Technology is changing the way we work and has created demand for 24×7, 365-day connectivity with instant access to our data. Businesses are facing challenges in storing and managing the data center to support those demands, and, to that end, Cisco has invested in its data center offerings to create cost- effective, agile and reliable solutions.
The data center contains the “brains” of the network, not only where data is stored but a central point where all policy and automation will run and where security and networks will be managed. This evolution is driving increased spending for data center, with a growth of 40 percent last year alone for Cisco. So if you are not thinking about how to help customers shore up their data center and supporting this evolution, you’ll quickly be left behind.
As Cisco continues to invest heavily into their data center solutions, Comstor also has taken strides to strengthen our data center partnerships to ensure smooth delivery of services and solutions. We’ve partnered with X-IO Technologies, which is recognized as a true innovator in the storage industry.
Specifically for partners who are looking for a storage solution to integrate into their data center offerings, X-IO Intelligent Storage Element systems have two decades of innovation behind them and ongoing investment from storage industry experts.
We are even more excited by X-IO’s top-of-the-chart solution performance. Often when implementing a storage solution, performance starts to lag, creating roughly 70-percent utilization. With X-IO, customers leverage 99 to 100 percent of the storage purchased without the lag seen with other solutions. This is at a very competitive price. Another benefit we are seeing is that X-IO customers don’t need highly trained personnel on board to manage the storage component. It is simple to use with a hypervisor interface so that current IT administrators can also easily manage storage components. Some of our cloud providers and builders have swapped out big-name vendors for X-IO to deliver their services.
As Cisco continues to focus on the cloud and the data center growth continues at speeds faster than nearly any other area, we encourage our partners to develop solutions that enable your customers to stay ahead of the game.
