“As far as the cost savings, it isn’t necessarily in the upfront acquisition, it’s in the maintenance over time. We aren’t rebuying hardware and software every five years and then going through a forklift upgrade. With the Caringo solution we are saving at least half the cost over one refresh cycle, and we’re able to upgrade in smaller increments,” says Williams. “And since data is better protected, we can push our refresh cycle of hardware to every six to seven years. As hard drive densities get better and better we just keep benefitting.”