Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft and EqualLogic make it possible for businesses using Microsoft Exchange to take advantage of their existing Ethernet infrastructure and networking skill sets and provide a simple way to manage messaging storage capacity and performance.
The EqualLogic PS Series array can:
Simplify Exchange Storage Management
EqualLogic can help simplify storage management. E-mail databases are growing fast and in the past, mailbox quota's were only forcing users to create their own PST files and adding to the problem. When more capacity and performance was needed, the typical solution was to buy more servers, which caused IT staff to have to work harder. Many storage area networks (SANs) only add to the IT staff's list of technology to learn, while some SANs can actually help solve the problem. The EqualLogic PS Series array has some of the most satisfied customers due to their simple and intelligent SAN design.
Automate Exchange Performance Management
EqualLogic is optimized by default. The average Microsoft Exchange environment is riddled with inefficiency and performance complaints. Common problems include low storage utilization rates, slow response rates, and rollercoaster performance charts. In order to fix the problem, a consultant can be hired at a rate of about $250 per hour or $2000 per day. Or you can get a storage solution that is optimized by default such as EqualLogic. The PS Series network load balancing, data striping, and multi-array groups can help IT staff move past Microsoft Exchange performance issues.
Create an Affordable Data Protection Plan
With EqualLogic, data protection is built-in, without additional cost. Many studies have determined that tape-based backups and recoveries are difficult to manage and take too long to complete; disaster recovery is difficult to setup and act upon. When the cost of downtime is approx $40,000 / hr (Ferris), business cannot afford to not have a plan. EqualLogic integrates with Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), a storage snapshot management service, in order to provide a completely consistent and Microsoft-supportable Exchange backup and DR plan.
Related Technology Partners
For more application awareness and deeper granularity, we recommend technology partners to provide added value atop our standard set of features.
emBoot Inc.– Enables booting your operating system from a NIC card.
FilesX, Inc.– A CDP solution that offers Exchange checkpointing.
Mimosa Systems, Inc.– Agentless backup, recovery and archiving in one solution.
QLogic– Enables booting your operating system from their HBA card.