Joint Marketing Agreement Enhances Disaster Recovery Services for Pyramid Customers

Strategic Insights -

Pyramid Technology, a Siemens Nixdorf Company, has selected Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services to provide disaster recovery services to its customers across North America. To facilitate this partnership, a Nile 150 Enterprise Server was installed at Comdisco's recovery facility in Wood Dale, Illinois, making the service fully operational. This joint agreement enables Pyramid customers to access the Pyramid platform from any of Comdisco's business recovery facilities across North America, ensuring business continuity in the event of a disaster.

Key Takeaways:

  • Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services is the world's largest and most experienced provider of disaster recovery services, with a network of fully-equipped computer and workarea recovery centers across North America, Europe, and Great Britain.
  • Through the joint marketing agreement, Pyramid customers will have access to multi-vendor platforms, hot site and workspace recovery services, high-speed links to Comdisco's facilities, and enterprise-wide disaster recovery planning and testing services.
  • The Nile 150 Enterprise Server installed at Comdisco's recovery facility represents an investment by Comdisco to serve its customers' evolving business continuity needs across all platforms.
  • Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services generated $242 million in revenue for disaster recovery services in FY 1994, contributing to the company's total revenue of $2.1 billion.
  • Comdisco operates a private communications network, SONET, one of the largest in North America, providing reliable links to its facilities and services.
  • Comdisco's "Project 2000" growth and technology initiatives aim to address the evolving business continuity needs of its customers across all platforms.
  • Pyramid Technology is a leading provider of scalable enterprise servers, delivering the industry's most complete range of UNIX solutions from the desktop to the data center.
  • Comdisco is the world's leading provider of solutions that help organizations reduce technology cost and risk, offering equipment leasing, remarketing, systems integration services, business continuity, and consulting.
  • Pyramid and Comdisco have a combined presence in 45 countries, with over 120,000 UNIX system installations worldwide, and total mid-range systems operations representing over $1.6 billion in sales worldwide (Source: IDC).

Statistics:

  • Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services has a network of 100+ highly-experienced disaster recovery consultants.
  • The Nile 150 Enterprise Server installation at Comdisco's recovery facility represents an investment by Comdisco to serve its customers' evolving business continuity needs.
  • Comdisco's revenue totaled $2.1 billion for FY 1994.
  • Disaster Recovery Services revenue totaled $242 million in FY 1994.
  • Pyramid Technology has over 120,000 UNIX system installations worldwide.
  • Comdisco has a presence in 45 countries.
  • Total mid-range systems operations between Pyramid and Comdisdorf parent company Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems represent over $1.6 billion in sales worldwide (Source: IDC).

Sources:

  • Pyramid Technology -- A Siemens Nixdorf Company
  • Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services
  • IDC (Source: IDC)
  • Comdisco, Inc.
  • Comdisco, Inc. (September 30, 1994 FY financial reports)
  • Pyramid Technology Corporation (Press Release, March 14, 1995)
  • Pyramid Technology Corporation (Trademarks and Copyrights)