Enterprise Storage & Data Platforms
Build storage infrastructure that scales with your data growth. High-performance on-premises platforms, purpose-built appliances, and cloud storage tiers—all designed to deliver capacity, performance, and protection without budget surprises.
The Problem
Data growth is relentless. Every organisation faces the same challenge: storage capacity needs expand 30-50% annually while budgets remain flat. The result is constant pressure to do more with less, often leading to deferred projects, performance compromises, or risky capacity crunches.
Traditional enterprise storage vendors haven't helped. Tier-one pricing models assume unlimited budgets, while consumer-grade alternatives can't deliver the performance, reliability, or data services that business-critical applications demand. Many organisations find themselves stuck between solutions that are either too expensive or not capable enough.
Meanwhile, the storage landscape has fragmented. On-premises arrays, backup appliances, cloud storage tiers, and archive solutions each require different skills and management tools. This complexity consumes IT resources and creates gaps where data falls through the cracks—unprotected, inaccessible, or both.
Common Triggers
Data growth is outpacing storage budgets, creating capacity crunches and deferred projects
Aging storage infrastructure struggles to meet performance demands of modern applications
Storage silos across departments create management complexity and underutilised capacity
Tier-one vendor pricing makes storage expansion prohibitively expensive
Backup windows are growing while recovery expectations are shrinking
Why This Matters to the Business
Storage infrastructure decisions have long-term implications for performance, cost, and data protection.
Performance Without Premium Pricing
Modern workloads demand high IOPS and low latency. Enterprise storage platforms deliver the performance your applications need without the pricing of tier-one vendors.
Predictable Storage Economics
Cloud storage with no egress fees and on-premises platforms with transparent pricing let you plan budgets accurately. No surprise costs when you need to access your data.
Data Protection Built In
Modern storage platforms include snapshots, replication, and immutability as standard features. Protect data at the storage layer without bolting on additional solutions.
Vendors That Solve This Problem
Cloud Ready Solutions distributes vendors that address different components of modern storage infrastructure. Here's where each fits.
How the Pieces Fit Together
A modern storage architecture using Cloud Ready Solutions vendors.
Primary Storage
High-performance block and file storage for production workloads, databases, and virtualisation.
Backup & DR Targets
Purpose-built appliances optimised for backup workloads with deduplication and immutability.
Cloud Storage Tier
Scalable cloud storage for backup targets, archives, and active data with predictable costs.
Australian Data Sovereignty
For organisations requiring guaranteed Australian data residency, RackCorp provides sovereign cloud storage infrastructure from Tier III+ data centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. IRAP-assessed options available for government and regulated industries.
How Cloud Ready Solutions Enables This Solution
We're a distributor, not a professional services firm. Here's how we help partners deliver storage solutions to their customers.
Distribution
Access to enterprise storage platforms, cloud storage services, and storage appliances through a single distributor. Simplified procurement for complete storage infrastructure.
Regional Support
Australian-based pre-sales engineers help design storage solutions, size capacity correctly, and plan data migrations. Local technical support for implementation challenges.
Partner Enablement
Training on QSAN storage configuration, StoneFly appliance deployment, and cloud storage integration. Technical resources for storage consolidation and modernisation projects.
Local Pricing
AUD/NZD billing with local payment terms. Consolidated invoicing across on-premises storage, appliances, and cloud storage simplifies financial management.
Who This Solution Is For
Enterprise IT
Consolidate storage infrastructure with enterprise-grade platforms that deliver performance and reliability without tier-one vendor pricing. Scale from terabytes to petabytes.
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Managed Service Providers
Build profitable storage services with predictable cloud economics and purpose-built appliances. Deliver enterprise capabilities to clients with sustainable margins.
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Government & Regulated Industries
Meet data sovereignty and compliance requirements with Australian-hosted storage infrastructure. IRAP-assessed options for sensitive workloads.
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Considering Storage Consolidation?
Many organisations operate multiple storage systems accumulated over years of project-by-project purchasing. This creates management complexity, underutilised capacity, and inconsistent data protection. Modern enterprise storage platforms can consolidate these silos while improving performance and reducing costs.
Cloud Ready Solutions can connect you with partners experienced in storage consolidation projects, helping you assess current infrastructure, plan migrations, and implement unified storage platforms that grow with your organisation.