May 22, 2007 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Dedicated hosting provider The Planet (theplanet.com) announced on Monday it has expanded its private rack portfolio with the addition of storage area network capabilities from unified storage solution provider Network Appliance (netapp.com).

The new storage solution provides The Planet's customers with maximum data availability and protection, particularly for those whose businesses require critical online data repositories, including databases, media libraries, backup archives and email, says the company.

"With the proliferation of e-commerce and email, the data needs of our customers continue to explode," says Steve Kahan, VP of marketing and product management for The Planet. "Our new storage options enable customers to gain the same enterprise capabilities usually available only to larger organizations. As a result, they are able to make faster decisions, better serve their own customers and continue to grow their businesses without the worry of IT management."

The Planet says this announcement follows the company's recent addition of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 Series firewalls and Foundry ServerIronXL load balancers to its comprehensive private rack portfolio.

Last week, The Planet launched its new corporate blog.

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