Friday, February 12, 2010

3PAR Inc. InServ F400 Storage Server

3PAR Inc. InServ F400 Storage Server:

Disks and disk subsystems GOLD AWARD:

SearchStorage.com 2009 "Disk and Storage" gold award goes to 3PAR Inc. InServ F400 Storage Server

3PAR's InServ enterprise data storage systems have always won high marks for their thin provisioning and management features, but the vendor's midrange offerings never gained much respect until the F-Class came out last April. The InServ F-Class Storage Servers have the same architecture and ASIC as the InServ T-Class enterprise system that launched in late 2008. That includes mesh-active quad-controller technology, thin provisioning ASIC and management software. The only difference is that the F-Class doesn't scale as high.

Contact NavigateStorage for more information or call 978-318-9000

High Availability Software

High Availability Software:

Eliminate the Hidden Costs of Traditional High Availability Software with everRun 2G

everRun® 2G is Marathon’s next-generation automated high availability software. everRun 2G eliminates the complexities and hidden costs of traditional high availability and data protection products to give you more reliable, affordable application protection. Delivered in software, everRun 2G makes high availability practical for a wide range of applications.

everRun 2G is built on patented technologies proven in the most demanding availability environments such as stock exchanges, television networks, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plants. With high availability software from Marathon, you can run business critical applications such as Microsoft Dynamics, SQL Server, Exchange Server or SharePoint Server or mission critical specialized applications without worries of outages or data loss."

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NavigateStorage established in 1999 specializes in storage - iSCSI, SAN, NAS and Unified (block and file) from a wide variety of vendors. Features such as Replication, ILM, Data-Deduplication, Compression and Encryption are readily available. We represent market leading Tape Libraries, Virtual Tape Libraries, backup and replication software and new, name brand media at great prices.

Software solutions include Email/IM archiving for compliance or just good governance, VMware, Virtual Iron, and security solutions for Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam (both as a service and appliance) and data leakage solutions. And a full line of Xerox Printers and Copiers with the new solid ink and Page Pack all in one program.

Network products include QLogic and Brocade switches.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

NEC: D3i SAN Storage Array

NEC: D3i SAN Storage Array:

The D3i array has many built-in features and supports NEC's enterprise-class storage software. A single D3 array can scale from just 219 GB to 144 TB capacity by adding up to eleven 2U 12-drive expansion enclosures.

Aggregate throughput of over 400 MB/s to hosts is provided through up to four 1 Gbps iSCSI Ethernet ports. These can be connected into a network or direct-connected as a simple and low-cost DAS configuration. (A Fibre Channel model is also available.) The disk enclosures are connected to the controllers via SAS wide-link connection for 24 Gbps bandwidth to each disk enclosure.

The system is fully redundant to protect against single-point-of-failure, with a battery backup unit for protecting the cache. Failed components are reported via alerts by either email or SNMP traps and in the management software.

Operating Systems are Windows Server® 2003 (x86, x64), Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64), Red Hat® Enterprise Linux and VMware.

This is a really solid solution with competitve pricing from NavigateStorage. Check it out then call Jim at 978-318-9000 or Email us.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

StoneFly's iSCSI.com : Solutions : Comprehensive Data Continuity

StoneFly's iSCSI.com : Solutions : Comprehensive Data Continuity:

All your company's data is inside. Year-end financials are due out next week !

If you had StoneFly Comprehensive Data Continuity (CDC), you wouldn’t be spending the next 5 days (and nights) getting tapes shipped from Denver, replacing the burned tape drive and backup server, and managing the restore process, tape after tape. And what if you got rid of your tape archive last year, in favor of local disk backup - of which only a pile of melted plastic and metal remains? Well, if you had replaced it with StoneFly CDC, your company wouldn’t be facing a 93% chance of bankruptcy by year's end.

StoneFly CDC comprises a versatile set of data replication, remote access, and recovery options for your StoneFly SAN and can be tailored to the specific needs of each customer. Contact us at 1-800-STONEFLY for more information, and a detailed analysis of your business risks. Our experienced storage engineers are ready to assist in formulating a comprehensive data continuity plan, to ensure that when your storage systems don't survive a disaster, your company does.

