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EDUCAUSE 2009
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Cloud Services for Education
Storage needs are never ending — always a growing problem facing IT teams
everywhere. As the cost of individual storage devices declines, individual
departments are tempted to place these units in closets and backrooms on
campuses everywhere, creating a support and maintenance nightmare.
The alternative of buying large centralized storage arrays is costly and consumes data center space and IT staff time better utilized for other projects.
Conventional cloud storage has been considered the answer, but most cloud
services have data in and out charges as well as charges for the storage itself.
These fees drive the total cost to thousands of dollars per terabyte per year
with no way to control costs if access increases. The latest University policies
prevent the use of International Cloud storage for security and privacy reasons. Merit's Cloud Services meet the requirements of these policies. These
"International Clouds" also spread data around the globe where legal issues
proliferate and reliability suffers.
Merit Cloud Storage
Low-Cost Cloud Storage available. — One flat fee per terabyte per year with no bandwidth or data in and out charges. Backups and replication at
no cost other than the cost of the space required.
The Features EDU Needs Now! — All the most popular access protocols including: iSCSI, WebDav, NFS, and CIFS/SMB. Advanced virtualized SAN's loc-
ated only in Merit's US data centers. The best SLA and performance in the industry. Fast, reliable connectivity through Merit's national fiber-optic peer
network. Web-based administrative tools to manage and allocate storage as you need it.
The Privacy and Security EDU Requires. — The data that you store in the Merit Storage Cloud is yours alone. Merit never data mines or uses Client
data for any purpose.
Visit the Storage Cloud web site.
Merit Virtual Computing Services (Beginning January 2010)
Advanced Virtual Machines optimized for EDU. — Customized virtual machines to accommodate your users' needs. Merit's Virtual Computing Serv-
ices use the most advanced virtualization tools and highest quality blade server architecture for reliability and performance.
The Lowest Cost Virtual Computing. — A single fee per virtual machine per year with no bandwidth access charges thanks to Merit's National Peer
Network.
The Security and Confidentiality EDU Requires. — Your data and systems are protected by Merit's security and privacy guarantee. All data and
systems are in Merit's US data centers that conform to the policies of EDU. No "International Clouds".
Choose the Cloud Services Designed for EDU
For more information, email us: or call 734-527-5700.
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