Imation U.S.A, global leaders in manufacturing innovative data storage products, now launches for the first time in India, the “Total Assessment & Performance Evaluation” (T.A.P.E) Program. A Data Centre is a pristine component of the IT world. It is a facility used for housing a large amount of computers and communications equipment. As the name implies, a data center is usually maintained by an organization for the purpose of handling all data necessary for its operations. However the biggest challenge faced by organisations running these large storage centers, is the loss and damage of essential data caused due to System Errors like ‘Failed Backups' and ‘Failed Data Restores'. These errors can be caused by various elements supporting the system like tape drives, the data transport channel (SCSI, Fiber), the backup software, mislabeled tape, operator error and poor tapes handling. Each and every component in the backup process of a data center can be the source of an error. Simply replacing a tape cartridge, when system backup fails, is not an ideal long term solution. A better alternative to proactively deal with the situation is the T.A.P.E Program launched by Imation.
Supported by over fifty decades of experience and perfection in storage technology and innovation, alongside cutting-edge media design and manufacturing excellence, Imation's T.A.P.E Program assists organizations to update and restructure their data storage operation and thus improving workstation efficiency. To execute the need of avoiding such system errors, Imation has also developed a complete set of tape media related services to avoid ‘Failed Backups' and ‘Unsuccessful Data Restores' as well as precision in managing a range of tape media. Imation brings the T.A.P.E technology to all data center with a group of other services and insights consolidated throughout network systems of data centers worldwide.
Imation's T.A.P.E Advantage for Data Centers:
Premium Technical Services (PTS) - For the discerning customer who demands for premium technical support for his system backup Imation offer a direct link to their dedicated team of customer support, which will assure patrons of a responsive solution to tape media related problems. PTS is unique and unrivaled in the industry, designed to meet data center requests of resolving tape media issues. The committed technical support team provides a broad and proven range of media related services to assist customers in resolving system backup problems.
iH.E.L.P (Imation Health Evaluation for LTO Performance) - LTO (Linear Tape Open) technology has become the dominant choice of system backup by many organization. Using advanced proprietary analytical software, iH.E.L.P can assist you in pin pointing problematic media and tape drives. iH.E.L.P is also useful in assessing the general health of LTO tape media with ability to identify poor handling, media tear and unbalanced allocation of tape cartridges usage. This assessment can then be further used for planning the retirement of the LTO tapes. With iH.E.L.P, you can proactively reduce the chances of backup failures and increase successful system restores.
Care and Handling Seminar - Managing data isn't getting easier. Imation's tape Care & Handling Seminars are being held regularly to educate and empower you to better understand the nuance of high capacity tape technologies, and best data center practices. Never take your tape media for granted, as tape technology develops, so do their procedures and policies. With new handling knowledge instructed through these seminars, data center will see improvement in backup efficiency and reduce hidden cost. To date, data centers from all over the world have benefited from this training.
Media Retirement Planning - One of the most common questions that data center mangers always ask is “How and when should they retire their tape media?” The correct time to retire the tape cartridges is critical for maximizing investment without compromising on data integrity. Your backup strategy and storage capacity, type of tape and data use, and storage conditions further complicate this dedicated balance. Imation can assist in calculating the retirement period for your media by using customized questionnaires and tape passes.
Tape Technology Migration Consultancy – With tape consultancy services, Imation can assist in choosing the right technology to protect your long-term investment in data storage systems. When it comes to tape media, no single vendor has the same level of breath and depth as Imation. In addition, as a T.A.P.E partner, they work to put in additional value to data center operations and help overall IT cost. Consolidate purchase efforts by standardizing on Imation brand and realized cost saving.
Secure Media Destruction - Data theft through improper disposal of tapes is a major contributing factor in the security of an organizations data. The only secure way to destroy organization's data is through degaussing and proper destruction of used tape media. Organizations have different polices when it comes to their data hence this service is flexible for full or partial disposal services, to accommodate different organizational needs.
Polaris enters into agreement with Ementor Denmark A/S
Polaris Software and Ementor Denmark A/S have entered into a partnership agreement to offer joint-value propositions and deliver globally recognized IT solutions tailor-made to the Nordic market needs.
Polaris, a market leader in Specialty Application Development in the Financial Services sector, views this strategic partnership as key to its focus in fulfilling the increasing opportunities in the Nordic market.
Polaris and Ementor Denmark have over the last 2 years built up a successful collaboration. The formalization of the partnership underlines the maturity and success of the combined services offered to their clients.
Commenting on this partnership agreement, Bikash Mathur, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Polaris Europe said, “We are delighted to announce that the Polaris and Ementor Denmark partnership will primarily help Nordic companies benefit from 20 years of Polaris' global IT solutions experience and Ementor Denmark 's in-depth local market knowledge. Polaris Europe already contributes one third of Polaris' overall revenues and our partnership with Ementor Denmark will provide the required thrust to expand our customer landscape in the Nordic. Like our wide base of customers, we believe that Nordic companies can benefit significantly from our Global technical know-how, specialized products and consulting experience."
Niels Henrik Sodemann, CEO, Ementor Denmark said, “We welcome Polaris as our strategic partner and look forward to an intensive collaboration which will ensure strong technical resources in our deliveries – both on-site in Denmark and offshore in India. The Nordic market has been experiencing strong growth and the partnership with Polaris is key in terms of value-addition in collaboration with our clients. Polaris has been an ideally suited choice as a strategic partner in development projects for us due to the increased demands of highly tailor-made service offerings to suit customers ever increasing business needs.”
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