UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DEPLOYS RAID INC.’S STORAGEWATCH®
MONITORING SOFTWARE
StorageWatch’s 24/7 Remote Monitoring Services
Keeps University’s Storage Systems Running Smoothly
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Methuen, MA--RAID Inc., a customer-centric storage service provider specializing
in custom manufacturing of leading edge storage solutions, today announced
that the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
at the University of Colorado has selected its flagship product StorageWatch®.
This patent pending technology is the industry's only real-time 24/7 proactive
storage monitoring and management service.
StorageWatch ensures maximum availability of an entire storage system
by providing real-time proactive monitoring of the overall condition of
your storage solution 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All components of
a customer’s solution and environment are monitored for irregularities
including: Storage Arrays, RAID engines, disk drives, power supplies,
cooling, switches & fabric (all SAN devices) and backup devices. With
this novel monitoring software in place, the university prevents downtime
and frees up system administrator staff from time-consuming maintenance
issues. If a “soft” drive failure occurs, the system administrator
receives an early warning so that the issue can be resolved before it
causes a true outage.
“With 24/7 monitoring of our data center, StorageWatch eliminates
costly off hour surprises like hard drive failures and power outages,”
said Tom Priestley, senior system administrator for the Cooperative Institute
for Research in Environmental Sciences. “Our users don’t want
us to simply rely on computer-generated alerts. StorageWatch brings human
intelligence to diagnose and resolve issues in real time. With this critical
software solution in place, we’ve moved from a reactive approach
to a more hands-on assurance that StorageWatch will always provide continuous,
smooth system operation.”
“StorageWatch gives organizations an insurance plan against unexpected
outages that can disrupt important business activities,” stated
Bob Picardi, Chief Operating Officer at RAID, Incorporated. “Moreover,
StorageWatch eliminates the need to dedicate IT personnel to monitor and
manage your storage infrastructure, and frees them up to pursue other
important business operations.”
For more information about StorageWatch, please go to http://www.raidinc.com/storagewatch.php
About RAID Incorporated
Headquartered in Methuen, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage service
provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions.
RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industry’s
only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers
total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with
maintaining and administering storage systems while increasing data availability.
Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading
edge technologies while providing twenty-four hour support services to
become one of the industry leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute,
application, and disaster recovery needs with a unique platform combining
hardware, software, and services. www.raidinc.com
About the University of Colorado at Boulder
As the flagship university of the state of Colorado, CU-Boulder is a dynamic
community of scholars and learners situated on one of the most spectacular
college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions
belonging to the prestigious Association of American Universities –
and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region – it has a proud
tradition of academic excellence, with four Nobel laureates and more than
50 members of prestigious academic academies. CU-Boulder has blossomed
in size and quality since it opened its doors in 1877 – attracting
superb faculty, staff, and students and building strong programs in the
sciences, engineering, business, law, arts, humanities, education, music,
and many other disciplines. For more information visit www.colorado.edu.
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Kristin Conforti
PAN Communications
978-474-1900
kconforti@pancomm.com
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