Storage Solutions

Data is your most valuable asset — storing it reliably, accessing it quickly, and protecting it comprehensively is essential. Alchemilla Ventures provides end-to-end enterprise storage solutions for organisations.

The Storage Imperative

enterprises are generating data at an unprecedented rate — from transaction records in BFSI to medical images in healthcare to IoT telemetry in manufacturing. Choosing the right storage architecture — balancing performance, capacity, cost, and data protection — requires deep expertise. Our storage engineers bring experience across Dell, HPE, NetApp, Pure Storage, and software-defined platforms.

Our Storage Solutions

• SAN (Storage Area Network): High-performance block storage for databases, virtualisation, and latency-sensitive applications. We deploy Fibre Channel SANs (Brocade/Cisco MDS) and iSCSI SANs using Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera/Alletra, Pure Storage FlashArray, or NetApp AFF. Our team handles zoning, masking, multipathing, and performance tuning for demanding enterprise workloads.

• NAS (Network Attached Storage): File storage for home directories, shared folders, media archives, and backup targets. We deploy Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp FAS/AFF with CIFS/NFS, QNAP, and Synology. For enterprise clients, we implement features like snapshots, quotas, antivirus scanning, and Active Directory integration.

• Object Storage: Petabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage for unstructured data — backups, archives, media, and data lake foundations. We deploy MinIO, Dell ECS, Cloudian HyperStore, or Scality RING for on-premise object storage, or integrate with cloud-native object stores (AWS S3, Azure Blob) for hybrid architectures.

• Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI): Converge compute, storage, and networking into a single, easy-to-manage appliance. We deploy Nutanix, VMware vSAN, Dell VxRail, or HPE SimpliVity — ideal for mid-sized enterprises wanting enterprise features without the complexity of traditional SAN/NAS.

• Software-Defined Storage (SDS): Decouple storage software from hardware, reducing vendor lock-in. We deploy Ceph (block, file, object), TrueNAS (ZFS-based), StarWind vSAN, or OpenEBS for Kubernetes-native storage. SDS is increasingly popular among tech startups for its flexibility and cost efficiency.

• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive data protection with the 3-2-1 backup rule (3 copies, 2 media, 1 off-site). We deploy Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, or Cohesity for backup, replication, and orchestrated disaster recovery. Our team configures backup to on-premise storage, cloud object storage (S3/Blob), and tape for long-term archival per regulatory requirements.

• Data Archiving & Lifecycle Management: Automated tiering of data across performance flash, capacity HDD, and archival storage based on access patterns. We implement ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) policies that align with statutory retention requirements — 8 years for financial records, 10 years for GST, and permanent retention for certain legal documents.

Storage Technologies We Support

Category	Platforms
All-Flash SAN	Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, HPE Alletra, NetApp AFF
Hybrid SAN/NAS	Dell PowerScale, NetApp FAS, HPE MSA
HCI	Nutanix, VMware vSAN, Dell VxRail, HPE SimpliVity
Object Storage	MinIO, Dell ECS, Cloudian, Scality
SDS	Ceph, TrueNAS, OpenEBS, StarWind
Backup	Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity

Storage Considerations

• & Statutory Compliance: Storage solutions configured with immutability (WORM) for financial and legal records as per regulatory requirements, including audit trails and Companies Act compliance.
• Data Localisation: On-premise or region-local cloud storage for mandated data localisation in payment systems and banking. Our team designs storage architectures that ensure data never leaves the country.
• Power Resilience: Storage arrays with redundant power supplies, battery-backed write caches, and integration with UPS/generator systems to prevent data loss during occasional power fluctuations.
• CCTV & Surveillance Storage: High-capacity, high-throughput storage for extensive CCTV surveillance networks — government buildings, traffic monitoring, and smart city initiatives.

Managed Storage Services

• Storage Health Monitoring: 24/7 monitoring of disk health, capacity utilisation, and performance metrics with predictive failure analysis
• Capacity Planning: Quarterly capacity reports with trend analysis and procurement recommendations, aligning with your budget cycles
• Performance Tuning: Regular workload analysis, storage QoS policy optimisation, and data tiering adjustments
• Firmware & Patch Management: Tested firmware updates for storage arrays, SAN switches, and HBA drivers to maintain vendor support compliance

Protect and accelerate your data with enterprise storage solutions from our team. Contact us for a storage assessment and capacity planning workshop.