Rahi and Infinidat have announced a strategic partnership that will offer high-end enterprises access to a range of data storage pricing models.
‘Pay-As-You-Grow’ will allow flexibility in data capacity and data management planning, whilst removing the perpetual issue of available capacity that can impede an organisation’s ability to grow and remain agile, the pair say.
The companies claim their model is fairly straightforward – if an enterprise requires 300 terabytes of storage, Infinidat and Rahi Systems will deploy one petabyte on-premises but the customer will only pay for the 300TB they need – Capacity on Demand (COD). Based on the growth of the organisation’s storage requirements, the billing levels can then be adapted accordingly. This not only makes accurate forecasting possible, but it delivers the additional benefit to a business of being able to future proof its data storage demands. It results in organisations, accessing and drawing down increased capacity, as needed.
Infinidat Channel Manager UK&I, Lee Bushnell said that a vital part of exploring the market with new technology partners is ascertaining what’s going to be demanded in the longer term, so we can imagine how the next generation of use cases, applications, and platforms will need to be supported and work to bring those solutions to market now.
“Our decision to partner with Rahi Systems, was clear as the company is recognised as a leader in the data center world. The Rahi Systems ecosystem focuses on responsiveness, which is of paramount importance to Infinidat when customers or partners are actively piloting or deploying our systems”, Bushnell said.
Bushnell said the agreement will allow both companies to confidently deliver a strong and compelling combination of Infinidat’s high-end technology with Rahi Systems’ expertise in the data centre industry.
Rahi Systems Sales Director, Neil Garnett said that Infinidat’s storage solution, delivering leading edge data storage capabilities, meant less energy was consumed, operational resources are reduced and maintenance levels are minimal.
“This ultimately assists us in ensuring that we are enabling our clients to reach their business goals. We look for partners who are disruptive and who develop new and innovative solutions. The reasons for engaging with Infinidat, for the storage environment, were obvious,” Garnett said.
