INNOVATIVE
Since it first introduced storage quotas to the
emerging NT world, Northern has always placed heavy
focus on technical innovation. The company maintains
an un-flagging rate of product evolution that is
rich and efficient; utilizing in some part internally
championed ideas but in the most part the ideas
generated in open communication with established
enterprise customers. This innovative culture has
led Northern to introduce:
Real-time Quotas
The real-time storage quota now forms the backbone
of over 95% of CQM policies
User self-management
Emerging as the most effective method to engage
data owners and generate true usage efficiency
Storage chargeback
An emerging concept with Content Quota Management
solutions that is being extensively embraced
Programmable API
Northern was first to offer the benefits of programmatically
integrated CQM policies
ENGAGED AND COMMITTED
Northern’s business culture is centered on developing
strong and lasting customer relationships. Several
high-profile organizations have been members of
Northern’s customer community since the mid-nineties,
when the company was founded. These relationships
could never have been established without the
service-minded attitude of Northern’s staff and
the personnel within Northern’s global network
of strategic and commercial business partners.
Corporate structure designed to be responsive
Short lines of communication, interwoven departmental
structures, periodical cross-pollination of skill
sets; Northern’s corporate structure enables a
responsive interface with its customers
Keen understanding for implementation
'edge-cases'
Accommodating the detailed needs of enterprise
customers is a familiar activity for Northern’s
Technical Consultants and Deployment Engineers
Local technical training support
Through its own offices and those of its authorized
business partners; Northern has highly trained
technical resources in place in all major markets
across the globe |