Innovative Managed Services and IT Solutions provider Cirrus Networks Holdings (ASX: CNW) has entered into a storage as a service contract for the provision and support of storage services for leading global tertiary education and public research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA).
Innovative storage solution
The initial 5 year contract comprises the design, implementation and support of a research data storage solution for the Company’s long term key client UWA.
The contract provides for the services to meet high volume, high performance and high availability requirements across the platform. Cirrus partnering with leading storage technology partner Pure Storage won the competitive bid with a cost-effective innovative solution.
The unique consumption and support from an installed base model will see UWA implement a leading best practice solution to efficiently and effectively manage research data while leading the market in an increasingly important governance and regulatory framework. In addition to the initial 5 year period, the contract has an optional extension and is expected to be in excess of $7 million.
“Cirrus is pleased to have won this competitive bid for the globally recognised leading Western Australian tertiary education institution,” Managing Director, Chris McLaughlin, said.
The Cirrus team continue to win key contracts with their innovative service and value-based solutions for clients and strong partnering model with leading technology partners. This contract highlights the benefits of Pure Storage’s consumption-based evergreen offering in concert with Cirrus’ market leading platform implementation and managed service support model. Managed services and storage as a service continue to form important parts of our strategic direction and market offerings.”
