ePlus Announces Storage-as-a-Service Leveraging NetApp

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ePlus has announced an expansion of its Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) portfolio by launching ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone, providing a flexible and dynamic storage consumption model.

This offering includes benefits such as accelerated issue resolution, enhanced capacity planning, and a pay-as-you-grow pricing model, allowing organizations to align storage costs with actual usage and scale on demand. The service is backed by ePlus's technical support and customer success resources, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum productivity.

NetApp Keystone offers a hybrid cloud experience via a single subscription, reducing the burden of data storage management and enabling IT teams to focus on business outcomes.

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• ePlus expands STaaS portfolio with NetApp Keystone.
• Flexible, dynamic storage consumption model.
• Accelerated issue resolution and enhanced capacity planning.
• Pay-as-you-grow model aligns costs with usage.
• On-demand scalability for changing business needs.
• Supported by ePlus technical support and customer success team.

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• None.

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Delivers highly-dynamic and flexible consumption model for enterprise storage complemented by first-call support and customer success resources

HERNDON, Va., July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS – news) today announced the expansion of its Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) portfolio by launching ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone. As an enhancement to NetApp Keystone Partner program, the ePlus offering combines flexible subscription models for storage consumption via NetApp Keystone with ePlus technical support and customer success resources. 

ePlus Storage-as-a-Service enables organizations to leverage:

• Accelerated Issue Resolution: Gain faster access to experienced support, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.
• Enhanced Capacity Planning: Optimize storage resources with insights into usage patterns, billing, and future needs.
• Pay-As-You-Grow Model: Align storage costs with actual consumption, eliminating overprovisioning and unexpected expenses.
• On-Demand Scalability: Easily adapt to changing business demands with burst capacity for seamless growth and agility.

"Our commitment is to provide customers with the industry's best technologies in a cloud-like experience for their on-premises data center infrastructure," said Justin Mescher, vice president of AI, Cloud and Data Center Solutions at ePlus. "ePlus Storage-as-a-Service leveraging NetApp Keystone addresses the challenges of capacity planning in today's dynamic IT landscape. Customers can now leverage enterprise-grade NetApp technology, backed by our dedicated support and customer success team, for a worry-free, scalable storage solution."

"NetApp Keystone delivers a real hybrid cloud experience in a single subscription, reducing the burdens of managing data storage and allowing IT teams to focus on driving beneficial outcomes for the business," said David Sznewajs, vice president, U.S. Partner Organization at NetApp. "By working with ePlus, we are giving more organizations the chance to benefit from a fully managed service that can grow and scale with their business, supported by a team of experts to offer technical support and customer success."

For more information about ePlus Storage-as-a-Service powered by NetApp, visit www.eplus.com/STaaS.

About ePlus inc.

ePlus has an unwavering and relentless focus on leveraging technology to create inspired and transformative business outcomes for its customers. Offering a robust portfolio of solutions, as well as a broad range of consultative and managed services across the technology spectrum, ePlus has proudly achieved more than 30 years of success, carrying customers forward through adversity, rapidly changing environments, and other obstacles. ePlus is a trusted advisor, bringing expertise, credentials, talent and a thorough understanding of innovative technologies, spanning security, cloud, data center, networking, collaboration and emerging solutions, to organizations across all industry segments. With complete lifecycle management services and flexible payment solutions, ePlus' more than 1,890 associates are focused on cultivating positive customer experiences and are dedicated to their craft, harnessing new knowledge while applying decades of proven experience. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with locations in the United States, UK, Europe, and Asia‐Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram. ePlus, Where Technology Means More^®.

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Forward-Looking Statements

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FAQ

What is ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone?

ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone is an expansion of ePlus's Storage-as-a-Service portfolio offering a flexible storage consumption model with benefits like accelerated issue resolution, enhanced capacity planning, and on-demand scalability.

When was ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone announced?

The ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone was announced on July 12, 2024.

What are the benefits of ePlus STaaS with NetApp Keystone?

Benefits include accelerated issue resolution, enhanced capacity planning, a pay-as-you-grow model, and on-demand scalability, backed by ePlus technical support and customer success resources.

How does the pay-as-you-grow model in ePlus STaaS work?

The pay-as-you-grow model aligns storage costs with actual consumption, eliminating overprovisioning and unexpected expenses.

What support does ePlus provide for its STaaS with NetApp Keystone?

ePlus provides technical support and customer success resources to ensure minimal downtime and maximum productivity for their STaaS with NetApp Keystone.