Simplifying Storage Management for Networks

MDI is dedicated to simplifying storage management for networks, providing data storage solutions that are rich in function and value for over 25 years. MDI utilizes a simple yet elegant approach to accessing and managing information on a network.

Express Stor Windows 2003 Storage Server R2 Appliances offer the most feature rich and cost effective network storage solutions in the industry. With configurations designed for departmental, mid range or enterprise installations, systems can scale from .5 to 60 terabytes of usable capacity. Most models are capable of supporting iSCSI, providing a unified storage solution with both IP-SAN and NAS capability.

Data storage capacity requirements are growing at an average rate of 40 to 50% annually which makes it difficult to effectively leverage traditional backup methods to adequately protect critical data. Storage technologies have evolved over the years and it is now practical to use Continuous Data Protection (CDP) strategies to take the time delay, risk, and cost out of the data backup and recovery process. CDP can be implemented at the application, location, or enterprise level to improve data availability and there's an attractive ROI.

Few organizations can use a "one type fits all" approach to storage. For that reason, MDI has enhanced its popular Express Stor family of storage appliances to combine the best of IP Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies with built-in Network Attached Storage (NAS) functionality. This elegantly simple approach allows the user to:

• Eliminate backup windows
• Recover data in minutes
• Automatically maintain off-site data redundancy
• Simplify creation of an archive copy of data
• Consolidate storage capacity and management

Express Stor ensures the availability of the corporation's most important asset – Data. Solutions can be pre-configured to support a variety of backup and disaster recovery techniques. If your requirements include IP SAN, traditional backup to tape, disk to disk backup, replication to a remote location, or archiving to and restoring from optical media, Express Stor will handle your needs.