Disk Subsystems & Solid State (SAN/iSCSI/NAS/DAS)The Heart and Soul of your Data Center. SANDirect is the nation’s premiere reseller of enterprise storage systems. Our "Vendor Agnostic" approach, coupled with 30+ years of experience, ensures you get a solution that is designed for your specific needs.
Storage Infrastructure ComponentsYour storage network will only perform as fast as it's slowest link. SANDirect's full line of storage networking components will ensure that you prevent bottlenecks and increase performance regardless of your storage protocol (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, etc).
Tape Libraries & Virtual Tape LibrariesAn ounce of prevention... From traditional magnetic tape systems (LTO, SDLT, etc.) to the latest Disk Based Virtual Tape Libraries and Deduplicating Storage Systems. SANDirect offers expert advice and best in class products from the industry leaders.
Backup & ArchivingAvailability, retention, and security of data is the foundation of your backup strategy. A third party data protection solution allows you to centrally protect and ensure availability of your most critical server and application data. Industry Leaders like Bakbone and InMage provide solid solutions
Enterprise Storage Blog and Article RepositoryAt SANDirect, we pride ourselves on having the most comprehensive set of product data in the industry. We also provide our own unique literature on emerging technology, industry changes, and product reviews, written by our in house storage architects that have over 30 years of experience.
What makes us Different?
SANDirect is a privately owned firm specializing in high availability Data Storage Solutions. We assess, analyze and know storage. Our core business is protecting customers' data. SANDirect has an extremely knowledgeable staff, a Professional Attitude and offers competitive pricing to our customers. We eat, sleep and live Storage. Intelligent storage infrastructures dictate quality partnerships and a dedicated, knowledgeable staff. SANDirect is proud to offer the very best of both.
Strict Storage Focus
Our staff of Storage Architects is strictly focused on storage. We believe you should choose one thing and do it better than anyone else.
Global Reach
No matter where you are located or what your storage issue is, SANDirect can help.
Any company dealing with massive sets of data immediately understands the importance of secure, scalable and high-performance data storage. The problem is, as your organization upgrades computing systems and methods of storing data, a lot of data becomes outdated and dormant. This is where a soli...
Automated storage tiering is a method by which a company’s stored data is put into different performance tiers rather than storing everything in one common repository. This type of storage architecture is becoming increasingly popular with businesses that are looking for ways...
This year has seen practically all of the major storage manufacturers hopping aboard the solid state bandwagon—and for good reason, given the improvements in performance, capacity, cost of ownership, lower energy consumption, and the ability to realize those benefits while utilizing existin...
Date: Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Topic: SSD
Author: Will
Nearly every major storage manufacturer now offers an SSD option. Some are more practical from a cost perspective than others, and all are constructed and organized in a unique way. In general, there are two basic types of SSD offerings: The server-side and the storage-side.
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Date: Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Topic: SSD
Author: Will
Determining whether SSD is right for your organization can be challenging. To simplify matters, SANDirect has developed a list of indicators that your enterprise may be ready.
You’re considering purchasing more HDDs with the primary goal of increasing performance.
Y...
Date: Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Topic: SSD
Author: Will
The process of determining the best method for meeting your organization’s performance needs is complex, but SANDirect’s cost-effectiveness formula can help. We recommend that you take notes for each step of the formula and keep the numbers handy during your decision-making process. Y...
Date: Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Topic: SSD
Author: Will
In recent years, HDD has achieved remarkable gains in capacity while performance has proportionally decreased. As a result, many companies find themselves purchasing capacity well in excess of their needs while struggling to attain the performance they require. Especially when implementing a high...
Date: Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Topic: SSD
Author: Will
