Tarsus Technologies has announced the arrival of the HP MSA1000 Small Business SAN Kit. Designed to simplify and reduce the costs of storage area network (SAN) deployments in the SMB market, the MSA1000 provides all the essential elements required for installing and running an initial SAN setup.
Says Terence Barter, product manager at Tarsus Technologies: "HP has recognised the growth of the SMB sector and with it an increasing demand for networking and storage solutions aimed at small to medium businesses. The introduction of the MSA1000 can now deliver the solutions needed for this market."
"As the first SAN solution for the SMB market, the MSA1000 makes it effortless and affordable to obtain and deploy a storage area network - a storage solution traditionally reserved for larger businesses," Barter adds.
He explains how the kit eliminates the complexity usually associated with migrating to a SAN solution: "The MSA1000 smoothes the transition from a direct-attached storage solution to a SAN, with consolidation of storage resources and simplified data management and protection."
Barter says the MSA1000 offers a turnkey SAN solution for HP partners, like value-added resellers and technology consultants that support small businesses.
"The kit includes the HP StorageWorks MSA1000, a 2GB Fibre Channel disk array with two QLogic ANblade host bus adapters, as well as an eight-port Fibre Channel QLogic SANbox Switch - all in a single box and with a 24% price advantage over the purchase of individual components."
"Also included with the kit is an installation CD that minimises the process of setting up and configuring your new SAN," he continues.
"The bundled CD features software that is based on the QLogic SANsurfer Small Business SAN Wizard. This installation software allows customers to get the entire SAN up and running in a matter of minutes and with less than 25 mouse clicks.
"With HP`s MSA1000, customers have access to a SAN solution that is readily available, affordable, and easy to install and maintain. This comprehensive offering of SAN requirements, bundled in one box, brings storage area networks within the reach of SMB customers," Barter concludes.
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With twenty years` experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world`s foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.
Tarsus strives to meet the channel`s needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compiling the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.
The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large rollouts. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.
With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.
Brands represented by the Tarsus stable include industry leaders like Acer, HP, IBM, Oki, Samsung, TallyGenicom and Targus.
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