Overview
One of the biggest challenges that IT administrators face today is the exponential growth in file storage needs. This trend is the result of numerous business drivers such as regulatory requirements to retain data and increased levels of digitization of content. IT budget cuts have forced CIOs and system administrators to manage and deal with this data growth with reduced staff. Enterprises are looking for new and additional ways to cut costs.
Microsoft offers cost effective, enterprise storage solutions for Windows and mixed environments through Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, and Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010.
Delivers extensive file-serving, data management and data protection capabilities as part of an award winning set of technologies and features.
Is built on the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system to provide a platform for network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. Optimized to deliver a better file serving experience, the Windows Storage Server product family includes storage technologies such as file de-duplication, an iSCSI software target for unified file services and block I/O storage, simplified deployment and management of individual appliances, and dual-node, highly available storage clusters.
Delivers unified data protection for Windows servers and related workloads such as SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization and file servers -- as well as Windows desktops and laptops.
Benefits
Storage Solutions from Microsoft offer capabilities that span all of your storage needs.
Microsoft’s storage offerings helps to ensure your data is backed up, protected, and available for easy and quick restores in the event of a disaster. Our tools use industry leading standards and include broad support for devices you already have and can purchase for your infrastructure.
How To Buy
Microsoft offers a variety of software products to meet your storage solution needs. See below for a descriptions and links to finding the purchasing information you need.