Redstor and 8el Partnership Announcement

Redstor, a leading managed services, cloud storage and IT solutions provider, has today announced its partnership with 8el, an established provider of communications solutions including IP telephony, ISP services and Wide/Local Area Networks (W/LAN). The partnership will allow 8el to resell Redstor’s online backup service to UK based customers in order to meet their specific business communication needs.


This partnership is part of Redstor’s growth plans to expand its customer base and its sales force through reseller partnership programs. The partnership will allow 8el to focus on expanding its service offering with Redstor providing the back end infrastructure for 8el to offer its existing customer base online data storage.


Commenting on the partnership, Justin Hamilton-Martin, Managing Director at 8el, said: “8el is continuing to launch cloud based services, complementing our existing portfolio. Online Data Storage is expected to be a significant area of growth for our business and 8el are pleased to be partnering with Redstor to provide an invaluable storage solution”


Paul Evans, Managing Director at Redstor, commented: “Today’s partnership announcement will allow 8el to offer its customers on-line data back-up services without the worry of planning or managing the technical infrastructure of the service. Redstor will handle the management of the information, allowing 8el to grow its business by providing its customers with industry leading repeatable added-value services.”

Redstor have been focused on data management and protection since 1998 and have created one of the largest service provider enabled storage infrastructures (storage clouds) in the UK. Redstor Online Backup is re-branded by numerous well known service organisations and is the engine behind the Redstor Backup Service for Schools (RBUSS). Over 80 Local Authorities and education service providers use Redstor's online service to backup and restore the data of over 12,000 addressable schools in the UK.