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Open Storage Solutions Announces Dell Storage Products Added to Their NMSO
Brampton, ON – January 16, 2012: Open Storage Solutions® Inc., a leader in providing data storage solutions in Canada and the US, announced today that they have just been authorized to add Dell storage products to their National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) from the Government of Canada’s Public Works Government Services (PWGSC). Although the latest NMSO for Archival Storage (NMSO # E60EJ-11000S/006/EJ) began on September 15, 2011 and was published on the PWGSC Computer Acquisition Guide (CAG) website ( http://goo.gl/uWMTl ), PWGSC has just notified Open Storage Solutions that they have been authorized to add Dell storage products to their existing NMSO, including Dell tape libraries and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN. Open Storage Solutions is the only company with Dell storage products on this NMSO.
“We are delighted to announce this progress,” said Andrew Betterton, President and CEO of Open Storage Solutions. “Our team worked very hard on the initial NMSO submission, garnering us wins in twelve categories. Now, with the addition of Dell storage products, Canadian government agencies will have access to Dell from coast to coast to coast.”
Included in the available Dell storage products are, Dell PowerVault tape libraries and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN.
The following are the listed categories and corresponding Open Storage Solutions successful submissions.
Category |
Model |
Open 2.2 |
Dell PowerVault tape libraries |
Open 3.1 |
NEO2000E tape libraries |
Open 3.2 |
NEO400S tape libraries |
Open 3.4 |
NEO8000E tape libraries |
Open 3.5 |
NEO8000E tape libraries |
Open 4.1 |
OV-LT0901102-1 LTO4 tape media |
Open 4.2 |
OV-LTO901006-1 LTO3 tape media |
Open 4.4 |
OV-LTO901010-1 LTO5 tape media |
Open 5.1 |
Dell Powervault MD3200i |
Open 5.2 |
Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN |
Open 5.3 |
Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN |
Category 2.2
Dell PowerVault TL2000
With its ultra-compact form-factor, the PowerVault TL2000 packs an impressive amount of information in a small amount of space. Occupying only two units (2U) of rack space, the library can hold up to 24 tapes providing up to 24TB (with Ultrium LTO-4 NMSO Base Configuration: 1TB tapes) of native capacity—ideal for small office environments managing explosive data growth. Options are available for LT05 and LT03
Category 5.1
PowerVault MD3200i
The Dell PowerVault MD3200i arrays offer exceptional performance and flexibility for storage consolidation and scalability to meet unexpected business demands. Now, it is simple to improve storage utilization by combining storage resources, increasing availability with redundant hardware, and streamlining the backup process. A single management interface and a single system to back up also reduce management complexity. The NMSO Base Configuration starts at 12 x 1TB drives. A wide range of options are available
Category 5.2
Dell EqualLogic PS4100E
The Dell EqualLogic PS4100E storage array is designed to provide exceptional capacity for your organization with up to 36 TB of NL-SAS storage in a 2U/3.5" drive solution. The PS4100E continues the EqualLogic tradition of performance scaling linearly with capacity. With up to 67% IOPS improvements on typical workloads over previous-generation EqualLogic arrays, the PS4100 Series is designed to grow with your data demands—all while providing simple management and seamless expansion using innovative Fluid Data™ technology. The NMSO Base Configuration starts at 12 x 1TB drives. A wide range of options are available including 2TB & 3TB drives.
Category 5.3
Dell EqualLogic PS6500E/PS6510E
The Dell EqualLogic PS6500E/PS6510E is a virtualized iSCSI SAN that combines intelligence and automation with fault tolerance to provide your organization with simplified administration, rapid deployment, enterprise performance and reliability, and seamless scalability.
The 6500E/PS6510E delivers low cost-per-gigabyte with up to 144 TB of SATA storage in a high-density 4U chassis. A PS Series SAN built with PS6500E/PS6510E arrays can scale up to 2.3 PB under a single, intuitive management interface. The PS6500/PS6510 family features a redesigned controller with a fourth Gigabit Ethernet port that can deliver improved sequential read and write performance compared to previous generations. The NMSO Base Configuration starts at 48 x 1TB drives. A wide range of options are available.
Further information on the Open Storage Solutions NMSO and the products represented there can be obtained at: http://www.openstore.com/nmso/
About Open Storage Solutions
Open Storage Solutions, Inc has been designing and integrating advanced storage products and high-performance, high-availability data protection for over 35 years. The company has a total commitment to providing the very best value solutions by utilizing leading edge technology and backing it with a high level of after sales service. Open Storage Solutions provides data storage, data backup, data protection and data management solutions, as well as provide Professional Services. Open Storage Solutions has many more products and brands on the NMSO that are not represented in the document above. More information can be found at: http://www.openstore.com/nmso/ . Open Storage Solutions has offices throughout Canada and the USA.