Both large and small companies send, process and store countless amounts of data. For this purpose, system houses offer various storage solutions, which above all must be reliable and secure. You have never heard of a system house? Then read on now!
What is a system house?
A system house is a service company that supplies complete solutions consisting of software and hardware systems to business customers in particular. It thus forms a link between the product manufacturer and the end customer. In recent years, system houses have changed from pure product providers to service providers. Today, a system house not only sells the corresponding products, but also installs them and takes over maintenance or repairs´ as part of its IT support.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of storage solutions from system houses?
System houses usually offer two widely used storage solutions when a company is looking for storage space for its data: the NAS system (network attached storage) and the SAN system (storage area network). Alternatively, system houses also offer hosted server solutions or cloud services.
System houses offer NAS systems
NAS systems have the main task of providing storage capacity in a network. Their file-based service ensures secure operation. They offer simple administration, often via a web interface. An intelligent backup solution for the regular backup of data can be automated and, if desired, only affect selected areas. However, multiple accesses to the NAS system put more strain on the network and a capacity bottleneck can occur. In contrast to cloud servers, NAS systems have quite high acquisition and operating costs, as they have to be supplied with power 24 hours a day.
High Speed Network: SAN System
A SAN system, on the other hand, is an independent high-speed network. It is suitable for particularly large amounts of data because it has fast data processing. The highly redundant cross-connections responsible for this prevent overloads, so that all data is available at all times. The data is distributed across multiple physical storages, which means that in the event of a failure, a copy is still available on another hard drive. This ensures a particularly high level of data security. However, SAN systems are very expensive to purchase and extremely complicated to set up. Many components from different manufacturers often cause compatibility problems.
What new components does cloud computing bring?
The cloud provider manages and maintains the servers and the necessary hardware. Often a subscription model is used and the prices depend on the actual usage capacity. This means there are no costs for setting up and maintaining your own servers and data centers. An additional advantage is the global availability of the cloud. The users are not dependent on staying in the company’s local network. Depending on the workload, the company can increase the capacity of the cloud and thus remain flexible. In addition, the cloud represents a very easy-to-use IT solution for its users.
Which storage solution is the best?
Which solution is best for a company depends on the size of the company and the budget. Small to medium-sized businesses usually rely on NAS systems. For larger companies, a SAN system is more suitable due to the higher data volumes. For globally operating companies, whose employees often work on the move, a cloud service is a good alternative to the classic local servers. The high flexibility of an online cloud also has many advantages. Companies gain flexibility through the cloud, reduce the effort for backups and data backups and do not need their own hardware, cooling and space.
System houses offer cloud solutions
While system houses offer local services for their customers, cloud services promise simple self-hosting of the files. However, customers often want a local contact and still want to use inexpensive services from the cloud. Some system houses also offer their customers cloud services so that the decision is not between the service and the advantages of cloud computing. As a rule, customers require cloud services from Germany and the data is also hosted in Germany.
TeamDrive as an individual solution
No matter whether you are a small company or a large corporation – the cloud service TeamDrive adapts individually to the needs of the users and is therefore a good solution for system houses. Because TeamDrive can also be hosted by system houses as a cloud solution. The customer thus has a local contact person who knows the requirements and provides him with the best possible support. You can also decide whether you want to use TeamDrive as a private cloud or as an on-premise solution. Data security always has top priority. With complete end-to-end encryption, TeamDrive offers the highest level of data protection against misuse or Ransomware. Thanks to the flexibility of the various components and services, every company will find the right offer for it.
