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October 2009 - Technology Insights

5 smart ‘Unified Storage Architecture’

questions to ask before you buy

If you're exploring cost effective storage and data management options, you know there are a lot of solutions out there. It's important to stay focused on the big picture.  Plan on implementing an agile and flexible infrastructure - a Unified Storage Architecture.  If you do, you’ll be able to choose the right protocols, the right performance, and the right price point to address your changing business needs.

How do you know if what you’re buying is really moving you toward a Unified Architecture? Here’s some advice to get you started on the right path…

1. Will the proposed storage solution address all your storage needs? Does all the storage run under a single operating system? A true Unified Storage Architecture allows your staff to be trained for a single OS and use a single set of tools. Keep this in mind so your IT team can enjoy tremendous efficiency gains.

2. Are all protocols supported natively in the same box? By combining block and file data on the same system you can freely mix and match workloads to greatly improve utilization. You also gain flexibility: Use iSCSI today and change to Fiber Channel tomorrow − without migrating data or changing your data layout.

3. Will all your business needs be able to be managed together? Consolidating classes of storage − production, backup copies, test and development, disaster recovery, archival, and compliance − with a common set of tools reduces management overhead and training costs.

4. Can you easily consolidate storage for space, power, and cooling efficiency? Advanced features like “de-duplication”, thin provisioning, and virtual copies help you make the most of your consolidated storage by avoiding redundant copies - reducing your power, cooling and space requirements.

5. Will you be forced to move to a different platform to meet objectives for performance or availability or scalability? A true Unified Storage Architecture allows you to tailor the solution to cost-effectively meet your performance and availability objectives, and should scale seamlessly as you grow.

When it comes to your storage planning questions, invite the experts at CWPS to sit down and talk about it. We’ll have the answers… Contact us today at
(877) 297-7472 or connect@cwps.com.

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Stimulus Tax Credit for equipment
investments set to expire Dec. 31

If you haven’t been considering technology acquisitions out of a desire to keep cash in reserve, CWPS offers very attractive financing to help get the equipment you need and still cope with the stalled economy. You also need to act now to leverage 2009 ‘Stimulus Plan’ incentives.

Leasing is ideal for businesses that want to invest in technology, improve their profitability, and gain a competitive advantage. By financing depreciating assets, you free up cash and credit lines for revenue generating activities like sales, marketing, and advertising. CWPS has a range of leasing plans that can be customized to fit your requirements.

There are also economic stimulus benefits that aid businesses in acquiring new equipment. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers favorable tax treatment on equipment put into service before December 31, 2009. Under IRS Section 179, businesses are allowed to expense up to $250,000. Additionally, they are able to expense 50% of the remaining figure under the depreciation bonus provision.

We’re ready to work the savings numbers with you. Position your business for future growth through a financially sound acquisition plan. Contact us today at (877) 297-7472 or connect@cwps.com.     

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Cisco enables ‘Work from Anywhere’ 

Cisco’s ‘Work from Anywhere’ solutions give your employees secure access to the same phone and data network they have in the office, even when they're away. This helps your company save money, boost productivity, and improve customer service.

Cisco offers the technologies that make all this possible, including…

Wireless business phones that enable employees to work wherever they may be, with a phone always close at hand.

A secure foundation that connects PCs, phones, printers and other devices over the same network.

Combined voice and data, with phones, PCs, video, messaging, and security all working together.

Wireless access that lets your workforce stay connected even when they're not working at their desks. You can easily provide secure guest access to visitors, too.

Call management software forwards calls to workers at their current location and to the device of their choice. Meanwhile, a softphone brings your desktop phone to your PC or laptop so your mobile workers can easily stay in touch anywhere they can get online.

We can help you choose the Cisco products and services that are just right for your business. Contact us today at (877) 297-7472 or email connect@cwps.com.

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Affordable, flat rate data back-up and
restore gets rave reviews

Popular among small and mid-sized organizations, CWPS Easy Data Protection protects, restores, and secures data on- and off-site, reducing downtime from data-loss risks.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) experienced the benefit of Easy Data Protection firsthand, when an inadvertent deletion wiped out critical information.

“In an instant and the swift click of the wrong button, we were reminded of the importance of having a data protection capability in our environment,” said Therese McCafferty, Vice President of Administration for the IPAA. “Without the CWPS service, we would have been devastated by the accidental loss of the information and the potential resource burden of recreating this information for our event.”

"Easy Data Protection is an insurance policy for our customers,” said Jason Waldrop, CWPS CEO. “It’s more than just back-up. Even when they can’t get into the office, EDP enables our customers to remotely access their information and support their clients during an emergency. It’s a cost effective way to address business continuity.”

Find out how Easy Data Protection can keep your business from experiencing a potentially disastrous data loss… Contact us today at (877) 297-7472 or email connect@cwps.com.  

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Why Virtualization is a slam dunk

for forward-thinking customers

CWPS is spending more and more time signing up new customers that are ready to adopt virtualization. Why?

Instead of paying for multiple servers, special software allows different operating systems, applications and workloads to be consolidated onto fewer machines. This lowers total cost of ownership by greatly reducing your hardware costs, saving on maintenance, and cutting management time.

Virtualization offers many other benefits for your business…

- Ensures the highest performance of business applications

- Improves disaster recovery options

- Delivers high availability throughout the data center

- Increases your server-to-admin ratio to lower personnel costs

- Deploys desktops faster and with fewer support calls due to application conflicts

- Creates a virtual environment that extends to cloud computing

Virtualization is transforming the way organizations use their IT resources. In these uncertain economic times, a virtual infrastructure can improve your bottom line quickly and provide disaster recovery when you need it.

Find out how virtualization can benefit your business… Contact us today at
(877) 297-7472 or connect@cwps.com.    

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Encore Pro: Your source for
24 x 7 Proactive Network Monitoring & Support

When you invest in an advanced IT infrastructure – including a Cisco powered voice and data network – you need rapid response and support whenever there is trouble.
 

That’s why CWPS offers an innovative customer service arrangement called EncorePro – which incorporates IP voice and data network monitoring and restoration.

As your technology partner, CWPS will provide single-point-of-contact resolution. Tech experts at CWPS and Cisco will both see your IP networks, but you'll only need to make one call. CWPS experts manage everything for you, including escalations with Cisco.

An EncorePro network-wide maintenance contract means you get the network monitoring, maintenance, and proactive service response your business needs, including...

- Unprecedented visibility into network performance

- Proactive health checks of Cisco voice and security technologies

- Remote monitoring and rapid repair of Cisco devices and software applications

- 4-hour equipment replacement of critical core Cisco components

- Proactive notifications to simplify patch updates and software upgrades

- Configuration backup of your routers, switches, and security solutions for fast and easy restoration

Don’t wait for trouble to take down your network. Find out how EncorePro can protect your business… Contact us today at (877) 297-7472 or email connect@cwps.com.     

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