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Let software defined storage manage your data sprawl

Posted: 16/10/17

Any commercial business or public sector entity which has been around for a while has a problem with data. It has too much of it.

Save time using software defined storage

Posted: 13/10/17

Software defined storage (SDS) has many advantages in terms of cost and removing some of the complexity of managing the sheer amount of data in a mature organisation.

Five reasons IT directors love software defined storage

Posted: 12/10/17

Just when you thought it was safe to come out from behind your jargon-proof shelter there’s a new acronym on the block – SDS.

Welcoming our new MD to the S3 Team – Andrew Carr

Posted: 04/08/17

The team at S3 are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Carr as Managing Director.

S3 17XPO Round-up

Posted: 11/07/17

This years’ S3 Xpo was hosted at Wembley Stadium situated in west London, the home of British football in the heart of England and attracted 50+ delegates. The venue offered stunning views of the stadium with a floor to ceiling window wall overlooking the stadium pitch.

S3’s 9th Annual "Managing Data Growth in Life Science and Research" Seminar

Posted: 06/02/17

For the 9th year S3 hosted their annual Life Science and Research seminar. The event was hosted at the Hilton Cambridge City Centre Hotel.

S3’s 9th Annual Xpo hailed a great success!

Posted: 15/07/16

This years’ S3 Xpo was hosted at The Porsche Experience Centre situated at Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motorsport in the heart of England and attracted 40+ end users.

S3 awarded Tintri Elite partner status

Posted: 10/06/16

S3 are delighted to announce that as part of the new Tintri partner program, we have been awarded Elite partner status. This is the highest possible status available within the new structure and S3 are one of only two resellers to receive this honour.

Tintri Unveils Scale-out Storage Platform to Enable Enterprises and CSPs to Build Their Own Amazon-like Cloud Infrastructure

Posted: 17/05/16

Tintri delivers the industry’s largest all-flash scale-out with support for up to 160,000 VMs. Organisations can grow from 17 TB to 10 PB for less than $1/GB and with 1 FTE IT staff.

EMC launch EMC Unity

Posted: 04/05/16

At EMC World 2016, held in Las Vegas, EMC have launched their new product EMC Unity.

S3 wins EMC UKI Solution Provider Partner of the Year

S3 Achievements Recognized by 2015 EMC Solution Provider Partner of the Year Award

Posted: 04/05/16

Las Vegas, Nevada—3 May, 2016— Solid State Solutions (S3), part of Capita IT Enterprise Services, a value added integrator of data storage, compute and storage management systems, today announced it has received the 2015 EMC Solution Provider Partner of the Year Award for the UKI region from EMC Corporation for its significant revenue growth. This is the second year S3 has received the exclusive recognition.

16XPO - Porsche Experience Centre, 14th July 2016

S3 Announces 9th Annual Xpo

Posted: 25/04/16

S3’s 9th annual Xpo will be hosted at the Porsche Experience Centre, Silverstone on 14 July.

What is Flash and Why is it Increasingly Becoming More Popular?

Posted: 12/04/16

Flash storage is any type of data or storage system that uses flash memory. Flash memory is a kind of memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply, basically unlike other forms of storage flash can retain information when the power is switched off.

Is your data securely stored in the cloud? It should be!

Posted: 11/04/16

Cloud backup is experiencing increased adoption as organisations now more readily accept these services as viable alternatives to traditional onsite solutions.

Is Tape Dead?

Posted: 21/03/16

A common question asked these days is, is tape back-up on its way out? With the introduction of Flash and SSD storage, and most recently Cloud based technologies, it does raise the question of is there still a use for the classic tape.

JP Morgan Chase Run

Posted: 02/03/16

S3 have put together a team for the JP Morgan Chase Run in London this year. S3 are running the race in partnership with TradingScreen for Cancer Research UK in memory of Diane Donaldson of TradingScreen who sadly lost her battle in 2013 at the age of 43 to Cancer and everyone else that has been affected by this terrible disease.