Laurus Technologies Partners with Consonus to Provide Archiving and Backup Services

Cary, N.C. (PRWEB) September 30, 2009

Consonus Technologies today announced that Laurus Technologies of Itasca, IL has signed on as a RapidResult$ Channel Partner for Consonus RBS Remote Backup Service and Consonus SAFE Secure Archiving for the Enterprise — Consonus Managed IT Services that enable customers the same robust backup and archival capabilities at significantly less cost than other solutions.

Through its RapidResult$ Channel Partner program, Consonus makes more widely available its sizable investment in its highly-available SAS70 Type II audited data centers. The partnership with Laurus Technologies advances Consonus’ commitment to make its Managed IT Services more widely available through partnerships with proven IT service providers across the country.

“Partnering with Consonus enables Laurus Technologies to confidently offer our customers the highest standard in robust, reliable, and certified remote backup and secure archiving solutions so they can focus their resources on their core business initiatives” said Brian Wolfe, Partner and Co-founder of Laurus Technologies.

Consonus SAFE employs the industry’s leading email and content archiving solution: Symantec Enterprise Vault, which has been adopted by more than 10,000 organizations globally and each year is recognized by leading analyst firms for its leadership in data archiving and eDiscovery. Consonus is the first and only IT Solutions firm authorized by Symantec to deliver Enterprise Vault as a hosted and managed service. Consonus SAFE simplifies any complex email server and data backup environment by easily dealing with disparate data and systems, consolidating myriad data stores into one manageable entity.

Consonus RBS is an alternative to traditional backup methods, replacing conventional solutions — such as tape — with a fully automated online solution. Consonus RBS provides automated backups of heterogeneous file servers as well as application and database servers with encrypted, secure offsite storage, and rapid online restoration.

Both Consonus SAFE and Consonus RBS are managed from Consonus’ SAS70 Type II audited data centers and offer 24x7x365 monitoring of backup environments and IT Support Services.

“Data doesn’t care about the economy,” observed Mike Shook, President and CEO of Consonus. “Businesses today are focused on survival, and must avoid the burden of additional headcount and capital investment. With Consonus and Laurus Technologies, customers become able to focus on their core business.”

About Consonus Technologies

Based in Cary, NC, Consonus Technologies is a leading national provider of IT consulting, IT infrastructure, data center, and managed IT services. Consonus provides customers with economical but world-class Disaster Recovery, Data Protection, and Virtualization solutions. Visit Consonus Technologies on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

About Laurus Technologies

Laurus Technologies is an IT consulting and systems integration firm that combines business knowledge, deep technical talent, and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction to help customers solve their most pressing business challenges. As one of the nation’s fastest growing IT solution providers, Laurus Technologies serves the technology needs of its customers from offices in Itasca, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Denver. Visit Laurus Technologies on the Web at http://www.laurustech.com.

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Consonus to Host What"s New with NetBackup 7 Events

Cary, NC (PRWEB) February 6, 2010

Consonus today announced three executive luncheons featuring an in-depth “What’s New with NetBackup 7″ presentation that affords attendees the opportunity to directly experience new Symantec NetBackup features as well as benefit from a personalized, complimentary consultation with a Consonus data protection specialist.

The latest release of NetBackup enables organizations to simplify information management while reducing data stores and network traffic by integrating deduplication at the client, media server and on third party hardware appliances, thereby reducing overall costs. NetBackup also delivers complete virtual machine protection to increase backup and recovery speeds of data within virtual environments and adds new backup replication for fast, cost-effective disaster recovery.

The Consonus events will enable attendees to explore some of the robust features of NetBackup 7 including:

OpsCenter, a built-in reporting and management console to simplify backup operations
New deduplication features to control backup storage growth
User-friendly virtual server backup and recovery
Integrated backup replication for improved disaster recovery

Each session is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and includes lunch. Dates and locations are:

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New Hires Augment Consonus Virtualization and Disaster Recovery Expertise

Cary, NC (PRWEB) March 19, 2010

Consonus today announced three new hires that extend the companys already deep knowledge of and experience with virtualization and disaster recovery. Patrick R. Dunn joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as principal consultant responsible for building and implementing Consonus Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity consulting program on a national scale. Stan Yarbrough joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as a senior consultant responsible for the companys Virtualization solutions. Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. All three new hires have considerable cloud computing and cloud services expertise.

