StratITsphere Chooses NetApp Storage as Foundation for New Cloud Services

October 12, 2011 Off By David
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StratITsphere, a data center services and IT infrastructure & security advising firm, has chosen NetApp(R) data storage products to serve as the physical hardware behind the firm’s new cloud computing service, Nimbus.

"NetApp’s staff really understands the cloud and how to work with a service provider," said Stephen Webster, StratITsphere president and CEO. "They gave us the flexibility, efficiency and quality we needed for our enterprise-class storage platform."…

Nimbus uses the capabilities in NetApp Data ONTAP(R) that allow StratITsphere to create virtual data centers and offer cloud storage-as-a-service for clients to make their data and applications available anywhere in the world.

"NetApp is focused on collaborating with innovative service providers such as StratITsphere to provide them with best-in-class products and solutions that deliver the stability and reliability necessary to provide superior value to their customers," said Julie Parrish, senior vice president for global partner sales at NetApp.

StratITsphere officially announced the launch of Nimbus in September.

Nimbus eliminates barriers such as infrastructure costs, staffing requirements, long implementation times and security & availability concerns that can often keep companies from the benefits of the cloud.