Technology solutions for the modern enterprise

Storage Area Networks (SAN)

A Storage Area Network is a dedicated high-speed network that provides block-level storage access to servers, separating storage traffic from your general data network and delivering the low-latency performance that mission-critical applications demand.

Prudhoe Technology designs, supplies, and implements SAN solutions built around industry-leading platforms including Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF fabrics. Whether you are consolidating storage across a data centre or building out a new environment from scratch, we architect solutions that deliver:

• Sub-millisecond latency for databases, virtualisation, and ERP workloads
• Centralised storage management and simplified provisioning
• High availability with multipathing and automatic failover
• Scalable capacity and throughput without disrupting live workloads
• Full integration with VMware, Hyper-V, and bare-metal environments

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Network Attached Storage provides file-level access across your LAN or WAN, making it the ideal platform for shared data, home directories, collaboration workspaces, and media repositories. Modern enterprise NAS platforms go far beyond simple file serving — they underpin analytics pipelines, AI training datasets, and hybrid cloud workflows.

We work with best-of-breed NAS vendors to deliver solutions that grow with your organisation:

• Unified NFS, SMB/CIFS, and object storage access from a single platform
• Inline deduplication and compression to maximise usable capacity
• Snapshots and replication for rapid recovery from accidental deletion or corruption
• Tiered storage — automatically move cold data to lower-cost media
• Cloud integration for seamless hybrid workflows with AWS S3, Azure Blob, and more

Servers & Compute

Your servers carry every application your organisation depends on. Prudhoe Technology specifies, supplies and installs server infrastructure from leading manufacturers, sized for your workloads today and with room to grow.

We take care of the whole journey, from assessing what you have to installing and configuring its replacement:

• Workload assessment and right-sized specifications, so you don't pay for capacity you won't use
• Rack, tower and blade servers from leading manufacturers
• Virtualisation hosts and hyper-converged platforms to consolidate ageing hardware
• On-site installation, racking and configuration across the North East
• Refresh planning, so ageing hardware is replaced before it becomes a risk

AI Rollout

AI is moving quickly from experiment to everyday tool, and organisations that adopt it well are seeing real gains in efficiency and productivity. The challenge is knowing where it will genuinely help, and making sure your infrastructure and data are ready for it.

We help you take a practical, measured approach to rolling out AI:

• Identifying the processes where AI can make a measurable difference
• Choosing between cloud AI services and on-premises deployment, based on cost, performance and data protection
• Specifying the servers, GPUs and storage that on-premises AI workloads need
• Getting your data organised, accessible and protected so AI tools can use it safely
• Phased rollouts that start small, prove their value and scale from there

Disaster Recovery

Every organisation faces risk — ransomware, hardware failure, human error, or natural disaster. A well-designed disaster recovery strategy ensures that when the worst happens, your business keeps running. Prudhoe Technology helps you define your Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), then builds the infrastructure and processes to meet them.

Our disaster recovery solutions span the spectrum from simple backup-and-restore to active-active dual data centre architectures:

• Storage-based replication — synchronous and asynchronous — for near-zero RPO
• Automated failover with orchestration tools for rapid, reliable recovery
• Immutable backup repositories that ransomware cannot encrypt or delete
• DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) leveraging cloud or co-location for cost-effective standby
• Regular DR testing and runbook documentation so your team is always ready

Migration & Installation

New infrastructure only delivers value once it is in place and your data is safely on it. Migration is where projects most often run into trouble, with downtime, lost data and overruns, so we plan it carefully from the start.

We handle both the move and the installation, on-site across the North East:

• Data and workload migration from legacy storage and servers to new platforms
• Migration planning that minimises downtime and keeps your business running
• Verification at each stage, so nothing is lost along the way
• Professional on-site installation, cabling and configuration of new equipment
• Infrastructure modernisation projects delivered end to end, from assessment to handover

Networking Infrastructure

Storage performance is only as good as the network beneath it. Prudhoe Technology takes a holistic view of your infrastructure, ensuring that switching, routing, and fabric design are aligned with your storage strategy — eliminating bottlenecks before they become problems.

Our networking practice covers the full stack, from top-of-rack switches to core fabric and WAN connectivity:

• 25GbE, 100GbE, and beyond — right-sizing bandwidth for today and tomorrow
• Fibre Channel and FCoE fabric design and zoning
• Network segmentation and VLAN design for storage traffic isolation
• RDMA and RoCE for lossless, high-throughput storage fabrics
• SD-WAN and MPLS connectivity for multi-site replication and DR

Tape Libraries & Long-Term Archiving

Tape remains the most cost-effective and energy-efficient medium for long-term data retention. Modern LTO tape technology delivers capacities exceeding 45TB per cartridge in compressed format, with an offline, air-gapped nature that makes it uniquely resilient against ransomware and cyber threats.

We design and implement tape library solutions for organisations with regulatory retention requirements, large media assets, or simply the need to preserve decades of business data at the lowest possible cost per terabyte:

• LTO-8, LTO-9, and LTO-Ultrium library configuration and deployment
• Tape-based WORM (Write Once Read Many) for compliance and legal hold
• Integration with leading backup software — Veeam, Commvault, Veritas, and IBM Spectrum Protect
• Automated media management and barcode tracking
• Offsite vaulting strategies and iron-clad chain-of-custody processes

Building a Stable Future Through the Right Technology

Data is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the choices organisations make today about storage architecture will shape their agility, security, and cost base for years to come. Prudhoe Technology believes that stability and innovation are not competing goals — they go hand in hand when the right foundations are in place.

We work with you to develop a long-term data storage roadmap that balances performance, resilience, and economy:

• Infrastructure audits to identify risks, inefficiencies, and growth constraints
• Multi-vendor guidance — we are not tied to any single manufacturer, so our recommendations are based on what fits you
• Software-defined storage (SDS) strategies that reduce dependency on proprietary hardware
• Hybrid and multi-cloud integration to extend on-premises investment intelligently
• Sustainability planning — reducing energy consumption and physical footprint through modern, dense storage technologies

The right storage strategy is not just about where your data lives today. It is about ensuring that your organisation has the resilience, the flexibility, and the confidence to grow — whatever the future brings.