Fordway Installed Storage for Fifosys With Three Compellent SAN

ICT integrator Fordway Solutions Limited has completed the design and installation of a new storage architecture for IT managed services provider Fifosys. As well as enabling Fifosys to use fewer servers and reduce power consumption, it forms the basis of the company’s new cloud-based back-up service for SMEs, Fifosys Fortress.

The new storage solution was needed to handle rapid data growth among Fifosys’ customers and it had to provide flexibility, scaleability and ease of administration. Based on three Compellent StorageCenter SANs, it has provided a truly flexible system which can be expanded as needs arise, with few, if any, limitations.

The cost of storage can now be predicted accurately and the SANs offer customers significant cost savings. For example, data that previously required 20 servers in two racks and used 32A of power now requires half the space and half the power, saving the user some £30,000 per annum in space costs alone.  

“One of the key factors in our decision was ease of administration, which is what enables us to run an effective business,” said Fifosys managing director Mitesh Patel. “This solution certainly delivers that for us and is also key in enabling us to deliver our new Fifosys Fortress solution, which will provide us with new revenue generating opportunities.Fordway had the knowledge and expertise to deliver exactly what we needed. They are a very professional team and we’re extremely confident in the system they’ve delivered. They also wrote up all the documentation for us, which saved us a huge amount of work.”

“We take the time to fully understand our clients’ needs, which enables us to deliver solutions tailored to their business,” explained Richard Blanford, managing director of Fordway. “This is an extremely flexible storage architecture which will be able to grow with Fifosys’ business.”