Patrick Dunn brings to Consonus over 20 years of experience in providing IT consulting and IT infrastructure services focused on Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning, crisis and incident management, information security, data center operations, and IT and project management for multi-national Fortune 500 and Big Five accounting firms. As a Business Continuity Professional, he has provided business continuity consulting services in the United States and Europe. His industry expertise includes financial, entertainment, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, and government.

A member of the Association for Contingency Planners (ACP), the Southeast Continuity Planners Association (SCPA), the Contingency Planning Association of the Carolinas (CPAC), Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine and his credentials include Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), and Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP). Patrick has presented at Contingency Planning Management and other national conferences on a variety of Disaster Recovery, Security and Pandemic topics.

Stan Yarbrough also brings to Consonus over 20 years experience as an operations manager, technologist, engineer, and architect in the support of business development, solutions development, and the implementation and support of enterprise network, telecommunications and security solutions. Stans expertise encompasses designing, implementing, and managing enterprise routing and switching architectures, remote access solutions, data center planning, enterprise applications, security and business continuity solutions, data center migrations, data center relocations, service policy, and virtualization. His experience includes engagements with Lowes Corporation, S1, CARE, Consolidated Container Company, BellSouth/AT&T, HBOC/McKesson, Georgia Pacific, Delta Airlines, and most recently was Operations Manager for the Katalyst Network Group and Senior Manager, Technology Consulting Services for North Highland.

Stans many credentials include Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Master Certified Novell Engineer (MCNE), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and he is a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) candidate.

Brian Costello joins the Consonus IT Consulting team as delivery consultant for infrastructure computing and virtualization. Brian was most recently the infrastructure support Analyst for Burts Bees, Inc. in Durham, NC where he supported more than 500 customers around the world. Brian has extensive experience performing NetBackup implementations and also Physical-to-Virtual (PV2) implementations, specifically around migrating Windows 2003 servers to the VMware ESX 3.5 environment.

Led by company veteran Michael Overton, Consonus Director of IT Consulting, and supported by Steve Bulmer, Consonus Chief Technology Officer, Patrick and Stan enhance the Consonus IT Consulting teams ability to address the rapidly increasing demand for world-class consulting services around business continuity, disaster recovery, virtualization, and data protection. An essential aspect of their mission is to reach out to prospective and existing clients by transferring knowledge and delivering thought leadership such as vis-

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Consonus Announces Additional Dates and Locations for Complimentary NetBackup and Cloud Storage Events

CARY, NORTH CAROLINA (PRWEB) March 30, 2010

Consonus today announced additional dates and locations for its “What’s New with NetBackup 7″ and “Optimize the Data Center with Cloud Storage” event series, designed to inform and educate IT and business communities about cloud computing, secure email and file archiving, virtualization, and world-class data protection practices.

What’s New with NetBackup 7

Offering an in-depth look at NetBackup 7, this presentation affords attendees the opportunity to directly experience new features as well as benefit from an optional personalized, complimentary consultation with a Consonus data protection specialist. Attendees will explore some of the robust features of NetBackup 7 including OpsCenter, a built-in reporting and management console to simplify backup operations; new de-duplication features to control backup storage growth; user-friendly virtual server backup and recovery; and integrated backup replication for improved disaster recovery.

The events include a facilitated discussion on data protection strategies and their tie-ins to new features of NetBackup 7, as well as an opportunity for attendees to interact with fellow practitioners and share first-hand experiences. Each complimentary event is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and includes lunch. Dates and locations are:

Consonus Announces Additional Dates and Locations for Complimentary NetBackup and Cloud Storage Events

Consonus Customer Leaves for Cost, Returns to Remote Backup Service for Technical Support

Cary, NC (Vocus) July 29, 2010

Consonus and channel partner BlueTech IT Solutions will once again provide St. Stephens Episcopal Day School, a private elementary school located in the Coconut Grove area of Miami, with Consonus Remote Backup Service (Consonus RBS), a fully-automated cloud backup solution that is backed by award-winning technical support.

