UKERNA to provide online back-up, hosting and web file services
UKERNA (United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association) has reached an agreement with InTechnology, the outsourced managed data services provider, to enable cost-effective delivery of automated data back-up, data archiving, hosting and web file services to institutions connected to the Jisc-funded JANET network. This is UKERNA’s first such agreement with a commercial service provider, resulting in 20-40% discount off list price.
The agreement comes at a time when universities and the wider academic community are under pressure to improve the management and protection of their data as well as to cut costs. Outsourcing data management services to InTechnology at preferential rates will provide institutions with a cost-effective way of providing 24/7 disaster recovery, achieving MIS governance, adhering to the Jisc Data Protection Code of Practice and meeting the auditing standards for the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
To read the full announcement, please go to: UKERNA announcement