By integrating with the built-in replication and snapshot capabilities of the StoneFusion OS, the CDC service can be used for any volume managed by the StoneFly Concentrator. Databases and open documents are replicated seamlessly to the remote location.

For large data sets or low-bandwidth network links, the initial dataset can be mirrored to an on-site feeder appliance, which is then integrated into the remote environment. Further data changes are replicated seamlessly over the network. In fact, even the largest files can be protected thanks to the block-level delta change technology in the StoneFusion OS. Only changed blocks need to be replicated to maintain full synchronization between local and remote sites.

Why not give NavigateStorage a call at 978-318-9000 or drop is an Email?

StoneFly's iSCSI.com : Solutions : Comprehensive Data Continuity

StoneFly's iSCSI.com : Solutions : Comprehensive Data Continuity:

All your company's data is inside. Year-end financials are due out next week !

If you had StoneFly Comprehensive Data Continuity (CDC), you wouldn’t be spending the next 5 days (and nights) getting tapes shipped from Denver, replacing the burned tape drive and backup server, and managing the restore process, tape after tape. And what if you got rid of your tape archive last year, in favor of local disk backup - of which only a pile of melted plastic and metal remains? Well, if you had replaced it with StoneFly CDC, your company wouldn’t be facing a 93% chance of bankruptcy by year's end.

StoneFly CDC comprises a versatile set of data replication, remote access, and recovery options for your StoneFly SAN and can be tailored to the specific needs of each customer. Contact us at 1-800-STONEFLY for more information, and a detailed analysis of your business risks. Our experienced storage engineers are ready to assist in formulating a comprehensive data continuity plan, to ensure that when your storage systems don't survive a disaster, your company does.

By integrating with the built-in replication and snapshot capabilities of the StoneFusion OS, the CDC service can be used for any volume managed by the StoneFly Concentrator. Databases and open documents are replicated seamlessly to the remote location.

For large data sets or low-bandwidth network links, the initial dataset can be mirrored to an on-site feeder appliance, which is then integrated into the remote environment. Further data changes are replicated seamlessly over the network. In fact, even the largest files can be protected thanks to the block-level delta change technology in the StoneFusion OS. Only changed blocks need to be replicated to maintain full synchronization between local and remote sites.

Why not give NavigateStorage a call at 978-318-9000 or drop is an Email?

NEC: Storage

NEC: Storage:

Today's enterprises, large and small, are creating and using more information than ever before. The sheer volume of information increases the complexity for storing, protecting, and managing information. This complexity is a result of storage heterogeneity with disparate tools to manage each environment, as well as an accelerating rate of change in the IT infrastructure. Data centers are increasingly dynamic where servers and storage must be configured, provisioned or upgraded.

To make the matter worse, technology refreshes every three to five years requiring time intensive and disruptive migrations, which cannot be tolerated by business. As a result, storage professionals today spend the majority of their time managing infrastructure, rather than information."

Designed to address these issues, NEC has been demonstrating its Storage Excellence for almost 50 years. NEC offers a wide range of storage solutions — from the latest enterprise SAN D-Series,to data center-class enterprise systems and the next-generation grid storage system — all designed to respond to the storage challenges business faces today.

Built on NEC's proven technologies, our storage products enable business to manage data more effectively. Whether it is the latest SAN or the revolutionary grid storage system, our storage solution delivers higher data resiliency, superior scalability, simplified operations, and a lower TCO through NEC's innovative technologies.

NavigateStorage, a storage centric reseller, has identified NEC Storage as a full function, scalable quality product that deserves consideration when planning a companies infra-structure.

Why not give us a call at 978-318-9000 or drop us an email and we will give you a call to discuss you requirements. We represent several vendors in this space.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Global Relay Email Archiving

Global Relay Communications

Since 1999, Global Relay has provided enterprise message archiving and monitoring services to customers worldwide via the Internet. Global Relay specializes in Enterprise and Compliance email & instant messaging (IM) compliance solutions and has a significant compliance customer base and reseller network throughout the US. Global Relay is able to provide your company with an affordable, complete, high quality solutions to achieve compliance, as well as to ensure that your email and instant messages are properly preserved, managed and protected on a daily basis and in the event of a disaster.

