August 19, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – eZ Publish hosting provider WebDeal (http://www.webdealhosting.com) has announced a strategic agreement with IBM, it was announced recently. The agreement allows the company to offer customers “the best in data protection with IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager” – a solution that utilizes virtualization technology and will allow eZ Publish to “choose from whatever storage medium they believe is the best for each customer” to maximize cost savings. The service can be ordered with any of WebDeal’s Managed Hosting packages or as a separate service.
Tivoli Storage Manager offers support for clients on most platforms and provides “resource-efficient backup routines”. WebDeal’s Tivoli Storage Manager services offer Data Life Cycle Management in their Service Level Agreement. According to the company, “this guarantees that important data will be safely guarded and stored for up to a hundred years, if necessary.”
“Tivoli Storage Manager is a backup system in which we can trust one hundred percent. Data protection is a vital part of any business and we know that with TSM there will be no unpleasant surprises,” explained Morten Tvengem Chief Technical Officer of WebDeal.
“IBM is very pleased to have WebDeal as our hosting partner for the SMB market. Having such a competent partner as an extension of our sales force allows us to reach more customers with our software,” added IBM’s Sales Manager, Tivoli SMB Norway, Trond A. Lunde. “By betting on Tivoli, WebDeal is also able to offer customers the best solutions with great competitive advantages.”
Established in 2001, WebDeal bills itself as “the world's leading eZ Publish hosting provider”. Webdeal's services include premium shared hosting, fully managed dedicated servers and fully managed dedicated clusters. The company has offices located in Norway, the UK and the USA.
