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Leverage your Merit Network high-speed connection and perform reliable backups for your organization's data

Designed as a cost-effective, stress-free solution, Merit Cloud Storage offers bulk storage on an enterprise-level array, provisioned using the Openfiler virtual storage appliance. Perform off-site disaster recovery backups of many different forms of enterprise data, including: database and enterprise servers, directories, and project-based data. Merit Cloud Storage supports NFS, WebDAV, and CIFS protocols.
  • The Value of Nearsourcing

    The fully managed and supported solution protects your data's integrity. By leveraging the existing network connection from your trusted provider, or nearsourcing, your organization is keeping its backup data storage local to your network.

    Your data is yours only. Merit never performs data mining, and your data is stored in a consistent and highly available location that can easily be accessed by your staff.

    Merit Cloud Storage includes a host-based firewall that locks down your data and content, allowing access to your organization's data from your server(s) only. The Merit Support Center provides personal 24x7 support.

  • Ideal for Disaster Recovery

    A tornado, fire or some other disaster can damage vital infrastructure, which is why off-site storage is a preferred method for protecting valuable data. Merit Cloud Storage can be an important piece of your organization's disaster recovery plan, providing speedy retrieval of critical data.

  • Escape the Tape! Save your staff time and headaches

    The old standard of copying your backup data to magnetic tape has its drawbacks, incuding complex indexing, possible data loss, and the lengthy retrieval process of recovering stored data. A better solution for convenient backups is Merit Cloud Storage, which allows you to access the data on disk through Merit's high-performance network, making for fast searching and retrieval of important data. Your data can easily be transported to another location in the future.

  • Fixed Pricing, Flexible Storage

    Merit does not charge its Members data transfer fees, connection fees, or any other hidden costs for bandwidth related to cloud storage. Unlike large private-sector providers, Merit charges your organization a flat cost and a fixed price.

Merit Cloud Storage at a Glance

Merit supports NFS, WebDAV, and CIFS protocols. Authorized users may transfer data to and from the virtual space as needed.

Merit Cloud Storage diagram

With Merit Cloud Storage, you can purchase the space you need now and expand at any time to accommodate future growth. Obtaining more disk space is quick and easy.

Pricing Information

Members may view pricing options and request the service in the Member Portal. You may also request a quote by contacting Merit Services by email at or by calling 734-527-5785.


For additional information about Merit Cloud Storage, please email or call 734-527-5785.






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