Miami’s BlueTech IT Solutions Partners with Consonus Technologies on Remote Backup Service and Business Continuity Solutions
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — 25 March 2009 — Consonus Technologies today announced a partnership with BlueTech IT Solutions LLC of Miami, Florida to provide Remote Backup Service (RBS) solutions. The alliance is the latest development in realizing Consonus' vision to make its data center solutions more widely available through partnerships with proven IT service providers across the country. The combined expertise of the two companies enables South Florida customers to benefit from virtual business continuity services without additional capital investment.
RBS is an alternative to traditional backup methods, replacing conventional solutions with a fully automated online solution. Consonus' RBS provides automated backups of heterogeneous file servers as well as application and database servers with encrypted, secure offsite storage, and rapid online restoration. The RBS offering includes 24x7 monitoring of customers' backup environments provided in a Consonus SAS 70-compliant network operations center. As a key component of a firm's business continuity plan, RBS is critical in establishing and communicating effective preparedness, recovery and resiliency practices.
"Traditional backup solutions tax internal resources," observed Mike Shook, President and CEO of Consonus Technologies. "Businesses today are focused on survival, and need to avoid the burden of additional headcount and capital investment. With Consonus' RBS from BlueTech, customers are able to focus on their core business while benefiting from an expert, efficient way to store, manage, and recover mission-critical data on demand.
According to a McKinsey Information Technology Report, current data storage growth rates of 50 percent per year are driving current backup systems to the breaking point. The backup failure rates associated with conventional backup solutions such as tape have left many companies unable to restore crucial data at a time when increasingly stringent regulations have made data protection and recoverability a critical business decision.
A national data center and provider of managed services including disaster recovery, Consonus serves its customers, who range from small business to large enterprises and government agencies, through several data centers around the country including Utah, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Colorado.
"Partnering with Consonus Technologies enables BlueTech to confidently offer our customers the highest standards in robust, reliable and certified remote backup solutions so they can focus their resources on other business initiatives, leading to a competitive edge in the marketplace," said Rick Socarras, President of BlueTech IT Solutions. "Consonus' infrastructure and experience allows us to expand our company to other markets while maintaining the quality and service which BlueTech represents."
About Consonus
Consonus Technologies, Inc. is a leading national provider of IT infrastructure, data center solutions, colocation, and managed services solutions based in Cary, NC. Offering a comprehensive suite of IT infrastructure services, combined with highly secure and reliable data centers across the country, Consonus provides customers with complete solutions addressing disaster recovery and data center availability, manageability, and consolidation. Visit Consonus Technologies on the Web at www.consonus.com.
About BlueTech IT Solutions
BlueTech IT Solutions is an Information Technology service and consulting company based in Miami, FL. With more than 25 years of experience in the IT field with specializations in the financial, manufacturing and construction industry, BlueTech's array of services includes computer network design, implementation and management, network security and intrusion prevention, Microsoft Exchange™ server installation, configuration and administration, and disaster recovery solutions. Visit BlueTech on the Web at www.bluetechit.com.
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Contacts:
Consonus Technologies Inc.
Jonna Murnick
Director of Marketing
+1 (704) 357-2720
jonna.murnick@consonus.com
Rick Socarras
President
BlueTech IT Solutions, LLC
(786) 371-4209
contact@bluetechit.com
