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OST TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION CENTERS

We like to try things before we buy them. We figure you probably do, too. So come on over. We’ll put on a fresh pot of coffee and have some warm chocolate chip cookies waiting. You can participate in product demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, benchmarking, software and hardware evaluations, or get hands-on technical training. If gadgets and gizmos make your eyes wide, you’ll be in technology heaven.

We’ve got friends in local places. We have partnerships with HP and Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions that allow unrestricted use of their lab environments around the country. Want to check out tier one storage products in a vendor-neutral lab setting? Visit Arrow’s Universal Enterprise Storage Labs in Duluth, Georgia or Mississauga, Ontario. Want to test and compare the latest HP, IBM and Sun servers? Visit HP’s server labs in Houston or Atlanta. We can help find the most convenient location for you.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Our technology collection is what you could call...extensive. The OST Technology Solution Center is housed three blocks from our corporate offices. It is also one of our preferred data centers for co-locating customer servers and storage.

Here’s the equipment you’ll find at the Grand Rapids OST Technology Solution Center:

  • HP rx8620 8way Integrity Server – 1
  • HP EVA4000 SAN’s with 5 terabytes of combined storage – 2
  • HP MSL 6030 tape library – 1
  • Cisco switch – 1
  • Brocade switches – 2
  • HP C-class Blade chassis with four blades – 1
  • Blade PC’s with thin clients – 4
  • HP NAS unit – 1

Here are some of the features of the Grand Rapids Data Center:

  • Multiple Tier 1 Internet providers providing Voice and Data services
  • Dual homed IP connectivity with an OC-3 connection
  • 2 Phase 400 AMP Commercial Power Feed
  • 300KVA UPS System
  • Surge suppression and low voltage clamping
  • 200 KW Caterpillar Diesel Generator
  • Core network intrusion detection
  • Continuous system and network monitoring
  • Dual fault tolerant air handling systems to control temperature and humidity
  • Redundant power
  • Extensive physical and network security
  • Card key access with logs
  • Digital video surveillance