Garden City, New York (PRWEB) November 29, 2012 Data Storage Corporation (OTC QB:DTST), a long-standing leader in cloud storage and cloud computing with over 11 years experience in providing IaaS and SaaS solutions insuring disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance, today announced continued momentum in its Governmental Sector business segment, recently completing a number of information technology, disaster recovery, business continuity and hosted services programs with various State and local municipal government offices and departments. According to InformationWeek Government, third annual Federal Cloud Computing Survey, Cloud adoption in the Government sector is accelerating as more than half of the agencies surveyed have identified use cases for cloud services and 46% have evaluated cloud products and services. Fifty percent of survey respondents said that their agencies are moving ahead with cloud adoption or are in the early stages of doing so versus only 40% last year. The survey also indicated that of those agencies using or assessing cloud services, 18% are using public clouds and 14% are using private clouds but demand is building for private clouds, with 39% of these respondents indicating they’re highly likely to adopt them. Finally, when asked about the cost impact of Cloud adoption, lowering the cost of IT operations and reducing investment in servers and data center equipment was important, cited by 54% and 51% of respondents, respectively. Fifty-one percent say their organizations have performed cost analyses and determined that the cloud offers some level of saving. Data Storage Corporations proven experience serving the data management and protection needs of organizations operating in highly regulated industries including Healthcare and Financial Services, makes it a top choice for State and local governments seeking cost effective, cloud-based, hosted services. With the addition of advanced message archiving and analytics technology from recently acquired Message Logic, Data Storage Corporation can provide unmatched expertise in the development and management of secure, cost effective solutions for organizations with complex, distributed and heterogeneous information technology environments. As a specialist in IBM iSeries/AS400, Linux and Windows environments, only Data Storage Corporation is able to implement solutions featuring best-in-class technology from leading technology providers and partners including Asigra, Blue Arc (Hitachi Data Systems), VMWare, Dell, Cisco, IBM, Veeam and others. We are pleased at the pace of growth in our Government Sector business during the first half of 2012, said Matthew Grosso, executive vice president and CTO at Data Storage Corporation. This growth is a testament to Data Storage Corporations ability to understand the unique needs and security requirements of working within the different levels of State and Municipal government. As one of the leading experts in managing both IBM and Windows environments, we are one of the few hosted solutions providers that can deliver the level of consultative planning and system design backed by a commitment to high level service that is required by Government Sector clients. Data Storage Corporations growing list of Government sector clients includes: Data Storage Corporation Announces Update on Government Sector Business Unit

Garden City, New York (PRWEB) November 29, 2012

Data Storage Corporation (OTC QB:DTST), a long-standing leader in cloud storage and cloud computing with over 11 years experience in providing IaaS and SaaS solutions insuring disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance, today announced continued momentum in its Governmental Sector business segment, recently completing a number of information technology, disaster recovery, business continuity and hosted services programs with various State and local municipal government offices and departments.

According to InformationWeek Government, third annual Federal Cloud Computing Survey, Cloud adoption in the Government sector is accelerating as more than half of the agencies surveyed have identified use cases for cloud services and 46% have evaluated cloud products and services. Fifty percent of survey respondents said that their agencies are moving ahead with cloud adoption or are in the early stages of doing so versus only 40% last year. The survey also indicated that of those agencies using or assessing cloud services, 18% are using public clouds and 14% are using private clouds but demand is building for private clouds, with 39% of these respondents indicating they’re highly likely to adopt them. Finally, when asked about the cost impact of Cloud adoption, lowering the cost of IT operations and reducing investment in servers and data center equipment was important, cited by 54% and 51% of respondents, respectively. Fifty-one percent say their organizations have performed cost analyses and determined that the cloud offers some level of saving.

Data Storage Corporations proven experience serving the data management and protection needs of organizations operating in highly regulated industries including Healthcare and Financial Services, makes it a top choice for State and local governments seeking cost effective, cloud-based, hosted services. With the addition of advanced message archiving and analytics technology from recently acquired Message Logic, Data Storage Corporation can provide unmatched expertise in the development and management of secure, cost effective solutions for organizations with complex, distributed and heterogeneous information technology environments. As a specialist in IBM iSeries/AS400, Linux and Windows environments, only Data Storage Corporation is able to implement solutions featuring best-in-class technology from leading technology providers and partners including Asigra, Blue Arc (Hitachi Data Systems), VMWare, Dell, Cisco, IBM, Veeam and others.

We are pleased at the pace of growth in our Government Sector business during the first half of 2012, said Matthew Grosso, executive vice president and CTO at Data Storage Corporation. This growth is a testament to Data Storage Corporations ability to understand the unique needs and security requirements of working within the different levels of State and Municipal government. As one of the leading experts in managing both IBM and Windows environments, we are one of the few hosted solutions providers that can deliver the level of consultative planning and system design backed by a commitment to high level service that is required by Government Sector clients.

Data Storage Corporations growing list of Government sector clients includes:

Data Storage Corporation Announces Update on Government Sector Business Unit