Proact Provides Storage and Backup Solution to Ekro

Ekro, part of the VanDrie Group, in veal, has chosen Proact IT Group AB for the delivery and implementation of a new storage and backup solution.

Proact provides a complete solution, including wholly-owned, 24×7 support for hardware and software.

Ekro signed a three-year contract.

The storage and backup environment of Ekro was already more than five years old, and in need of renewal. Ekro asked Proact to provide advice and a proposal for the replacement of the primary (storage) platform including backup hardware.

Dirk-Jan van Delden, IT manager, Ekro, said: “We invited Proact to provide us with independent advice regarding the selection of a new storage solution including backup. We were positively surprised by the wide-ranging know-how of Proact and the way in which they thought along with us as a partner. We have great confidence in this new collaboration, in which our 24×7 operations connect seamlessly with the 24×7 (support) services provided by Proact.“

The total solution consists of two EMC VNX unified storage solutions for two sites, including two backup targets on the basis of EMC Data domain. In addition to the implementation, Proact also provides a wholly-owned, 24×7 support for the hardware and software.

“With its choice of Proact, Ekro has ensured itself access to best-in-class, innovative products and services,” says Lucas den Os, MD, Proact Netherlands. “The combination of EMC and Proact has been extremely successful over the past year after Proact became the fastest growing EMC partner of the year for the second time in a row. We are looking forward to a successful partnership with Ekro, and, together with EMC, hope to welcome many new customers.”