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Storage Area Network SANity
  • Should I upgrade my SAN?
  • Should I replace my SAN?
  • Should I retain my SAN?

With the SMS SANity program, you can do all three, AND save money!

The Situation:

With the SAN at the heart of your infrastructure, forklift replacements are risky, costly, and require resources that most companies can no longer allocate.

A SANs useful life should extend well beyond the initial three years of warranty that came with the hardware. In fact, most companies plan on a useful life of 5 7 years or more! The key is to REDUCE the cost of your SANs maintenance, especially after warranties expire or your OEM announces end of sale/service.

Affordable Options:

SMS provides you an affordable option that allows you to continue the useful life of your storage well beyond three years, and well beyond the OEMs end of service period. Why refresh, if you can re-purpose, or continue to upgrade the hardware you have in place today at reasonable price points?  Invest your capital in newer technologies that provide either increased profits or a competitive advantage to your company.

SMS supports most SAN Storage Brands!

  ♦   NetApp Storage ♦   IBM Storage ♦   Hitachi Storage ♦   Oracle Storage
  ♦   EMC Storage ♦   HP Storage ♦   DELL Storage  

No Forklift Needed:

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Whether you are trying to consolidate, virtualize, and/or replicate your storage environments, you no longer have to forklift your existing storage to gain new functionality.

New proven technologies are available that didnt exist a short while ago. Unlike hardware suppliers, we will work with you to assess the useful life of your storage environment. If a forklift is the best option, well even purchase or dispose of the hardware youve decided to decommission.

Therefore, before you opt to trade in or forklift your SAN, lets talk about how SMS can help you extend the life of your current SAN investment, while significantly reducing maintenance and support costs.


SMS will save you money.
SMS will give you better service.

Please contact us to explore alternative approaches that extend your storage architecture ROI. Gain functionality, performance, and availability, and REDUCE spending.