NavigateStorage has been selling/supporting Email archiving solutions since 2001. We have in-house solutions from Mimosa, ZANTAZ and hosted solutions from Global Relay and Red Condor and are eager to discuss your requirements. Give us a call at 978-318-9000 or Email.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

StoneFly's Highest Performing IP SAN Appliance Achieves Solaris Ready Certification - Yahoo! Finance

StoneFly's Highest Performing IP SAN Appliance Achieves Solaris Ready Certification - Yahoo! Finance:

"StoneFly, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), today announced the 'Solaris(TM) Ready' certification of their Voyager IP SAN products with Sun's Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) on SPARC® and x64/x86 platforms. After thorough testing, the Voyager IP SAN aligns with the requirements of the Solaris Ready Program for system compatibility, interoperability, and ease-of-installation. Voyager joins other Solaris Ready certified StoneFly IP SANs such as the Integrated Storage Concentrator (ISC) and OptiSAN product lines.

'We are pleased to add another StoneFly product into the Solaris Ready Program. Solaris Ready partners, such as StoneFly, provide reassurance and investment protection to their customers,' said Cynthia Hardenbrook, director, ISV Engineering, Sun Microsystems. 'With StoneFly's complete line of IP SAN products supporting Solaris 10, customers have a wide range of storage systems to utilize with a proven, industry-leading operating system.'"

To read the entire article by Yahoo Finance.

To learn more, see a demo or a quote contact Jim Addlesberger at NavigateStorage 978-318-9000

NEC Storage Manager

The NEC D series StorageManager software performs basic and advanced storage management functions. It is a browser-based interface that is used to control all aspects and functions of the D-series. It can manage multiple arrays from a single point and there is nothing extra to install when additional software is added. When new functions are enabled, they are accessed, displayed, and controlled through the same familiar interface.

StorageManager provides the following functions: Configuration and Security Management, System Monitoring, Security and extended features such as snapshots, replication, power Management and Virtual Storage partitioning from a single console.

NavigateStorage since 1999 has focused on Data Protection for you our customers.

With our initial beginnings in the Storage Area Network marketplace featuring storage consolidation and heterogeneous front end support we have grown to provide a full range of storage, backup, disaster recovery, archiving and security solutions from our partner vendors. Today our solutions include
- Storage - High performance primary and cost effective secondary arrays - iSCSI, SATA, Fibre Channel all vendors
- Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs), Tape libraries and best tape media prices in town for new direct from manufacturers
- Email, IM, File and SharePoint Archiving and Retrival including Legal/Human Resources Discovery
- Security - anti-virus, anti-spam, data leakage solutions
- Network products from Qlogic and Brocade
- High availability, clustering server solutions
- Virtual Machine Solutions - VMware, Virtual Iron, and Vizioncore

By first fully understanding the needs and goals of our customers and then through creative design, our hardware and software solutions deliver high quality, reliable and efficient solutions. NavigateStorage's solutions can help both medium and large enterprise businesses meet their challenges by providing an innovative solution. Contact us to learn more.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Best Anti-Virus Software Internet Security - Kaspersky Lab

Best Anti-Virus Software Internet Security - Kaspersky Lab:

What is Kaspersky Open Space Security?

Kaspersky Open Space Security is a suite of products that offers security coverage for all types of network endpoints, from mobile devices to servers. Incoming and outgoing data traffic - including email, web traffic and network interactions - is scanned for malicious content and administration is simplified by using a set of powerful administration tools."

Rated #1 or #2 consistently.

NEC: D-Series SAN Storage Arrays

NEC: D-Series SAN Storage Arrays:

The D3 array has many built-in features and supports NEC's enterprise-class storage software.

A single D3 array can scale from just 219 GB to 144 TB capacity by adding up to eleven 2U 12-drive expansion enclosures.
Aggregate throughput of over 1,100 MB/s to hosts is provided through up to twelve 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports. These can be connected into a switched fabric SAN or direct-connected as a simple and low-cost DAS configuration. (An iSCSI-model is also available.) The disk enclosures are connected to the controller via SAS wide-link connection for 24 Gbps bandwidth to each disk enclosure.

