“An integrator view on storage consolidation & Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)” Ulrik Van Schepdael - Marketing Manager Belgacom Network & System Integration

Belgacom Network & System Integration Solution Wheel

Agenda Introduction Storage product portfolio Information Lifecycle Management Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

STORAGE When we say STORAGE, what is meant from an end-user perspective? access to shared drives access to electronic file archives access to archives … Storage… also your cup of tea! But STORAGE is also But STORAGE is also : secure back-ups of these shared drive data secure back-ups of the hard disk specific sectorial needs : commercial or medical imaging, document scanning & archiving …

An information revolution Value of Information Volume of Data LAN 1980s WAN 1990s The Internet 1990s Information Fuels the Business Information 2000

Storage… some key questions Do you have the necessary resources for efficient operations and management of your storage environment and the hidden costs to do this? Are you aware of the long term cost for the archiving of your data (e.g. for regulatory reasons)? Do you think about securing your mission-critical information for disaster recovery? Do you have the necessary computer room space and necessary infrastructure (HVAC, security,…) for your growing storage needs?

Agenda Introduction Storage product portfolio Information Lifecycle Management Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Belgacom Storage product portfolio Back-upArchiving DiskConsolidation 3 main Storage domains:

Facts & Figures Question : Do you store your active critical company data on SAN or NAS?

Storage product portfolio Back-upArchiving Disk Consolidation Disk Consolidation Case-by-case projects :  NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions Storage elements connected to the LAN, providing shared file access  SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions Dedicated high speed network of storage elements to provide large amounts of data (e.g. database applications)

Storage product portfolio NAS (Network Attached Storage) LAN Clients Server NAS „Filer“

Storage product portfolio SAN (Storage Area Network) LAN Clients Server SAN Fibre Channel Attached Storage SAN

Facts & Figures Question : Do you manually backup your critical data? 9% 5,8% 66,2% 19% Manually on CD, DVD Semi- automatic via NAS Automatic via SAN Continuous via data mirroring

Storage product portfolio Back-up Standard products:  PC Backup  Server Backup Case-by-case projects Archiving Disk Consolidation Back-up

FE 100 M IP VPN or Internet End user PC CPE Belgacom Net Center Management Console Customer Storage Product Portfolio PC Backup

FE 100 M IP VPN or Internet Customer CPE Local Backup Server Datacenter Storage Product Portfolio Server Back-up

Facts & Figures Question : Do you archive your vital data on tape?

Storage product portfolio Archiving Standard products:  Remote archiving Archiving solution based on a secured shared infrastructure e.g. storage for Hospitals, but also for other sectors  Document archiving A rchiving and consulting of paper archives via indexing Case-by-case projects Back-up Disk Consolidation Archiving

Storage Product Portfolio Remote archiving Belgacom NetCenter Evere Customer premises IP Telefony Call Manager BLES/VPN/ LL/xDSL storage Belgacom NetCenter Machelen

Agenda Introduction Storage product portfolio Information Lifecycle Management Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Information Lifecycle Management

ILM is a general approach to assess and manage information ILM is a strategy for proactive information management, taking into account the information’s business value, as that value changes over time move the right data to the right place at the right timesave money! Goal of ILM : move the right data to the right place at the right time  save money! Information Lifecycle Management

Online Storage Inline Storage Nearline Storage Archiving 0% 50% 100% Probability of reuse of data Storage cost

Building blocks in the ILM strategy: Information Lifecycle Management Professional services Data Management Data protection Storage infrastructure Data classification Data movement across tiers (bi-directional) Back-up and recovery of the data Tiered storage to meet different service levels Storage assessment, -design, -implemention and -management

Belgacom’s extra dimension to ILM On-site and/or Remote Storage storage IP telephony Call Manager Customer switch On-site Storage housing hosting Belgacom Net Center VPN Central remote management Remote Storage storage

Information Lifecycle Management Online Storage Inline Storage Nearline Storage Archiving 0% 50% 100% Probability of reuse of data Storage cost Onsite Remote

Agenda Introduction Storage product portfolio Information Lifecycle Management Storage solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Knowledge Knowledge –of storage technology through many years of internal experience Integration Integration –integration of different solutions (and partners), not only Storage related –Storage consolidation, to be able to better control the costs Professional Services Professional Services –Project, Service and SLA Management –Consultancy and Assessment Services Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom?

Datacenter facilities for Storage services Datacenter facilities for Storage services –Infrastructure:  Accessible 24/24h and 7/7d  Intrusion detection based on infrared-detectors and camera’s  Fire detection and suppression via ARGONITE-gas  Fully redundant connectivity, electrical power & airconditioning –Directly connected to Belgacom’s backbone (BiLAN / internet / BLES connectivity) –Two redundant data centers (one outside Brussels, another inside Brussels) –SunTone certified !!

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom? 2 Net Centers Evere Machelen m²

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom? Want to see our Storage Environment? A datacenter visit is possible – contact your Belgacom account manager

Storage Solutions… Why at Belgacom? Strategic Partnership Strategic Partnership –Belgacom NSI offers integrated solutions, that are technology independent –Based on the customer needs, we propose an end-to-end solution with our partner –Our Belgacom partners have been selected carefully, based on their position of market leader and on their complementarity in terms of solutions

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