Are You Ready to Avoid an IT Disaster?

In order to avert an IT disaster, you need a simple, effective, virtual-ready BC/DR solution in your enterprise. A solution that is easy to deploy, simple to manage, and is both scalable and cost-effective would be ideal, if such a solution existed. It does exist.
 

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Prepared customers realize:

• Aggressive service levels
• Automated failover, failback and DR testing
• Robust application protection
• Freedom to innovate
• Further cost reductions
• A seamless cloud strategy

Contact PTS about disaster recovery solutions, or view this disaster recovery webinar.

Is It Time To Decommission Your Data Center?

Data centers are extremely complex to manage, and the task of decommissioning a data center is far from trivial. Decisions must be made regarding which equipment, if any, can be reused in the new data center. Some of the equipment will need to be disposed of and/or destroyed, and some of the equipment may be resold. These tasks alone present their own set of unique challenges, and require significant amounts of time and labor to find an appropriate facility to decommission the equipment in question, and to transport the decommissioned equipment to that facility.

The best way to simplify your decommissioning project is to enlist the help of a company having both the experience and expertise in managing the project for you. PTS can manage all aspects of your decommissioning project, having in-house experts in facilities, IT and cabling. PTS can professionally plan, disassemble, transport, dispose/recycle, and restore all your data center equipment. The service technicians at PTS have a long track record in both building and decommissioning data center equipment.

PTS’ Decommissioning Services include:

• Establishing a Decommissioning Plan
• Disassemble Equipment
• Prep & Removal of Equipment to be Transported
• Disposal/Destruction
• Restoration

PTS Reaches Hiperwall Premier Gold Reseller Status

PTS has reached Premier Gold Reseller status with video wall manufacturer Hiperwall. Hiperwall is an innovative video wall and distributed visualization system manufacturer that lets you see the big picture in a brand new way. They make a powerful video wall system that is software versus hardware driven, providing unmatched speed, flexibility and functionality in extremely high resolution.
 

Breakthrough Architecture
The key breakthrough of the Hiperwall system is their distributed architecture that applies classical parallel processing techniques to overcome the performance limitations typically associated with the display of large or numerous items on multiple display devices.The result is a high performance, high resolution visualization system that gives you scalability without specialized or customized hardware, giving you multiple technical and business advantages:

• Scalability
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Usability
• Affordability

Contact PTS to discuss your video wall system options, or visit our Audio/Visual Solutions site to review complete A/V solutions for your enterprise.
 

PTS CloudCover & P-POD: Converged IT, Facility, & Cabling Solution

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PTS Educational Facility Services are Cool for Schools

The experts at PTS can help you integrate technology effectively into education and help you realize the full benefits of current technology. Following are a some of our services tailored toward educational facilities: Physical Security Solutions: www.physical-security-solutions.com Door Access (including Facial Recognition) Video Surveillance Visitor Management Audio/Visual Solutions: www.ptsdcs.com/noc-av-solutions.asp Classroom A/V Control Interactive Whiteboards Video Display Wall Systems  Data Cabling Services: data-cabling.ptsdcs.com Data and Voice Cabling Installations WiFi Plan, Design, and Install Copper and Fiber Optic Cabling

RackLift Data Center Lift System

As rack equipment grows in size and weight, so too grow the risks of serious employee injury and equipment damage. That’s why leading data centers depend on RackLift. During your next data center migration or relocation, leave the critical task of migrating heavy enterprise servers to RackLift.

RackLift Benefits: Far less expensive than powered units No electrical components to fail No batteries to charge Light weight, small footprint Reduces lost-time injuries Improve employee morale Increases productivity Reduces equipment damage Accurate alignment Easy-to-use powerful hand crank Crank auto-locks when handle is released Lift up to 650 lbs. Precise height control Slide equipment into rack on glide rails Fits into standard 19″ racks Security straps for enhanced safety

10 Things to Know Before Buying a Data Center Lift System

Seamlessly Integrated Physical Security Solutions

PTS Physical Security Solutions offers a turnkey solution to address all your physical security needs. Utilizing cutting edge technologies offered by our partners, PTS offers the following solutions:

• Video Surveillance
• Door Access Control
• Central Management Platform

PTS’s primary Physical Security platform is Genetec’s Security Center (Unified Platform), which has applications for Video Surveillance, Door Access control, License Plate Recognition, Alarm Panel Integration and other third party capabilities. These applications are all viewable on one simple Customer Interface. Genetec works with most major hardware manufacturers, and is considered an open-ended security solution.  Please contact PTS for a list of products that are compatible with Genetec.
Additionally, PTS offers advanced facial recognition capability, voice recognition, and body behavioral analytics for various applications such as door access to your buildings and data centers. This product line has been proven reliable with apartment complexes, data centers, schools and other facilities where this level of security is required. Facial recognition software is truly a marvel to see. Contact PTS to schedule an on-site demo.
With each of our vendors, PTS has certified System Engineers and we keep all our certifications up to date. Our employees are informed of the latest technologies, and can extend that knowledge to an existing application, where improvements could be made. This is critical in ensuring that clients are presented with the best solution today, in order to secure their facility tomorrow.