The system is fully redundant to protect against single-point-of-failure, with a battery backup unit for protecting the cache. Failed components are reported via alerts by either email or SNMP traps and in the management software.

Contact NavigateStorage

NEC: D-Series SAN Storage Arrays

NEC: D-Series SAN Storage Arrays:

The D3i array has many built-in features and supports NEC's enterprise-class storage software. A single D3 array can scale from just 219 GB to 144 TB capacity by adding up to eleven 2U 12-drive expansion enclosures.
Aggregate throughput of over 400 MB/s to hosts is provided through up to four 1 Gbps iSCSI Ethernet ports. These can be connected into a network or direct-connected as a simple and low-cost DAS configuration. (A Fibre Channel model is also available.)

The disk enclosures are connected to the controllers via SAS wide-link connection for 24 Gbps bandwidth to each disk enclosure. The system is fully redundant to protect against single-point-of-failure, with a battery backup unit for protecting the cache. Failed components are reported via alerts by either email or SNMP traps and in the management software.

Special pricing to new NavigateStorage customers.

Neverfail Cluster-class Failover from NavigateStorage

Neverfail Cluster-class Failover from NavigateStorage:

The Neverfail Group offers high availability failover and disaster recovery solutions that give you the confidence to maintain interruption-free application environments. Easy to install, configure and operate, your business can achieve cluster-class high availability for communications and critical data at a fraction of the cost of competitive offerings.


Your business needs to run 24x7. Recovering from IT issues means business disruption. Disruption you can ill-afford. Neverfail’s Continuous Availability approach detects application failures and IT outages before recovery is required, and automatically switches the business to other servers to avoid business downtime. With the lowest total cost of ownership and widest scope of protection Neverfail will protect your business.

Click here to learn more about this exciting HA Solution

Jim Addlesberger 1-978-318-9000
President NavigateStorage

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Compliance Monitoring and Reporting

Compliance Monitoring and Reporting:

Effective compliance policy enforcement requires the coordination of multiple stakeholders, at both a local level (branch compliance officers) and corporate level (supervisors and compliance / legal departments). While monitoring and policy enforcement take place at the local level, our Compliance Supervisor allows local and corporate supervisors, compliance managers and legal departments to effectively oversee adherence at both the local and corporate level with company-wide policies and procedures.

This is essential to protecting the integrity of compliance initiatives. Compliance Supervisor allows companies to have complete control over their compliance initiatives and enable them to pro-actively respond to suspect behavior and changing regulatory conditions.

Contact NavigateStorage for more in formation and prices.

Archiving to Optical Devices

Archiving to Optical Devices:

Professional Optical Archival Storage - 50 Year Media Life

Based on high density, blue laser recording technology, UDO (Ultra Density Optical) is the 30GB standard for professional archival storage. UDO delivers all the traditional strengths expected from optical storage such as record authenticity and media longevity, but at a much higher capacity and lower cost than previous generation products.

UDO is designed specifically for the secure, long-term storage of high volume document images, emails, customer records, audio or video files, financial information and engineering documentation. Thousands of organizations worldwide trust UDO for the archival storage of their valuable business information including: banks, insurance companies, healthcare providers, manufacturers, television and radio broadcasters, retailers, law enforcement, military and government agencies.

UDO media is available in Write Once and Rewritable media formats, all of which are certified Ecma and ISO standards. UDO Write Once technology enables regulatory compliance, best practice and audit trail management and is ideal for applications that require records be archived in an unalterable, non-erasable format for legal admissibility. UDO Rewritable media is used for more general archive requirements that demand data longevity while allowing older records to be erased and media space reused.

Contact NavigateStorage today.

Archiving to WORM Devices

Archiving to WORM Devices:

Facts about our Archiving Solution

Storage systems no longer have to be unintelligent repositories of unprotected data. In the wake of numerous security breaches where sensitive and confidential information has been compromised and the enforcement of multiple compliance regulations, businesses and organizations are demanding higher levels of intelligence and protection. NavigateStorage can deliver a fully secure storage appliance - a complete solution that combines advanced encryption with content addressed storage, ILM technology and other patent-pending security features into a single, fully integrated disk-based system.

