EDUCATION

Cost-effective, scalable storage for mixed platforms

The need for cost-effective, cross-platform capable storage solutions for education has never been greater.

Whether it’s K-12, higher education or cutting-edge research, most learning environments are now multi-platform. Apple, Windows, and Linux servers are often deployed together creating a mixed platform environment. These environments must be reliable, cost-effective, and simple to deploy.

 

“Over the summer we’ve installed a number of Active Storage ActiveRAID devices in school and college Music and Media suites across the UK. The ActiveRAID units are very well built, better than the Promise V-Trak in my opinion. The software is far more in keeping with the Apple solution. The device looks the part too, which always gets our customers excited!

Also, the biggest pro is Active Storage’s commitment to support. I have been quite staggered at the lengths the UK team have gone, in collaboration with the US team,
to making sure that our customers are looked after when problems occur.”

Active Storage solutions have been deployed in many educational institutions worldwide where users are looking for great performance and superior ease of deployment and management. The ability of our storage solutions to function well in a mixed platform environment, without difficult and time consuming installation, makes Active Storage a smart choice for Apple servers and users.

 

“Xsan and Direct Attached Storage is only as good as the equipment you purchase. After 14 months of deploying Active Storage RAIDs, I have made only one support call to replace a failed controller under warranty. The RAID never blinked and ran flawlessly until we were able to install a spare.”

Creative media labs, scientific and digital teaching is often implemented without a large IT support staff. Supporting these user’s large data sets can be extremely challenging. Active Storage RAID solutions can help.

By offering reliable, easy to manage products at an industry leading cost per gigabyte, along with the ability to scale to Petabytes of available storage, educators with IT organizations of any size are empowered to deploy solutions that enhance the learning experience—without the IT hassles of using non “Apple friendly” storage options. Combine that with world-class customer support, and you can see why Active Storage solutions are becoming more and more popular in educational environments.

"We have converted several of our clients to the Active Storage RAIDs and we have all been very happy. Their support team is top notch and the quality of the product speaks for itself."

Some of the educators currently using our products include:

“We were able to dramatically expand the capabilities of storage... delivering data protection and storage management capabilities beyond that of the top storage vendors for a fraction of the price. With the outstanding performance of the ActiveRAID and the impressive engineering team at Active Storage, we look forward to taking these capabilities to new levels and continuing our joint work of delivering sophisticated and flexible storage solutions for Rich Media, Scientific and general IT environments.”

Active Storage solutions are provided through our network of Qualified Value Added Resellers. Please contact us for an education specialist in your area, or to learn more about our products click here.