Digisense Launches Remotely Managed Multi-Tier Backup and Archiving Service for SMB Service Providers.Enterprise-Class Data Protection for Low Monthly Service Fee REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Digisense, Inc. announced today the general availability of its Digisense System, backup and archiving hardware and software, for managed service providers (MSPs) serving small to medium sized business customers (SMBs). MSPs get a turn-key, remotely managed solution that provides highly secure yet inexpensive offsite storage at Amazon's S3 data centers with near line appliance-based backup at customer sites. Delivered as a subscription service, there are no costly equipment purchases, volume commitments or long-term contracts to sign. "Backup and archiving as a service is a great new opportunity for our MSPs," said Charles Weaver, President of the MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. Alliance, an industry group of over 1,700 service providers throughout the world. "It is important for vendors to develop products with the unique needs of MSPs in mind." The Digisense System offers an immediately profitable information management solution for MSPs. Among the key business benefits to the MSP are: * Turnkey, multi-customer solution * No need to invest in a data center * 6 or 12 month contracts * Recurring monthly customer revenue * Centralized control 1. In air defense, the control mode whereby a higher echelon makes direct target assignments to fire units. 2. In joint air operations, placing within one commander the responsibility and authority for planning, directing, and coordinating a military operation or group/category of over multiple customer sites * The industry's lowest online archiving prices * Platform for data management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects "We're pleased to see Digisense building such a helpful service for small and medium sized businesses," said Steve Rabuchin, Director of Developer Relations for Amazon Web Services  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . "This is the type of innovation we like to see with Amazon Web Services--Digisense focuses on doing what they do best, which is building technology services for small and medium sized businesses while relying on Amazon S3 to provide rock solid Internet storage under the covers." Software Features The Digisense System is delivered through a turnkey appliance that installs directly in the customer business network. The system provides full backup See backup types. and archiving capabilities in a multi-tier environment for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2003 and Small Business Server customers, as well as desktop clients attached to those servers. Using the system's anywhere accessible web console, the MSP can schedule, monitor, and control backup, archive, and restore tasks for virtually any system on the business network using Amazon's state of the art S3 storage services. A comprehensive metadata catalog tracks data properties, policies and where files are located. Data is protected using strong AES encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. at all times during the backup and archiving process. Data archiving to Amazon's S3 unlimited storage facility is completely automated. "MSPs have made significant inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ in delivering security and network management services, while backup and archiving has remained a challenge to them due to up front equipment and data center costs," said Avery Lyford, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Digisense, Inc. "The Digisense System - sophisticated backup and archiving features, included on site manager, and Amazon S3 for offsite storage--gives MSPs a quick entry into offering their customers backup and archiving services. In essence, Digisense is providing a complete platform for MSPs to price, market and deliver their own data management services." Pricing and Availability The Digisense System is available now to qualified VARs, MSPs and resellers. Online archiving costs are billed direct to the MSP at Amazon's S3 standard service pricing. Subscriptions for the appliance and software start at $150 per month. Contact Digisense for more details at www.digisenseinc.com or by calling 650.362.0401. About Digisense Founded in 2005 by former executives and engineers from Novell, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Intertrust, Digisense, Inc. is dedicated to enabling innovative information management solutions for the burgeoning managed IT services economy. Digisense's first product is a turnkey platform for providing backup and archiving services to MSP and VAR customers. With the Digisense System, service providers have an affordable, easy-to-deploy backup and archiving service that insures them a monthly revenue stream while their customers enjoy the benefits of enterprise-class data protection and management. |
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