Storage Fusion’s Latest Release of SRA Delivers Enterprise Class SaaS Storage Analytics using a Dramatic New Pricing Model

Customers pay a nominal monthly subscription for enterprise Storage Analytics service regardless of system capacity or data center topology

Denver, CO – November 3, 2009 – Storage Fusion today announced the newest release of its comprehensive SRA (Storage Resource Analysis) service using a flat rate pricing model that sets a new standard for cost effective SaaS (Software as a Service) delivery. The new release of SRA combines all of Storage Fusion’s analytic modules into a single unified service with a small monthly subscription fee. Using truly non-intrusive SaaS technology, SRA delivers enterprise analytics at a fraction of the cost of consultant services or on-premise resource management applications.

Since its launch less than a year ago, SRA has helped organizations reclaim petabytes of storage capacity and has provided CIO’s with the information they need to reduce capital expense and optimize the performance of their heterogeneous storage estates. Storage Fusion customers come from a wide range of industries and include companies as diverse as BGC Partners (formerly Cantor Fitzgerald), O2 and Reuters.

The new release of SRA is Storage Fusion’s most powerful version to date and includes a comprehensive set of analytics that report on system utilization, capacity allocation and disk tiering based on workgroup classifications. It also includes the recently-announced environmental module that calculates power consumption of storage hardware down to individual disk drives.

In the past, Storage Fusion’s SRA service fees were based on the amount of disk storage capacity being analyzed. The new model totally eliminates this multilevel pricing structure. SRA’s complete range of enterprise class analytics is included in the flat monthly service charge no matter the total storage capacity or number and location of data centers.

“With IT budgets under close scrutiny, CIOs are using our SRA service to cut capital expense and optimize the utilization of their expensive storage resources. All of our customers have told us just how valuable this service is, with most organizations seeing a full return on their yearly investment with the first month’s analysis. Such rapid ROI has allowed us to secure service contracts with a growing number of global blue-chip organizations,” explains Ian Smith, group CEO, Xploite. “Our mission is to make this valuable SRA service available to as many companies as possible and we believe that the new flat rate pricing model will revolutionize the storage service industry. Data centers cannot afford to be without SRA.”

“Storage Fusion is leading the industry with SaaS-based enterprise storage analytic services. We believe that Storage Fusion has already established a new standard for independent storage analytics and our flat rate pricing completely changes the financial dynamic,” commented Graham Wood, managing director at Storage Fusion. “People are expecting a fresh approach using SaaS and Storage Fusion is delivering on this potential. We offer world class and unbiased analytics for heterogeneous storage estates at a fraction of the cost of alternatives. SRA is a very exciting and compelling proposition.”

About Storage Fusion Ltd.
Storage Fusion’s SRA (Storage Resource Analysis) platform is revolutionizing the way organizations evaluate and optimize their storage environments. Using an innovative SaaS (Software as a Service) delivery model, SRA provides comprehensive analytics for enterprise storage environments through an affordable and non-disruptive service. Delivering detailed analytics within hours, SRA cuts through the complexity of heterogeneous storage environments without the need for expensive and time-consuming consultants. Endorsed by some of the world’s leading technology providers, SRA is a strategic tool within their analysis and service offering. Storage Fusion empowers companies with the analytics they need to make informed decisions about their storage resources, saving time, reducing IT expense, and improving business operations. Storage Fusion – Empowering the Data Center For more information go to: www.storagefusion.com

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Contact
Mark Rieger
Managing Director
ProAmericas Marketing & Media Relations for Storage Fusion
markr@proamericas.com
303-520-4524

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Source: Storage Fusion (Direct Submission)

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