(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Managed services provider Synergy Global Solutions (www.synergy.gs) announced on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Geminare (www.geminare.com) to provide cloud-based storage service for Synergy's small and medium sized business clients.
According to the Geminare, the solution combines the power of Amazon's S3 data storage infrastructure with real-time data replication to deliver full archiving and high availability in a single integrated platform.
"With this service we can offer our 75,000 managed desktops access to highly scalable, reliable, fast, and cost-effective storage, with the significant and unique ability to continue working without disruption during an unplanned outage or scheduled maintenance," says Clark Crook, president of Synergy Global Solutions. "Best of all, our clients have the capacity to add these capabilities on the fly, without investing in new infrastructure, staff, or software."
The archiving capability lets SMBs meet the most stringent compliance standards, easily and without specialized expertise while protecting their onsite data from accidental deletions, modifications or corruption.
Synergy Cloud Storage is the first continuous availability storage and archiving system designed around the needs of businesses.
It requires no onsite hardware, software licenses or technical resources to provision or manage the service.
The solution offers a range of functions, including the ablity to archive and retrieve files as far back as seven years to meet complete business regulatory requirements and auto failover capabilities.
The service is also available as a managed service offering with complete top tier data center and management console included.
Geminare provides host-based continuity, data protection, and archiving services that keep businesses running uninterrupted with no capital investment.
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