White Paper: Cost of Managing a Manual or Tape Backup Often Exceeds Price of New Backup Solution

Dublin, OH, February 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- 3X Systems, a leading provider of complete backup solutions, and Glomark-Governan have jointly published a new white paper titled, “Business Case: True Cost of Tape Backup.” This white paper assists IT administrators in justifying and evaluating the true benefits, costs, and risks of investing in new tape backup solutions.

“Companies are particularly hesitant to adopt new technology solutions during tough economic times,” Clayton Daley, Vice President of Marketing for 3X Systems. “The ability to clearly communicate the value of your product is critical in justifying the price tag of a superior technology like the 3X Remote Backup Appliance,” says Daley.

Companies frequently assume that their current backup solution or backup management process can be retained at no cost to the company. However, in the case of tape backup, the reality is that the cost of “doing nothing” can often be greater than the cost of a new solution. In fact, the analysis conducted in the 3X Systems and Glomark-Governan white paper found that for many companies, eliminating the labor of managing a tape backup would fully compensate a business for the cost of a new solution.

“This white paper encourages IT administrators to look beyond the simple costs and ROI of backup solutions, and focus instead on assessing, evaluting, and measuring the operational and economic value that these solutions can deliver,” says Ruben Melendez, President and CEO of Glomark-Governan.

3X Systems is committed to providing a complete backup solution for Small and Midsized businesses; Enterprise Remote Offices and Travelling Laptops; and IT Service Providers through its proprietary Remote Backup Appliance (RBA). The 3X RBA provides all the benefits of an online backup solution in a simple appliance that can be purchased by the end user or provided as a service through an IT Provider.

3X Systems is also committed to expanding its international network of high quality partners, ensuring customers have access to local support for their solution. For more information, please visit www.3x.com, or contact the 3X Systems headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, USA, at 614-372-6868.

Glomark-Governan helps enterprises around the world by providing them with the methodology, training, consulting, benchmarking research, and software tools necessary to assess, communicate and measure the economic value of investments in technology and services initiatives. Glomark-Governan has enhanced and refined its Economic Value Creation (EVC™) Methodology for more than a decade, bringing to market a proven, complete solution that allows companies to justify their solutions’ value, define operational and performance metrics, assess economic risk, and quickly create project-specific business cases. For more information, please visit www.glomark-governan.com, or contact the Glomark-Governan headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA, at 614-761-2400.

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