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Are your computer files secure, organised and easy to find?
Data storage products are a critical component of the IT infrastructure of any business. But they need to be configured in a way that gives you positive benefits, rather than just being an undifferentiated repository of difficult to get at data.
These products are essentially a means of storing data that can be securely accessed from other computers on a network, and can be anything from resources available on a new or existing File Server, to a dedicated NAS device (NAS = Network Attached Storage).
Storing all important data on network shares provides the following benefits:
- Business-related information is stored in a centralised location, which enables users to access data from multiple locations. A file server will usually have a better hardware configuration in terms of things like redundancy (e.g. using a multi-drive RAID array to preserve data integrity) and dual power supplies to provide reliable, uninterrupted access to data for users.
- Centralisation of data eases management burdens by providing fewer numbers of data locations that need to be backed up, instead of a large number of client computers containing spuriously located files.
- Securing critical data becomes easier and provides greater access control over data management because data is not spread across multiple locations/devices on the network.
- The cost of providing reliable storage is reduced. This is because consistently available storage is required only on the devices that host the network shares.
- Storing certain system folders on network shares provides additional benefits. For example, storing the ‘My Documents’ and ‘Roaming Profiles’ folders on a network share may enable users to access their personal folders and log on with their familiar profiles respectively, from any computer on the network.
Triplan has a wealth of experience in supplying and configuring data storage and sharing products and is ideally placed to help with your data storage and backup challenges. From the implementation of File Servers and associated storage peripherals to the installation and configuration of a NAS device, Triplan can help ensure that a business can realise any or all of the above benefits with the minimum of fuss and inconvenience.
Why not ask for a free visit from a Triplan consultant to discuss your particular storage needs and requirements? We will then be in a position to advise of the different options available to your business and the best way of deploying and configuring appropriate storage products that will meet the needs of your organisation.
