Storage Solutions

The security of your company's data is important. Ensure the integrity of that data with a Stafford Associates online data storage solution

Stafford Associates offers a spectrum of storage options, including shared network attached storage and a storage area network. Our data storage solutions make it possible to store your data while keeping peace of mind.

Direct Attached Storage

Versatility is a good thing—and Direct Attached Storage from The Planet proves it. This dedicated solution addresses annoying storage problems by allowing for, among other things, server expansion and low-cost clustering.

Benefits of Direct Attached Storage (DAS)

Drives and devices can be added as your needs expand
SAS drives optimized for performance applications
Near-Line SAS drives provide capacity at a great price point
A single DAS can serve database and large file storage use cases
Our DAS offering starts at just $300/month

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Adding bigger or faster drives to your server will only go so far. Meeting the scalability, reliability and performance needs of your most important applications is crucial and a SAN from Stafford Associates can help. Our customizable solution can include Host Bus Adaptors (HBAs), dedicated network switches and an enterprise-class storage array. Options available to meet any performance metric or price point.

All EMC SAN solutions are customized the way you want. Contact us for pricing details.

Benefits of a Storage Area Network (SAN)

Add drives and devices as needs expand
One SAN can serve both database and large file storage use cases
Extremely scalable. Entry to Enterprise level
Configured, monitored and maintained by certified storage experts
Get special-purpose hardware designed for serving data (Experience higher I/O and less latency!)
Configured with redundancy at all layers
Our SAN offering starts at just $650/month

SAN Technical Specifications

EMC SAN: CX Series Arrays
iSCSI and Fiber Channel connectivity

Shared Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Ultimate scalability, highly available storage arrays and all globally available for around the clock data stores and pulls.

Benefits of a Shared Network Attached Storage (NAS)

10GB increments for easy scaling and capacity planning
Industry recognized protocols for seamless integration into your operating system (CIFS/FTP)
Starting at just $0.25/GB per month you can have remote storage in your hosting solution

Dedicated Cabinets: Dedicated Cabinets are great for larger environments that need a "built-to-order" solution. We deploy complex, customized networks, network and power redundancy and high-performance SAN solutions.
Storage Solutions: The security of your company's data is important. Ensure the integrity of that data with a Stafford Associates online data storage solution
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