Iron Cloud for Enterprise Data Management Launched by Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Inc. announced the launch of Iron Cloud, an enterprise cloud storage platform and services offering for data protection, preservation, restoration and recovery.

With Iron Cloud, organizations can deploy a hybrid data management strategy with the benefits of a cloud service, but with predictable cost models and integrated security that scales for enterprises of all sizes, as well as data accessibility through a self-service portal providing transparency and control for efficient storage operations.

Cloud services are increasingly becoming an integral part of many organizations’ IT and data environments. As companies continue to transform their businesses with technology, they’re facing exponential data growth and complex challenges of determining what data to keep, where to store it and how to manage policies that govern data access. Seeking to address these challenges, organizations are systematically replacing the practice of keeping data on premises and opting for hybrid models that require reliable and secure cloud storage.

As a cloud storage platform for end-to-end data management, Iron Cloud solves for ‘where’ to store data and also for the demanding challenges of protecting and preserving and accessing data to address business requirements. The company’s approach to data management also enables organizations to manage risk by complying with industry standards and implementing advanced schemes to protect against cyber attacks.

“The overarching issues that drive data management concerns are clear-accelerating data growth and managing legacy infrastructure to store and protect that data is costly and complex,” said Jason Buffington, principal analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. “At the same time, it’s more important than ever for organizations to protect and preserve data and make sure it’s accessible to the business. Iron Mountain, which is synonymous with trust and security with deep experience in data management, has built a solution that enables organizations to embrace cloud-services as part of their data management strategy while partnering with a true leader in data custodianship.“

Iron Cloud provides on demand block and object storage, accessible through secure connectivity from the enterprise to the firm’s network of secure data centers. It addresses the critical stages of enterprise data management with orchestration and automation for managing data sprawl, while securing data in motion and at rest and catering to the security and operational needs of medical imaging, surveillance video and other specialty media.

It offers technologies that enable end-to-end data management capabilities including backup, archive, recovery from disruption, and deep storage (to tape media).

The platform provides:

• Predictable cost: Enterprises pay only for the data that is being protected, for a pay-as-you-go service model.

• Operational efficiency: It augments on premise storage administration with automated system management tasks and workflows to provide predictable, repeatable and reliable operations for data in the cloud.

• Security and data protection: Intelligent data protection and secure data migration services ensures that the requirements for protection and compliance dictated by the data are met.

• Data accessibility: SLAs ensure data is intact, available and accessible based on business requirements.

• Data shuttle services: The company expands its cloud migration services with a data shuttle offering for fast and secure on-boarding of customers’ data to Iron Cloud.

“Digital transformation initiatives and new technologies like machine learning and the Internet of Things are challenging companies to find new strategies to handle the explosion of high value data,” said Eileen Sweeney, SVP and GM, data management, Iron Mountain. “Building on our reputation as a trusted and proven service provider in data management, along with our experience in cloud storage and archiving, Iron Cloud offers a viable solution today. Our rapidly evolving portfolio of services is extensible and will grow to address known and unknown challenges in the future. Our customers can take advantage of the cloud-based services they seek to streamline their IT infrastructure, creating cost savings and efficiencies, while feeling secure that they can meet the increasingly complex data management challenges at the heart of their digital transformation efforts.“