provide customers with more reliability, versatility and availability, while offering improvements in storage management, provisioning and asset utilization, and exceptionally low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
XIV Focus Partner -
the Highest Level Available
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Several staff members have obtained XIV Sales and Technical Certifications
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Member of the XIV Business Partner Advisory Board
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Experience in XIV Data Migrations
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XIV in our Technology Innovation Center
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Data Migration from EMC and IBM Storage Arrays
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iSCSI capability on 27 TB (1/2 rack) via Qlogic iSR6142 Intelligent Storage Router
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Asynchronous replication to XIV Array in Georgia (planned)
LIGHTHOUSE IS THE XIV PARTNER WHO...
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A Winning Record
RETAIL MANUFACTURER IN NEW YORK
XIV array supporting Clustered Windows Application environment. Successful installation and integration at customer’s Florida location. Phase 2 involved second XIV array in New England with site-to-site replication for Disaster Recovery – Business Continuity.
LARGE STATE UNIVERSITY IN NEW ENGLAND
First win for XIV in Higher Ed space in New England. EMC competitive takeout. 27 TB XIV array to support Fibre channel infrastructure. Qlogic iSR6142 Intelligent Storage Router to provide XIV iSCSI-based storage to local hosts.
LARGE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK
Large EMC competitive takeout. 79 TB XIV, DS8000, CISCO SAN infrastructure. XIV Data Migration. Multi-protocol (FC and iSCSI) solution to support University’s Host applications.
LARGE INSURANCE CENTER
Several XIV storage arrays. Initial array was to support Tivoli Storage Manager storage pools. As customer confidence in the XIV array increased, additional XIV arrays were purchased to support DR facility (replication targets). Now looking at XIV for primary Data Center Tier 2 storage.
MULTI-SITE HOSPITAL
XIV arrays in primary and Disaster Recovery sites supporting physical and virtual host
environments. Synchronous site-to-site replication, XIV Data Migration skills transfer.
HOSPITALITY SALE AUTOMATION
Service Provider Successful competitive HP replacement and successful Proof of Concept/Trial vs EMC. XIV arrays at local and DR locations, supporting a large VMWare infrastructure, new Brocade SAN Fabric, Asynchronous replication to remote DR location via Qlogic iSR6142 Intelligent Storage Router.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AGENCY IN BOSTON
42 TB XIV array and Brocade SAN fabric to provide FC and iSCSI storage to host environment, replacing legacy storage infrastructure.
LARGE MULTI-NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM IN NEW YORK
79 TB XIV array to complement existing storage infrastructure. Integration with IBM SAN Volume Controller.
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For more information or to schedule a no-cost initial consultation, please contact info@lighthousecs.com or call 401-334-0799.
