New Proposed Pricing Structure for Storage on Hosted Systems

In an ongoing effort to provide competitive, high-quality services and be responsive to customer feedback, CIT is proposing to restructure its pricing for managed storage for the Windows and Unix hosting services.

Beginning October 1, 2010 (federal fiscal year 2011), disk storage and backup storage will be priced separately, and volume discounts will be available.

What will the changes mean?

Previously, managed disk storage and backup storage were bundled as a single offering at a single rate with no volume discounts (Standard $5.00/GB/month and Premium $7.50/GB/month). The proposed new pricing structure is based on customer feedback, market research, and an evaluation of industry trends.

The new pricing structure offers backup storage independent of disk storage services, Standard and Premium categories each with separately-priced options for disk storage and SAN (Storage Area Network) provisioning services, and volume discounts for both disk storage and backup storage. These new options give customers more flexibility and choices in managing their backup and storage costs.

What will the FY2011 rates for storage services be?

Disk storage rates for FY2011 will be:

• Standard: $1.00/GB/month
• Premium: $2.50/GB/month

Standard storage services are generally used for mid-tier storage needs while Premium storage services are typically used to support large enterprise-level configurations. In general, Premium storage provides more paths from disk to server and supports higher input/output rates compared to Standard storage. Premium storage also offers enhanced support for concurrent maintenance and live firmware updates resulting in less scheduled downtime.

The FY2011 rates for backup storage will be:

• $1.35/GB/month

If you have large amounts of data, you may be able to take advantage of high-volume discounts for disk storage and backup storage. The discounted rate applies to the amount of backup storage above the thresholds specified in the rates.

To see a detailed table of the proposed rate changes, please visit the Storage Pricing web page on the CIT website at http://www.cit.nih.gov/ServiceCatalog/StoragePricing.

Questions?

If you have questions about storage services, please contact the NIH IT Service Desk online at http://itservicedesk.nih.gov/ or by phone at 301-496-4357 (local), 866-319-4357 (toll free), or 301-496-8294 (TTY).

For the current CIT rates, please visit the CIT Data Center Rates page at http://www.cit.nih.gov/ServiceCatalog/DataCenterRates.htm.

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