Jenson USA Rolls with VAULT400 Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions from United Computer Group, Inc.

“I have peace of mind knowing that our data will be there when we need it. Current copies of our data are now stored in three locations. We don’t have to move disks around and we won’t have a bad disk or bad tape take us by surprise. The addition of VAULT400 Hardware DR was a natural next step for us. ”
-  Jeff Bolkovatz, Director of IT

Whether you're pacing traffic, pounding down a trail or setting a new track speed record, cycling is without question, a healthy endeavor. And on the subject of health, US bike sellers rang up $6.1 billion in sales in 2012, according to the National Bicycle Dealers Association. And equally as impressive, 18.5 million bicycles were sold through bike dealers and mass merchant channels, says the Bicycle Manufacturers Association. By year-end, an estimated $1.1 billion in used bicycles were sold through bike shops, mass merchants, sporting goods stores and other retailers, bringing the total size of the bicycle business to $7.3 billion.

One prominent bike merchant, Jenson USA has been serving a large share of the cycling market since 1994. Jenson USA, founded by a competitive racer, is a leading online, and brick and mortar marketer of bicycles, parts, accessories and apparel, head-quartered in Ontario, California. Read more.

Introduction to VAULT400 Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery

UCG's VAULT400 backs up an entire organization's business-critical data to our secure data centers, while supporting all platforms and databases. Data is encrypted and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for immediate online recovery. Great little video!

Learn more by visiting the VAULT400 Resource Library.

+United Computer Group, Inc. has provided a wealth of downloadable information within their VAULT400 Resource Library. You'll find everything from data sheets and technical briefs to webinars and videos. There are numerous industry articles as well.

One recent addition to the library announced the rollout of the IBM i Solution Edition for VAULT400.

“As an IBM Advanced Business Partner, United Computer Group has partnered with IBM for more than 26 years and ensures tight integration of our solutions,” says James Kandrac, President of UCG. “That collaboration has extended to UCG’s participation in the IBM iSeries Advisory Council and includes product design/development to testing and go-to-market strategies.”

The IBM i Solution Edition for VAULT400 is available for both the IBM Power7+ 720 Express and IBM Power7+ 740 Express. Both Power Systems feature the latest IBM processors, which represent a true leap forward to more intelligent systems that reduce complexity, decrease energy consumption, minimize  downtime and drive down operational costs.

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BACK IT UP FOR BREASTS!

+United Computer Group, Inc. and +James A. Kandrac are certainly doing their part to create awareness and raise money for the Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Vaccine. In addition to making a generous donation to "Fight with Finesse", they are donating additional funds for every VAULT400 proposal and signed contract through year-end. 


BACK IT UP FOR BREASTS!

Let's face it: we all know someone with breasts and frankly, we are in favor of them. The difficult reality is that breast cancer is so widespread that most of us now know a breast cancer survivor; someone currently in treatment; or someone who has lost their battle.

UCG recently kicked off fundraising efforts through our donation to the Cleveland Clinic for the breast cancer vaccine developed by Dr. Vincent K. Tuohy. The fundraiser, suitably named “Fight with Finesse”, is being sponsored by local business owner Ramiro Ortega of Finesse Fine Jewelry in Brecksville, Ohio. We matched their $2,500 donation on behalf of UCG employees and VAULT400 clients, but we can do more. 

Read more:  http://ucgrp.com/news/UCG-back-it-up-for-breasts-Q42013.pdf

Santa Margarita Water District Selects VAULT400

SMWD is the second largest retail water agency in Orange County, California and serves more than 155,000 residents and businesses in Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Maragarita, Coto de Caza, Las Flores, Ladera Ranch and Talega.

As an integral part of the water supply chain in Southern California, SMWD provides customers with quality water and wastewater service – maximizing human, environmental, and financial resources – to help guide South Orange County’s water and wastewater services to the next century.

SWMD management was looking for options to replace tape backups and after reviewing several options, moved forward with a local appliance and iSeries cloud backup provided by UCG’s VAULT400. Daily backups are retained locally for seven days, and replicated for several weeks, months and years to UCG’s VAULT400 cloud.

In addition, SMWD selected a remote hardware DR option. In the event of a disaster, UCG provides a turn-key remote IBM iSeries DR. SMWD simply inputs their encryption key to obtain third party license keys. UCG executes the 50-page DR in < 24 hours and provides VPN access. The data is encrypted at all times at the UCG SAS70 compliant data center in Ohio.  Read complete press release.

United Computer Group wishes a Happy 25th Birthday to the IBM i (AS/400)

VAULT400 Called On to Protect Distributor

Nice article in Four Hundred Stuff by Alex Woodie.


Berjé, a New Jersey-based distributor of aromatic chemicals, has selected United Computer Group's online backup solution, VAULT400, to protect the data residing in its IBM i ERP and WMS systems, UCG announced last week.

Berjé is a global distributor of essential oils and aromatic chemicals to companies in the food, fragrance, and pharmaceutical industries. The company maintains more than 3,000 items in inventory in three distribution centers, located in New Jersey, Illinois, and California.

In support of Berjé's unique business are IBM i applications from VAI, including a manufacturing-focused ERP system installed in 1997 and a WMS package installed in 2005. These IBM i applications are critical to helping Berjé maintain efficiency in warehousing operations, as well as serving its base of large, multi-national customers.  See complete article