Our solution addresses the critical concerns of today's businesses and organizations - the security, authenticity and accessibility of the information being stored and managed.

Tape - In response to regulatory compliance issues facing the financial services and many other industries, NavigateStorage offers Write Once/Read Many (WORM) technology. In compliance with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) 'non-erasable and non-rewritable' mandate, WORM technology ensures data integrity with low-cost, high-capacity non-editable media.

So whether your desire is disk storage with replication for DR or Tape contact NavigateStorage to discuss how we can meet your needs."

Email Archive Migration

Email Archive Migration:

The decision to move to a new e-mail or archiving service should not be constrained by the risk of losing data. Similarly the need to move users between different locations or archive products (e.g. as a result of a re-location or merger) should not threaten the accessibility or manageability of your corporate data.

TransVault™ from NavigateStorage is a high-performance software application that securely migrates and consolidates e-mail and other related records from one environment to another, ensuring future accessibility - regardless of the chosen archive, messaging platform or storage medium.

Migration is fast and entirely transparent to users, eliminating the risk of downtime and significantly reducing the costs and IT overheads normally associated with moving large amounts of data."

Give us a call NavigateStorage 978-318-9000

IP SAN Solutions

IP SAN Solutions:

IP SAN solutions from NavigateStorage's vendors are the right choice.


Ease the storage management and economic burden of data storage by implementing an IP SAN from NavigateStorage. Whether you're currently managing multiple direct-attached storage devices or you're looking for enterprise-class features in an IP SAN, we will meet your requirements for simplicity, performance and functionality. Our ipSAN arrays come from vendors from A -Z but only from vendors with the reputation for quality, performance and value. For example:

Entry level IP SAN under $15,995 supports up to 15 high performance, high capacity SATA 500GB, 750, or 1000GB drives and can be configured to take advantage of the 4 or 8 port GbE or 1 port of 10GbE. High throughput design. iStor325 iStor 512


High capacity low cost up to 42TB of SATA 2 storage with 2 iscsi ports and 2 fibre channel ports, single and dual controllers, green power storage management MAID .

Scalable, high availability, SATA SAS IP SAN storage solutions with dual active/active controllers, fail over, scalable to multiple terabytes, replication, data de-duplication, encryption, StorTrends 3200i OptiSan

We have solutions from many more vendors. All at competitive prices. Let us understand your requirements both current and future and find the right match for you.

Request info today from NavigateStorage or call 978-318-9000.

Best Anti-Virus Software Internet Security - Kaspersky Lab

Best Anti-Virus Software Internet Security - Kaspersky Lab:

What is Kaspersky Open Space Security?


Kaspersky Open Space Security is a suite of products that offers security coverage for all types of network endpoints, from mobile devices to servers. Incoming and outgoing data traffic - including email, web traffic and network interactions - is scanned for malicious content and administration is simplified by using a set of powerful administration tools.


Kaspersky Business Space Security offers an umbrella of protection to workstations, smartphones, and file servers from all types of computer threats, prevents epidemics of malicious programs, and keeps information secure and fully accessible to users of network resources. The product was expressly designed to meet the increasing demands of servers operating under heavy loads.


Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security ensures the free flow of information within a company and secure communication with the outside world. The solution comprises components for the protection of workstations, smartphones and servers from all types of contemporary computer threats, removing malware from emails and keeping information secure and fully accessible to users of network resources.

Kaspersky Total Space Security exercises control over all incoming and outgoing data - including email, web traffic and all network interactions. The product includes components for the protection of workstations and smartphones, providing users with secure and fast access to company information resources and the Internet, as well as secure communications via email.

NavigateStorage is a preferred partner. Contact us at 978-318-9000

NavigateStorage Leasing

NavigateStorage Leasing:

IT Specific Credit Programs-We combine unique credit programs with speed and flexibility to effectively serve every type of customer. From enterprise level companies to start-ups, we have processes in place that are specifically tailored to your company’s needs.

