StratITsphere Chooses NetApp Storage

StratITsphere, a data center services and IT infrastructure and security advising firm, has chosen NetApp Inc.‘s data storage products to serve as the physical hardware behind the firm’s new cloud computing service, Nimbus.

"NetApp’s staff really understands the cloud and how to work with a service provider," said Stephen Webster, StratITsphere president and CEO. "They gave us the flexibility, efficiency and quality we needed for our enterprise-class storage platform."

Nimbus uses the capabilities in NetApp Data ONTAP that allow StratITsphere to create virtual data centers and offer cloud storage-as-a-service for clients to make their data and applications available in the world.

"NetApp is focused on collaborating with innovative service providers such as StratITsphere to provide them with best-in-class products and solutions that deliver the stability and reliability necessary to provide superior value to their customers," said Julie Parrish, senior vice president for global partner sales at NetApp.

StratITsphere announced the launch of Nimbus in September.

Nimbus eliminates barriers such as infrastructure costs, staffing requirements, implementation times and security and availability concerns that can often keep companies from the benefits of the cloud.