PTS and Planar: Upgrade Offer to Planar DirectLight

Upgrade an existing LCD video wall to a seamless 1.6mm Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System and get credit for the full purchase price of the original LCD video wall!   Limited offer: Expires April 30, 2015   The new Planar® DirectLight™ LED Video Wall System sets the standard for seamless video walls. With this promotion, an existing LCD video wall of any make or model can be replaced with a state-of-the art Planar DirectLight DL1.6 LED video wall and PTS will be able to apply a credit equal to PTS' price of the original LCD video wall, while significantly enhancing the installation with seamless viewing, saturated colors, outstanding uniformity and excellent viewing angles - all in a slim profile and fanless design. From Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall System (or others)... ...to Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System If you purchased any LCD video wall from PTS, including other brands or perhaps a Clarity™ Matrix™ LCD Video Wall installation which is ready to be upgraded, or for those customers looking for a truly seamless new wall, this trade-in offer presents a unique opportunity!   Planar DirectLight joins the award-winning Clarity Matrix and our Clarity™ LED3 Series Rear Projection video wall line-up, giving Planar resellers like PTS access to a broad and differentiated line-up of video wall products. The installed base for LCD video walls is very large and presents a great opportunity for Planar resellers to promote the new Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall with this promotion or quote Clarity Matrix with G2 Architecture for immediate delivery.   With this limited-time promotion, the upgrade to seamless just got much more seamless! For more information, contact PTS (mention "Planar Upgrade") at (201) 337-3833 or visit: Planar Manufacturer Page Planar DirectLight LED Video Wall System PTS Data Center Solutions

PTS Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions with Tintri and VMware

VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, is a key initiative for many organizations looking to reduce administrative overhead while providing a more secure, flexible and reliable desktop computing environment for end users. Proper planning and good decision making are required to ensure a successful deployment. Choosing the right virtualization platform to host the virtual desktop implementation is often the first major decision and can make or break the entire transformation.

Choosing the Right VDI Software: VMware Horizon View

The key to success of any VDI initiative is choosing the right virtualization software. VMware Horizon™ Suite, and more specifically VMware Horizon View™, delivers a personalized high fidelity experience for end users across all sessions and devices. It enables higher availability and agility of desktop services unmatched by traditional PCs, while reducing the total cost of desktop ownership by up to 50%. VMware Horizon View end users achieve higher levels of productivity and the freedom to access desktops from more devices and locations.

Tintri: The Proven Storage Solution for VDI

Tintri Zero Management Storage™ was designed to address the mismatch between traditional storage solutions and the demands of virtualized environments. Built on the industry’s only intelligent VM-aware storage architecture, Tintri VMstore has the intelligence to deliver unparalleled performance and efficiency, and end-to-end insights into the storage infrastructure for unmatched VM control. With the high-performing, validated VMware® Horizon View™ and Tintri reference architecture, you can:

• Lower risk and cost-effectively deploy and scale desktop virtualization with as many as 1,000 end-users per Tintri VMstore
• Deliver a high performing and consistent end-user experience with Ultrabook levels of performance
• Keep end users connected and productive from a wide variety of clients with affordable easy to manage continuity

VDI Deployment

PTS can deploy VDI from within PTS’ Cloud Data Center or from a hosted deployment. Contact PTS with your VDI needs, and we'll tailor a solution to match your requirements in your preferred environment.

PTS Smart Open Lease for your Next Data Center or Enterprise Project

PTS Offers a Turnkey Leasing Solution

There are many compelling reasons to lease equipment. Implementing a leasing strategy provides benefits that both CIOs and CFOs can agree upon. PTS will help craft a turnkey leasing solution for your business, including Planning, Design, Sourcing, Construction, Commissioning, and IT Implementation. We will help establish scope and budget from an IT and Facility standpoint. PTS are also licensed architects and engineers, so we are able to convert our conceptual plans over to signed and sealed design documents. In addition, PTS are general contractors with lots of experience building tenant space computer rooms, and PTS can handle all the rest, including: A/V, communications, and wireless.

PTS' Smart Open Lease plan offers a single flexible financial vehicle that can include Equipment and Services across IT, Facility, and Cabling. We offer delayed repayment options coordinated with design and construction. PTS’s Smart Open Lease allows businesses to get the exact data center they want, with NO upfront costs. PTS will allow you up to six (6) months to accumulate bills and apply them toward your previously approved “open” lease, so you won't have to pay upfront for any capital expenditures for planning, design, construction management, or commissioning. You won't even have to lay out cash for any new IT infrastructure (routers, switches, servers, storage, etc), or new facility infrastructure (generators, UPSs, air conditioners, cabinets, power strips, etc). Clients don't even have to use cash for the labor (IT implementation, electrical construction, mechanical construction, data cabling, etc).

Benefits of Leasing

• Reduce total cost of ownership
• Manage cash flow and budgets
• Keep debt off your balance sheet and improve your performance ratios
• Conserve working capital and keep lines of credit intact
• Eliminate book write-downs at the end of the equipment’s useful life
• Lease payments may be 100% deductible as an operating expense (please review this with your accountant)
• Keep up-to-date equipment in place with a built-in refresh strategy
• Retrieve and download information regarding your leased assets online
• Gain flexibility to upgrade technology to meet your changing needs
• Simplify asset disposal – just return the equipment to your lessor