The former Consonus/BlueTech IT customer left for a well-known, inexpensive provider. After less than two months, the provider was unable to successfully back up St. Stephens data. Incomplete backup attempts and poor customer service were the leading factors prompting St. Stephens to return to Consonus and BlueTech IT.

Despite six weeks of efforts, the low-cost provider was never able to successfully back up our 150G of data. We were thrilled to learn that Consonus still had our original data and that we were able to pick up where we left off, said St. Stephens Director of Technology Felix Jacomino. The expertise offered by BlueTech and Consonus is second to none. The team really bailed us out.

Consonus has consistently received praise from customers and channel partners for superior technical support. Consonus staff is among the most highly-credentialed and well-trained in the industry. With team members who average more than 15 years of industry experience, Consonus skilled engineers bring additional value to all IT solutions offered to significantly reduce downtime, boost productivity, and maximize the IT investment.

Often, a low-price provider can cost a company far more than they anticipated saving, said Consonus President Bob McCarthy. When evaluating cost, there are four critical factors to consider: security, resiliency, compliance, and support. If there is a breakdown in any of these key quality points, the cost to the client can be intensive.

Consonus RBS is a unique alternative to traditional data backup recovery methods, replacing conventional solutions with a fully automated online data backup solution. It provides an automatic backup of heterogeneous file servers as well as application and database servers with encrypted, secure offsite data storage and rapid online restoration. Powered by Asigra, the first and only cloud software provider to achieve FIPS 140-2 Certification the highest level of security assurance to date Consonus RBS also offers multi-level security authentication, agentless support for the broadest variety of platforms including Windows, UNIX, AS/400, and Apple, and hot backups for all leading databases and applications.

About Consonus Technologies

Consonus Technologies, Inc. is a leading national provider of Data Center hosting and colocation, Managed IT Services, IT Infrastructure, and IT Consulting solutions based in Cary, NC. Offering a comprehensive suite of IT services, combined with highly-secure, reliable, and energy-efficient data centers across the country, Consonus provides customers with complete cloud computing solutions addressing disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Consonus is an active, long-time member of The MSPAlliance, the worlds largest Professional Association and Accrediting Body for the Managed Services Industry. Visit Consonus Technologies on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

About BlueTech IT Solutions

BlueTech IT Solutions is an Information Technology service and consulting company based in Miami, FL. With more than 25 years of experience in the IT field with specializations in the financial, manufacturing and construction industry, BlueTechs array of services includes computer network design, implementation and management, network security and intrusion prevention, Microsoft Exchange server installation, configuration and administration, and disaster recovery solutions. Visit BlueTech on the Web at http://www.bluetechit.com.

About St. Stephens Episcopal

St. Stephens Episcopal Day School, serving PreK(3) to Grade 5, was founded by St. Stephens Episcopal Church in 1958. The original intent of the Church in creating the School was to accommodate the educational needs of Church families. Over the years, the constituency of the School has changed and the relationship between the School and the Church has evolved. The School is now a primary outreach of the Church into the broader community. Through the School, St. Stephens Episcopal Church touches the future. With a focus on using technology in the classroom, St. Stephens offers a 21st century learning environment that provides not only academic excellence but also spiritual formation. Learn more about St. Stephens at http://www.sseds.org.

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Consonus Expands Popular Data Protection Series

Cary, NC (PRWEB) May 24, 2011

Consonus today announced new dates and locations for the widely-popular Consonus and Symantec Data Protection series that addresses the pains of continuous data growth, data protection, and complex multi-vendor backup environments. Four additional events are scheduled for May 26th in Charlotte, June 14 in Atlanta, GA, June 15 in Miami, FL, and June 16 in Memphis, TN.

Every company is dealing with data growth issues and seeking ways to effectively protect data throughout the enterprise, said Consonus Vice President, Consulting and Technology Solutions Michael Overton. We educate our customers about different options and the latest technologies offered by industry leaders such as Symantec.

Representatives from both Consonus and Symantec will discuss the latest offerings for deduplication to build rock-solid data protection with rapid, tangible benefits. Attendees will hear case studies about recent NetBackup Appliances implementations highlighting benefits such as: a 50% decrease in backup times, reclaimed uptime, and bandwidth consumption that is slashed by 99 percent.

