Peak Data Signs With Hi-Stor

PeakData LLC, a value added reseller of storage systems and storage management software solutions and services to enterprise customers, has signed a Master Distributor Agreement with Hi-Stor, a provider of storage management software solutions.

Through this agreement, the PeakData sales force will be able to offer to its U.S. customers and channel partners the StorSentry solution along with its comprehensive storage solutions and services portfolio. In particular, PeakData is also to become a certified partner of Hi-Stor to deliver local services and level 1 support to its U.S. and Canadian customers.  

The Hi-Stor U.S. team will collaborate with PeakData to deliver service quality improvement through a complete solution (consulting, software, services and support) for the tape storage environment of enterprise IT customers.

Hi-Stor’s StorSentry provides a comprehensive solution for managing proactively the quality and the performance of large tape automation storage infrastructures. While minimizing risks and optimizing resources, StorSentry also meets the need for green solutions in large data centers.  

“PeakData has a long and rich history of serving enterprises with some of the largest and most complex tape environments in the world.  We take pride in our consultative approach which helps our customers get the most out of their existing investments and make smart choices for their future needs. Hi-Stor’s StorSentry delivers significant operational and cost improvements to large tape storage environments”, says Saeed Karim, President & CEO, PeakData LLC.

"For Hi-Stor, this agreement is one further important step in the development of the North American market. We are very pleased to have PeakData as a Master Distributor partner to develop the North America market and bring higher service value and proximity to our North American customer base. In addition, the close relationship between PeakData and Sun, one of our main industry partners, generates further momentum among all of us in the North American market”, comments Fernando Moreira, President & CEO Hi-Stor.  
 
This agreement is immediately operational for the sales part as of September 2008.