OhioOnline., Inc. - Capabilities

OOI SAN Managed Services

Storage is essential to the growth and agility of your business. Choosing a SAN as your data management solution is an intelligent business decision. Your SAN can deliver the results you need only if it is implemented correctly and integrated with your business. SAN installation, startup, and integration call for specialized expertise in planning and design, and hardware configuration. Your SAN needs to be configured for high performance and availability. It needs to be integrated with your applications, management environment, and business processes. OOI SAN Managed Services encompasses all the activities required for a successful implementation. You get a storage solution up-and-running quickly and efficiently, with minimal disruption, realizing rapid returns on your SAN investment.

We offer comprehensive SAN implementation strategy and planning. Hardware and software installation and configuration. A dedicated project manager determines your special requirements and customizes a statement of work defining the precise support you'll receive. We will determine an optimal SAN design, installation, configuration, and verification. And provide knowledge transfer and solution handover to your staff.

Optional ongoing SAN support can provide support for your new environment. We can provide onsite services to resolve technical problems, installation of software patches and bug fixes, and maintenance of your system topology.

Storage for rent?

Information is housed at our hosting center and we provide complete storage and management of your data. This comprises a base set of services for SAN, NAS and Backup/Restore services. OOI SAN Managed Services includes hardware, switching and connectivity fabric, plus SAN and systems-management software. We integrate technology components from leading vendors in the storage and networking industries, including:

+  Storage equipment
+  Switching products
+  Storage management software

Value proposition

OOI provides storage "on demand" so you can feel confident that your storage infrastructure will accommodate the growth of your applications while reducing the risk of hardware obsolescence and capital expense in under-utilized direct-attached storage. As a subscription service, you are only billed for the storage allocated on a gigabyte-per-month charge. Network storage allows increased flexibility to manage and scale your storage infrastructure in accordance with your data volumes and strategic initiatives. Through OOI, storage specialists assist you in planning and implementing a storage solution to meet your unique business requirements. OOI manages and monitors your storage to identify performance and allocation trends, assisting you to plan accordingly.