| SAVE - Buy Now, Pay Later with IBM
IBM has announced a range of 'Buy Now, Pay Later' promotions, available on x-series servers, p-series servers, software and storage systems.
Available for all purchases made before the 31st December, these promotions offer a number of payment holidays and a variety of ways in which customers can make payment.
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NEW - VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 for Solaris x64 from Symantec
Symantec has announced the latest release of VERITAS Storage Foundation for Sun's x64-based Sun Fire servers, running AMD Opteron processors.
Available in Quickstart and Standard versions, Storage Foundation for Solaris x64 contains a number of new features including, dynamic multi-pathing enhancements, faster LUN discovery time, jumpstart compliance offering simpler deployment of multiple servers and Solaris 10 support.
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REDUCE Server Costs with Latest Sun AMD Opteron Servers
Sun Microsystems has recently announced the latest AMD Opteron servers with dual core processors; the Sun Fire X2100, Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 servers.
These three servers offer excellent price/performance and up to 56% savings in power and heat costs compared to other Intel Xeon-based servers.
To view further details on the latest Sun Fire AMD Opteron Servers please:
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INCREASE Storage Security with NetApp and Decru
Network Appliance and Decru have combined NetApp storage systems with Decru DataFort storage security appliances to provide a range of powerful and cost-effective security solutions that offer military-grade security without compromising performance or simplicity.
Decru DataFort protects stored data from electronic and physical attacks using wirespeed AES-256 encryption, authentication, secure access controls and crypto-signed logs.
DataFort is the only security appliance that can be transparently deployed in NAS, SAN, DAS and tape environments.
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PROTECT Your Data with 'Oracle Managed Services' for Databases
As companies increasingly depend on their systems to provide continuous availability, the stability and resilience of the database becomes paramount.
As a Certified Oracle Partner, Q Associates can offer 'Oracle Managed Services', a health check for databases.
This service provides a range of benefits including extensive, proactive monitoring of databases, regular maintenance for daily, weekly and monthly processes, and server upgrades and patches.
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INCREASE Your Skills Base with Q Associates' Training Courses
Keep your knowledge base up to date, with the latest training courses available from Q Associates.
Private, bespoke and on-site courses are available on a range of subjects from IBM, Sun, Network Appliance and Symantec. Courses are also available on Linux and Internet Security.
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