TeraCloud Unveils TeraCloud Storage Framework (TSF) Lite for the SMB Market -- a Powerful, Enterprise-Level Tool to Maximize Storage Management at a Reasonable Cost.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- TeraCloud Corporation, which continues to define the storage analytics market serving Fortune 2000 and small and medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) customers, today unveiled the TeraCloud Storage Framework (TSF TSF Text Services Framework TSF TOE Security Functions TSF Télégraphie Sans Fil (French: former term for radio) TSF Twelve Step Facilitation (counseling intervention) ) Lite for the SMB market See SMB. . TSF Lite combines a powerful, heavy-lifting tool once reserved for large companies with an innovative SMB-appropriate pricing model that maximizes daily storage management operations at a reasonable cost. Storage Management Challenge SMB IT managers are faced with the following challenges: --keeping storage-related expenses to a minimum while monitoring current and historical utilization trends --removing repetitive data-gathering tasks and then cost-effectively and efficiently finding, migrating, archiving, or deleting aged data --gathering data, identifying hotspots and taking the best action --gaining an in-depth, central view of the storage landscape across platforms --managing complex data consumption of server and storage resources "Small and medium-sized businesses require many of the same storage management features that their enterprise counterparts have traditionally demanded and received at the enterprise spend level," said TeraCloud President and 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. Gary Tidd. "Through TSF Lite, SMB customers now have access to the robust tool they need to effectively manage daily storage operations at a reasonable price." TeraCloud's groundbreaking Storage Analytics (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) technology provides storage utilization analytics to pin-point conditions and predictive events where storage utilization is sub-optimized. TeraCloud turns raw data into actionable information. With the TSA ability to extract actionable insights from data, IT executives can now make informed technology purchasing decisions that support their business objectives. TeraCloud Storage Framework (TSF) Lite Solution Regardless of the platform, TSF Lite is the only product to provide SMB's with a powerful, enterprise-level and cost-effective tool for predictable storage management. TSF Lite is a platform-independent tool for SMB open systems with 20 terabytes or less of storage. It delivers comprehensive storage management for Solaris, Linux, Windows and even AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. in a simple to use, intuitive Java interface. TSF Lite enables detail management, quick summarization and the ability to launch corrective actions directly from the management console A terminal or workstation used to monitor and control a network. See Microsoft Management Console. , enabling organizations to identify problems, monitor storage and make quick adjustments. TSF Lite's innovative, pay-as-you go subscription pricing model is a set monthly fee of $395 for managing up to 20 terabytes of storage. Customers pay the monthly fee only in the months they use TSF Lite. Key benefits of TSF Lite include: --increased capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens. and the elimination of unnecessary spending --centralized monitoring and control of distributed storage Storing data in multiple computers or in computers that are geographically dispersed. This was an early term for storage that evolved into SANs and storage virtualization. See SAN and storage virtualization. for SAN and DAS --graphic visualization of system volume composition through logical topology map views --audited files across servers to identify critical, stale or duplicate data for deletion or migration --implementation of exception reporting to automate labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars functions that isolate and manage storage hotspots --monitored storage activity by application, business group, storage class, or data class About TeraCloud Corporation TeraCloud Corporation continues to define the storage analytics market serving global Fortune 2000 and small and medium business (SMB) customers. TeraCloud's groundbreaking Storage Analytics (TSA) technology provides storage utilization analytics to pin-point conditions and predictive events where storage utilization is sub-optimized. Regardless of platform, the TeraCloud Storage Framework (TSF) v2.1 provides enterprise customers with instant knowledge for predictable storage management from a single view. TSF Lite is the only product to provide SMB's with a powerful, enterprise-level and cost-effective tool for predictable storage management. TeraCloud's SpaceFinder Suite v4.4.1 gives customers the knowledge for predictable storage management on the Z-series platform by providing automating storage administration that monitors, detects, analyzes and proactively resolves issues threatening storage availability. Founded in 1991, TeraCloud Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Bellevue, Wash. For more information, visit www.teracloud.com. |
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