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Issue 83: A peek behind our storage architecting process 👀

A peek behind our storage architecting process 👀

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Here's a Look Into Our Storage Architecting Process

Not sure if you know this, but every second Tuesday, we release a 45Drives Tech Tip video that gives information on various topics relating to our products, services and solutions. Cool right?

Well, this week, we have one of our Storage Architects hitting the 45Drives YouTube channel to give us a look into how our internal storage architecting process works and how it benefits our customers and potential customers.

How does an internal storage architecting process work? Watch our latest Tech Tip video to find out!

Spoiler alert, you don't have to be overly prepared for these architect discussions. Check out the video to find out why.

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You Can Consolidate Your Storage — We Can Help!

If you're looking to incorporate a 45Drives solution or want help upgrading your current infrastructure – our storage consulting engineers are here to help!

No, you don't need our hardware to get a consult with our engineers. We can provide expert storage analysis, suggest infrastructure upgrades, and create designs to help you transition into a more unified storage solution.

At 45Drives, we develop storage solutions that enable our customers to maximize their IT investments and transition smoothly into new open technology systems. So whatever your data storage needs, or if you just have questions - contact us; we're happy to help!

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Budgeting for your storage

Let's talk about budgeting for your storage infrastructure.

This is the first in a series of videos we have released. These videos talk about how to help solve issues regarding larger decisions like your storage infrastructure, how to budget for storage, and how you value your storage.

The video above explores storage hardware infrastructure, aspects you should look for, and how to avoid overpaying yearly contracts for underperforming storage systems.

Budgeting for your storage

The impact of losing your data

The impact and costs associated with data loss look different for each company, but the peace of mind of knowing that your data will always be available is priceless.

In this video, Ashley is talking about the impact of server downtime on your company. She will walk you through some advice and investments that you can make to ensure that you never have to worry about the costs associated with losing your data.

The impact of losing your data

Have you seen our knowledge base? If not, you have to check this out! It's everything you want to know about data storage - from assembling RBS mdadm RAID to replacing drives & changing from FreeNAS to Houston (45Drives' user interface). Click here to visit the 45Drives Knowledge base.

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