| ecause a business is small doesn't mean that it's got | | | | 1TB to 6TB. |
| small data needs. Businesses today can operate with | | | | EMC was the first to break into the SMB market |
| a leaner staff than ever before and savvy business | | | | from the enterprise market several years ago with |
| execs know that securing a wealth of data is the | | | | its Clariion AX150 and AX150i entry-level storage |
| trump card when it comes to gaining an edge over | | | | arrays. The release of NetApp StoreVault S500 |
| the competition. However, until recently small and | | | | means healthy competition to fuel innovation in the |
| midsized businesses had limited options in terms of | | | | SMB market. Dell is also expected to enter into the |
| data storage protection. While businesses of less than | | | | SMB market in the near future and really turn up the |
| 30 users can often get along with basic data storage | | | | heat in this sector of the storage industry. |
| needs, growing small and midsized businesses (SMB's) | | | | The difference between the Clariion products and |
| have been left wondering how to handle their | | | | the NetApp StoreVault S500 is that the NetApp |
| growing storage needs without breaking the bank. | | | | StoreVault S500 will only be available through VAR's |
| With the June release of the NetApp StoreVault | | | | (Value Added Resellers) like Sunstar Company as |
| S500, small and medium sized businesses can finally | | | | opposed to mass-market e-tailers like CDW. This |
| get a taste of enterprise grade data storage devices. | | | | more selective form of distribution means that SMB's |
| With the NetApp StoreVault S500, business owners | | | | will be getting much more than just high quality data |
| won't need to worry about choosing between or | | | | storage hardware. The hardware alone can be |
| having separate boxes for iSCSI, NAS, or Fibre | | | | ineffective if it doesn't suit the business needs. When |
| Channel. The S500 handles all of the major protocols. | | | | sold through VAR's, purchasers of StoreVault |
| The NetApp StoreVault S500 is designed for | | | | products gain access to the knowledge and services |
| businesses that require between a half terabyte to 6 | | | | of qualified, certified network storage consultants. |
| terabytes of storage, employ between 50 and 1,000 | | | | Small businesses highly depend on absolute security |
| individuals, and have a small or part-time IT staff. | | | | of their data to run their businesses from customer |
| Businesses that have been feeling stymied by a long | | | | data files, to research and development |
| backup window or cramped for storage space can | | | | documentation, to their proprietary software. Where |
| add massive amounts of space with the NetApp | | | | businesses once would have had to either go without |
| StoreVault S500 for around $5000. For small | | | | or spend $15,000 to $30,000 for the type of data |
| businesses that need to spend conservatively until | | | | storage they require, they now can have an |
| growth warrants additional space, the NetApp | | | | economical, rock-solid, scaleable option for data |
| StoreVault S500 is built to scale incrementally from | | | | storage with the NetApp StoreVault S500. |