We have developed leasing and credit programs for:

New Companies- We understand, especially in today’s tech dependant environment, sometimes you need your equipment in place before you can make your first sale. Our New Business Program weights the owner’s credit worthiness heavier than the business’s credit and viability, and allows them to get the equipment they need to get their business up and running faster.

Growing companies- We specialize in assisting companies who have a greater IT need than they have credit history. With the Web 2.0 phenomenon and the fact that virtually every industry is doing business online, the demand for technology companies is at an all-time high. This means that they are growing faster than ever, but they usually don’t have strong enough credit to keep up with their purchasing needs. We have a program in place for the growing companies that allow them to garner larger approvals and purchase the equipment they need to sustain that growth.

Enterprise Companies- Our large, Fortune 1000 customers choose us because we understand that one of their greatest assets is time. We have a stream-lined application and documentation process in place for enterprise customers, and that allows us to get documents in their hands to review within 4 hours of first contact. We also work closely with their finance and legal teams."

Contact us at NavigateStorage call 978-318-9000 or write.

Backing up remote sites

Backing up remote sites:

Disaster's are never good. They are always bad. Fire, flood, or vandalism strikes when you least expect, but NavigateStorage can show you how to plan the contingencies and be prepared to recover efficiently and effectively.'

Backing up of remote sites used to mean autoloaders and hoping that the local folks removed and safeguarded the tapes. Today's technology has made the backing up of remotes much less of a headache. Today we can backup via a backup service over the internet or we can backup to a local array for fast local restores and then send only delta changes back to central site. Or utilizing technology such as commonality factoring or capacity optimization we can achieve full backups with minimal WAN traffic.

Some of our storage arrays, such as American Megatrends (iSCSI SAS and SATA), actually have encrypted remote replication with data de-duplication capabilities all baked into the software. Another popular way to protect Remote Sites is with FilesX while some organizations like to turn the job over to our fully manned Network Operations Center and yet others enjoy the self managed e-folders offerings.

Whatever your choosing, give us a call and most likely we will have a solution tailored to meet your particular needs.

NavigateStorage are experts in understanding your remote site backup challenge and offering world class solutions to achieve them. Contact us vis a our web or write.

Sanbolic File Management

Sanbolic File Management:

Sanbolic provides software for SAN solutions to extend the capability of applications running on Windows servers and shared storage. Sanbolic allows data on SAN storage to be managed centrally and simultaneously shared among servers, providing storage flexibility and data availability.

Typical solutions enabled by Sanbolic Software include scalable clusters of Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, dynamic migration of virtual servers, high availability Citrix® Provisioning ServerTM installations, scalable web and media streaming server installations, and high performance storage for Window Compute Cluster Server 2003.

Sanbolic software allows users to create a shared-data SAN storage pool using industry-standard storage and server hardware.

Let NavigateStorage show you and try the benefits.

Unified Storage

Unified Storage:

Unified Storage is a single, integrated storage infrastructure that functions as unification engines to simultaneously support Fibre Channel, IP Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) data formats.

A unified storage system simultaneously enables storage of file data and handles the block-based I/O (input/output) of enterprise applications. In actual practice, unified storage is often implemented in a NAS platform that is modified to add block-mode support.

One advantage of unified storage is reduced hardware requirements. Instead of separate storage platforms, like NAS for file-based storage and a RAID disk array for block-based storage, unified storage combines both modes in a single device. Alternatively, a single device could be deployed for either file or block storage as required.

NavigateStorage offers unified storage in addition to many other storage solutions. Check us out. Write or call 978-318-9000

Friday, January 22, 2010

Global Relay Hosted Email Full Compliance

Global Relay Hosted Email Full Compliance:

Global Relay is a leading provider of Hosted Email Archiving, IM Archiving and Business Continuity Services, delivering affordable managed enterprise-class email & IM archiving and monitoring services to over 2,500 customers worldwide. With secure end-to-end encryption, email and IM is securely archived and monitored for regulatory compliance, audits and legal eDiscovery. As the developer and operator of its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, Global Relay has provided hosted email archiving solutions since 1999 without a single incident of data loss. Global Relay specializes in messaging compliance solutions for public companies, financial and healthcare industries.

Contact NavigateStorage or call Jim at 987-318-9000.