This announcement follows Consonus recent achievement of Symantec Master Specializations in four solution areas: High Availability, Archiving and eDiscovery, Data Protection, and Storage Management. Consonus has the most Symantec Master Specializations and is the first partner to attain Specialization in High Availability. This advanced knowledge coupled with experienced talent enables Consonus to deliver differentiated services to meet customers data protection needs.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc.(OTCBB:MMED), Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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New Hire Complements Consonus High Availability and Data Protection Expertise

Cary, North Carolina (PRWEB) May 26, 2011

Consonus today announced that IT industry veteran Mark Dustman has joined Consonus as the newest member of the Professional Services Delivery Team. Formerly a principal consultant with Symantec, Dustman has extensive experience with Veritas Storage Foundation, Symantec Enterprise Vault, Symantec NetBackup and more.

Consonus and I share the same philosophy business needs should drive technology decisions, not the other way around, said Dustman. Finding the most advantageous solution requires examining the business from a strategic, holistic perspective to see what processes and products will benefit the business as a whole. I look forward to getting in front of customers and advancing their technology strategies.

With two decades of UNIX experience and twelve years of Windows server, storage, and performance tuning skills, Dustman has implemented multiple IT solutions focused on backup and recovery, deduplication, disaster recovery, archiving strategies, and high availability. Technical certifications include: VMware VCP, Sun Cluster 3.0, Enterprise Vault Certified Professional, and Certified Professional High Availability and Data Protection, among others.

We are very pleased that Mark has chosen Consonus as a career path, said Vice President of Consulting and Technology Solutions Michael Overton. His broad, deep industry knowledge will be a great asset not only to us, but to our customers. Marks extensive experience with Symantec, VMware and NetApp will prove to be very instrumental in helping our customers overcome the IT challenges of data protection, information growth, and high availability.

As a professional services consultant with Consonus, Dustman is responsible for providing and deploying technical architectures that deliver the highest value to Consonus customers. Responsibilities include:

Executing a wide range of engagements that focus on NetBackup, Enterprise Vault, Storage Foundation, Solaris, VMware, Oracle, HDS, and NetApp.
Deploying advanced product features, product upgrades, health checks, and performance assessments.
Overseeing knowledge transfer, customer mentoring, and advanced troubleshooting.

The addition of Dustman follows Consonus recent achievement of Symantec Master Specializations in four solution areas: High Availability, Archiving and eDiscovery, Data Protection, and Storage Management. Consonus has the most Symantec Master Specializations and is the first partner to attain Specialization in High Availability. This advanced knowledge coupled with industry-leading talent enables Consonus to deliver differentiated services to meet customers technology needs.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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Consonus Expands Sales and Technical Teams in Florida

Cary, NC (PRWEB) June 09, 2011

Consonus has expanded its sales and technical teams in Florida to include three new hires with expertise in cloud computing, consolidation and business continuity to accommodate growing demands in the southern region: Professional Solutions Delivery Consultant Erick Milanes, Solutions Architect James Meyers, and Account Executive Stephany Karp.

This team hire affords Consonus the opportunity to greatly expand our presence in the South, said Regional Sales Manager Jerry Burum. Each one brings a wealth of industry experience, including Symantec, VMware, and NetApp to help strengthen our foothold in the region. Their expert knowledge and solid partner relationships will be a great asset to Consonus customers.

Previously a senior technical architect with Softchoice Corporation, Consonus Solutions Delivery Consultant Erick Milanes has over fifteen years of expertise in the pre- and post-sales of delivery, optimization, virtualization, multi-tier storage, blade server technology, as well as backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions. As a member of the Consonus Professional Services team, Milanes will be responsible for providing and deploying technical architectures that deliver the highest value add for Consonus solutions. Milanes holds multiple technical certifications that include: VMware VCP, Symantec VCP, and Cisco DCUCS Specialist.

Experienced in designing and support virtualization solutions for financial services, healthcare, and State/Local/Education sector, Consonus Solutions Architect James Meyers is an IT veteran of over ten years, working with a broad range of manufacturers to deliver holistic multi-vendor solutions that include Symantec, NetApp, EMC, Hitachi, HP, VMware, Cisco, Citrix , Microsoft, and more. Throughout his tenure in the industry, Meyers has earned a distinguished reputation with numerous manufacturers.

