VAR DataSpan Reseller of Dot Hill

Dot Hill Systems Corp. has entered into an authorized reseller agreement with DataSpan, Inc., a VAR that provides infrastructure, data protection products and services to Fortune 1000, including customers in the oil & gas, telecom and big data industries.

Under the terms of the agreement, DataSpan will sell and support Dot Hill’s entire AssuredSAN storage portfolio, allowing both companies to expand their reach nationwide.

“Dot Hill’s remarkable patent portfolio allows it to deliver unique, innovative storage hardware and software solutions that will allow us to better address our clients’ numerous storage challenges,” said Don Wilcox, director of eCommerce, DataSpan. “AssuredSAN arrays are extremely reliable, delivering 99.999% data availability and Dot Hill backs its solutions with demo and evaluation equipment, ready-to-use marketing programs, training and support. Combined with DataSpan’s exceptional end-user customer service, with representation in all 50 states, the Dot Hill portfolio gives us highly compelling offerings that can help organizations of all sizes to maximize productivity and improve profitability.“

Through its Dot Hill Connections Partner Program and AssuredSAN solutions, the company enables its growing base of resellers to build storage businesses by solving many critical problems for its customers – managing storage growth, creating responsive virtual infrastructures, reducing operating expenses, and deploying new applications. The partner program has been selected as a 5-Star Winner in the CRN Partner Program Guide for four consecutive years.

“DataSpan has been in the data protection business for more than 40 years, working closely with two-thirds of the Fortune 100 and more than half of the Fortune 1000,” said Brad Painter, VP, global channel sales, Dot Hill. “With a focus on reducing the worry and stress that data center managers face every day, DataSpan will be a key advocate for Dot Hill’s AssuredSAN brand in all 50 states. We share the mutual goal of delivering storage solutions that exceed expectations and allow organizations to turn their attention to higher business priorities.“

The AssuredSAN storage portfolio offers up to 288TB of capacity in a single system, ease-of-use and demonstrated 99.999% availability. The arrays are available with Dot Hill AssuredRemote data management software for remote replication, AssuredCopy, Dot Hill’s volume copy technology, and AssuredSnap snapshot capability for improved data availability and BC.