Tech Data Introducing Integrated Data Protection Solution

Tech Data Corporation introduced its Integrated Data Protection Solution built on IBM technology.

The solution offers IBM’s PowerLinux and IBM’s V3700 Storwize products and is enhanced with the IBM Tivoli storage manager software entry for mid-size organizations. The solution is designed to help SMBs achieve cost savings, stability and security while maximizing performance. Integrated by the company and offered on a single stock keeping unit, solution providers can deploy this solution, reducing risk and hassle often associated with backup and recovery implementations. Offered to business partners, the solution requires no additional IBM certifications and is available through the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) division.

“Tech Data recognized the need to offer a seamless data protection solution that combines scalability and optimization for today’s workloads that often run on virtual machines,” said Connie Noyes, director, product marketing, IBM solutions group, Tech Data. “The Tech Data Integrated Data Protection offering provides a simple way for solution providers and their customers to deploy modernized data protection using integrated IBM products. This new Tech Data solution within our AIS division provides an enhanced customer experience, helping small and mid-size organizations improve IT efficiency and meet the rapidly growing demands for modernized backup and recovery solutions.“

It can reduce backup infrastructure costs by up to 38%, so for many organizations, it pays to modernize.

Tivoli is built with IBM components, including a IBM DB2 catalog, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence reporting and an administration interface that can simplify and improve data protection. Agents are available, as needed, to optimize online backups and restores for virtual environments, email systems, databases and SAP, including SAP HANA. The integrated and optimized solution ensures reliability and up to 40 percent greater performance per core than X86.

“IBM applauds Tech Data’s initiative in leveraging IBM’s server, storage, and software products to effectively solve clients’ requirements for cost-effective, reliable, and integrated backup and recovery solutions,” said David A. Wilson, VP, North America business partner ecosystem, IBM software sales. “Using IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager Entry product allows Tech Data to offer a solution with the same features and functions offered by the full suite of Tivoli Storage Manager Software, but at an attractive price point for smaller storage environments.“

The solution provides a roadmap for solution providers seeking to build a data protection capability based on the IBM infrastructure components.

Advantages:

• Flexibility: Customize your data protection solution and pay only for the Tivoli storage manager components deployed, with lower cost licensing for SMBs.

• Simplicity: The solution helps customers get up and running fast, with dozens of integration steps eliminated. It provides an at-a-glance view of backup health anytime, from any browser-enabled device. Administrators can schedule and monitor backups using VMWare tools.

• Efficiency: It enables fast restores; short backup windows and scalability without added complexity. Tivoli Storage Manager can reduce backup storage space requirements by up to 95%, with built-in dedupe and incremental forever backup. Data storage, combined with built-in remote site replication, can reduce the cost of remote site disaster recovery.

“The Tech Data Integrated Data Protection Solution incorporates the right mix of IBM offerings that will give us the flexibility to enable our clients to add advanced data protection services quickly, without having to add more administrative overhead,” said Geoff Baltz, Apex IT Consulting Group, Inc. an IBM solution business partner. “This new appliance offers us a simple user experience and a reliable solution that is a great addition to our portfolio.“

The company is committed to service levels on deal support and order fulfillment, as well as financing support through Tech Data credit services. This support and customer experience also helps to ensure that IBM business partners are equipped with the tools they need. The AIS team provides IT resellers with technical expertise, partner enablement, training, program management, and sales and marketing support to help both current and new IBM business partners leverage the full IBM portfolio to drive new growth and margin opportunities.