Also from Softchoice Corporation is Consonus Account Executive Stephany Karp. Since 2007, Karp has focused on consulting efforts for cloud computing, storage, and backup and disaster recovery solutions. She has advanced expertise in virtualization server and desktop, and server hardware, and is experienced with Cisco Advance Technologies, including voice, wireless, and route/switch.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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Solutions Architect David Lando Brings Years of Practitioner Experience to Consonus

Cary, NC (PRWEB) July 27, 2011

Consonus announced that David Lando has joined the company as solutions architect and will work in a consultative capacity to define and implement technical strategies for customers. Formerly director of Technology Services at HRG North America, Lando brings a wealth of experience in the areas of information security, data center infrastructure and operations.

By joining Consonus, I will be able to leverage my previous experience, having served in the same capacity as many of our current customers, said Lando. I am looking forward to developing ways to optimize customer data center operations and assets to be the most effective and efficient while considering security, compliance, back-up and recovery.

Having worked in the IT industry for 14 years, Lando has extensive experience working with technology providers including VMware, Symantec, and HP. While at HRG North America, Lando was responsible for the design and build of the companys high availability data centers. Prior to HRG, Lando worked for Comag Marketing Group (CMG), a subsidiary of Hearst-Conde Nast LLC, where he managed Tier I, II, III services in North America. Industry certifications include Comptia Security +, A+, and ITIL V3 Foundation.

We are exceptionally pleased to have David on our team, said director, Solutions Architects Chad Fenske. Having been a long-time consumer of the types of solutions Consonus delivers, David brings a clients perspective on the practices that deliver the greatest business value insights that we look forward to sharing with our clients and factoring into our own approaches to solving complex IT challenges.

An active member of the community, Lando volunteers his time to various non-profit organizations. He currently serves on the board as vice president of Finance for both the Charlotte Chapter and the South East Region of the Help Desk Institute (HDI). A graduate of the Institute of Audio Research in Recording, Engineering, and Production, Lando studied Management Information Systems and Security at the New York Institute of Technology. At present, he is actively pursuing a degree in Information Security from Western Governors University.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services, IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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Acosta Selects Consonus Customer Care for Backup and Archiving Support Needs

Cary, NC (PRWEB) August 10, 2011

Acosta, a leading outsourced sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, has selected Consonus for their backup and archiving technical support needs. The decision was based on Consonus ability to provide Tier 2 engineering support on the first call, as well as one-source accountability and rapid problem resolution times.

I must say, after working with Consonus, their support people are highly responsive, said Adam Cochran, systems engineer, Technology Engineering and Delivery Services at Acosta. We have had great success in resolving our support issues in record time. We were able to get someone on the phone within 30 seconds connected directly to a knowledgeable engineer without having to wait in long queues or for a call-back. I would recommend them any day.

Consonus Customer Care offers direct access to highly-trained technical support engineers focused on Symantec, NetApp, HP, and Sun/Oracle to provide rapid problem resolution. Not only is Consonus the only partner in North America to take Tier 1 and Tier 2 support and renewals for HP, NetApp, and Symantec, Consonus Customer Care has a proven track record with a 96% case resolution rate as documented by Symantec, and one of the lowest escalation rates in the industry.

“With our superior first call support we are able to drastically improve customer satisfaction, said Director, Customer Care and Managed Services Operations Lee Whitaker. Our Customer Care team provides customers like Acosta with Tier 2 engineering support on the first call, which is a key differentiator for us; its why we have been so successful transitioning enterprise accounts to our service. In the 10 years Consonus has offered this program, we have had 100 percent retention rate in Florida a very strong number when dealing with maintenance support. The investment Consonus makes in this program allows our account executives to go deep and wide in their accounts.

With more than 80 years of experience, Acosta is a leading outsourced sales and marketing agency serving consumer packaged goods companies and retailers across the United States and Canada. They support thousands of the biggest brands seen every day, with a client roster that includes the majority of #1 and #2 brands sold in most grocery stores. Based in Jacksonville, FL, Acosta has about 20,000 associates in 65 offices throughout the United States and Canada.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services,IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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