Tectrade Joins the National Server
and Storage Agreement (NSSA)

Introduction

In September 2011 Tectrade was selected by IBM as a partner to deliver Storage and Server solutions under the terms of the NSSA framework agreement.

Over the last 10 years Tectrade has successfully delivered IBM infrastructure solutions to a range of higher and further education establishments throughout the UK.

We are able to offer the UK Education community a wealth of experience, specialist skills and services around IBM storage, server and data protection solutions as well as a broad knowledge of the storage and server market.

Areas of Expertise

Tectrade is a specialist provider of consulting services and technology solutions for the information infrastructure. Our business has grown in response to the challenge of explosive data growth and increasing complexity.

Our key objective is to deliver enterprise class solutions, using management tools and technology that drive down costs, improve efficiency and create sustainable business value.

• Storage Efficient Technology
• Data Protection Solutions
• Data Placement and Compression
• Storage Strategy and Optimisation Consultancy

Tectrade in Further and Higher Education

• A clear understanding of the commercial and operational requirements of the sector;
• A strong client base that works in partnership with Tectrade, collaborating on new initiatives and bringing new services to market;
• The ability to meet the high technical expectations (and aspirations) of the sector with a proven ability to advise, design, implement and support highly complex environments;
• Close relationships with leading UK research universities who trust Tectrade's ability to build and manage massively scalable architectures;

Customer Comments

"Tectrade combine focused, technical excellence with good project management and a desire to build a strong customer relationship, all of which ensure that the solutions match client requirements and expectations. The University of Dundee would have no hesitation in recommending Tectrade to other public sector institutions"
Jonathan Monk | Head of Life Sciences | Computing | University of Dundee

"Tectrade has become one of the most valued IT partners for Kingston University, working with us to solve current issues and address future potential problems. Tectrade gives us confidence in our data management strategy and control over our precious budgets."
Roberto Volo | Head of Infrastructure | Information Services | Kingston University

Contacts

Mike Rickards
Director
mike.rickards@tectrade.com
01423 340 942
07974 356 434

Paul Andronicou
Senior Client Manager – Public Sector
paul.andronicou@tectrade.com
01483 521 934
07976 633 864