On-Demand Long-Term Storage Service Reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
for Storing Inactive Data
BOSTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iron Mountain Digital, the
technology arm of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) and the leading
provider of Storage-as-a-Service (StaaS) for backup and archiving, today
announced the addition of Virtual File Store(TM) service to its robust Digital
Archiving and Storage-as-a-Service portfolio. The Virtual File Store solution
is an enterprise-class, cloud-based storage archiving service designed to help
companies reduce costs of storing and managing static data files. As companies
search for cost-effective solutions to manage massive amounts of digital
information, Iron Mountain Digital's Virtual File Store offers secure,
long-term storage of inactive data at off-site data centers, greatly reducing
the investment in an expensive on-site storage infrastructure and supporting
regulatory and compliance initiatives.
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"More than ever, companies are struggling to keep pace with rapid data
growth and increased regulatory demand - often retaining enormous amounts of
data 'just in case' they need it down the road," said
John Clancy
, president
of Iron Mountain Digital. "Given that 50 to 60 percent of corporate data is
inactive, storing all that data in-house is not a sustainable storage strategy
for companies today that are faced with soaring storage costs and shrinking IT
budgets. The enterprise-class Virtual File Store service directly addresses
this problem by freeing up precious storage resources, while ensuring inactive
data is secure and easily accessible."
The key benefits of the Virtual File Store service include:
-- No Large Capital Investment Required - Because the Virtual File Store
service is integrated with existing infrastructure and fits into the
monthly operating budget, no large upfront outlay is required.
-- Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) - Virtual File Store enables
predictable, manageable costs without ongoing system investments or
maintenance headaches.
-- Scalability to Adjust to Business Needs - Additional capacity is
immediately available with the service for short term storage spikes,
long-term structural changes, such as acquisitions, and rapidly
expanding digital file archives.
"As our business' data is constantly growing, we are faced with the
challenge of ensuring data availability and disaster preparedness against the
associated cost," said
Elliott L. Townsend
, IT manager of BRUNS-PAK. "Iron
Mountain Digital's Virtual File Store service allows the relocation of static
data from the production environment to a secure and reliable location of high
availability at an extremely competitive cost. Also, in our case, when coupled
with Iron Mountain Digital's LiveVault(R) solution for server data backup and
protection, we achieve an extremely robust and cost-effective disaster
recovery solution."
With virtually unlimited storage capacity, Virtual File Store can be
integrated with a company's existing storage infrastructure to migrate
inactive files over the VPN network to Iron Mountain's secure, redundant data
centers. Authorized users and applications can then retrieve files on-demand
via a secure Internet connection from anywhere at anytime within the corporate
environment.
Iron Mountain Digital's Storage-as-a-Service Model
The newest addition to Iron Mountain Digital's Storage-as-a-Service
portfolio, the Virtual File Store service leverages the security, compliance
and scalability of the Storage-as-a-Service framework to manage large volumes
of inactive digital data to reduce overall storage expenses. With Iron
Mountain Digital's service model, companies can deploy cost-effective
cloud-based storage with enterprise-grade security to reduce the risk, cost
and complexity of managing digital information.
For more information about Iron Mountain Digital's Virtual File Store
service, contact 1-800-899-IRON or visit www.ironmountain.com/vfs
About Iron Mountain Digital
Iron Mountain Digital is the world's leading provider of Storage-as-a
Service solutions for backup and archiving. The technology arm of Iron
Mountain Incorporated offers a comprehensive suite of data protection,
archiving and intellectual property management solutions to thousands of
companies around the world, directly and through a worldwide network of
channel partners. Iron Mountain Digital is based in Southborough, Mass. with
European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) helps organizations around the
world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection and
storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and data
protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to address
complex information challenges such as rising storage costs, litigation,
regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain is
a trusted partner to more than 120,000 corporate clients throughout North
America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit
the Company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Press Contacts:
Laura Sudnik
(508) 808-7528
Laura.Sudnik@ironmountain.com
Amanda Keane
(617) 520-7260
akeane@webershandwick.com
SOURCE Iron Mountain Incorporated
CONTACT:
Laura Sudnik, +1-508-808-7528
Laura.Sudnik@ironmountain.com
or
Amanda Keane
, +1-617-520-7260
akeane@webershandwick.com
both of Iron
Mountain Incorporated
Web Site: http://www.ironmountain.com
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