Fortress Data Management Distributor of Data Storage Corp.

Data Storage Corporation announced the signing of Midwest master distributor agreement with Fortress Data Management of Burr Ridge, IL, expanding its ability to service business customers throughout the Midwest region.

Under terms of the agreement, Data Storage Corporation will provide Fortress’s backup and recovery customers with 24×7 customer services for IBM iSeries/AS400 server environments. Additionally, it will provide marketing and sales support services including online marketing and co-branded participation in industry events.

"Fortress and its founder, John Connell, clearly understand the value businesses in highly regulated industries place in protecting their data. Through this partnership, we will be able to expand our presence in the Midwest and be able to provide customers in that market with the high level of consultation and support customers have come to expect from Data Storage Corporation," said Matthew Grosso, EVP and CTO at Data Storage Corporation.

Founded in 1994, Fortress was an early proponent of online backup and recovery solutions and business continuity planning. With a background founded in risk and data use analysis, its expertise has grown to encompass data management, compliance, security and business continuity plan development and consulting. It current serves institutions and professional clients in construction, healthcare and finance.

John Connell, founder and CEO of Fortress Data Management, commented: "At Fortress, we have long recognized the mission critical nature of business data and the need to develop and deploy robust continuity plans. In partnership with Data Storage Corporation and its broad array of capabilities and proven expertise, we can now offer our clients unmatched support along with world-class cloud computing solutions."

The two companies are capitalizing on the demand by businesses for cloud/datacenter-delivered services, a market predicted to reach more than $73 billion by 2015 (source:IDC).