storcast enterprise storage resource management. what is enterprise storage resource management?
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StorCast StorCast Enterprise Storage Resource ManagementEnterprise Storage Resource Management
What is Enterprise Storage Resource Management?
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Discovery
Optimize Performance
Action
Predictive Capability
Manage AccordingTo Policy
• Asset Management • Asset Management Track & record storage assets Track & record storage assets
• Capacity Planning• Capacity Planning Analyze trends, predict requirementsAnalyze trends, predict requirements
• Configuration Management• Configuration Management Determine arrangement of physical storageDetermine arrangement of physical storage
• Event Management • Event Management Monitor, diagnose, take action Monitor, diagnose, take action
• Performance Management• Performance Management Optimize storage & improve system bottlenecksOptimize storage & improve system bottlenecks
• Storage Reporting• Storage Reporting Identify consumption and nature of dataIdentify consumption and nature of data
• Usage Management• Usage Management Automate enterprise storage policies Automate enterprise storage policies
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Are You a Candidate for ESRM?Are You a Candidate for ESRM?
Are you…Are you…Have you experienced…Have you experienced…
- System downtime due to - System downtime due to storage-related issue(s)?storage-related issue(s)?
- Users storing non-business - Users storing non-business data online?data online?
- Spending 8+ hr/wk - Spending 8+ hr/wk managing storage?managing storage?
- Experiencing reduction in - Experiencing reduction in IT staff or budgets? IT staff or budgets?
- Considering or using - Considering or using SAN/NAS? SAN/NAS?
- Increased demand for- Increased demand for storage? storage?
Where do you fall in the Storage Management Gap?
Storage Management Gap Storage Management Gap
Source: Strategic Research CorporationSource: Strategic Research Corporation
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50
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2000 2001 2002 2003
Avg. Storage Avg. Storage Responsibility Responsibility
Per IT Staff (GB)Per IT Staff (GB)
Management
Gap
Administrators per Site – shortage in qualified staff Administrators per Site – shortage in qualified staff
Storage per Administrator80-100% growth per year
Storage Is Cheap, But Managing It Is Storage Is Cheap, But Managing It Is ExpensiveExpensive
“ “For every For every $1$1 an organization spends to acquire storage, they may an organization spends to acquire storage, they may spend upward of spend upward of $7$7 per year to manage it.” per year to manage it.” Michael Peterson, Strategic Research CorporationMichael Peterson, Strategic Research Corporation
“ “The reality is that moving to the new technologies (storage The reality is that moving to the new technologies (storage management software) is necessary to manage the growing amounts management software) is necessary to manage the growing amounts of data moving forward and to ensure its continuous availability.”of data moving forward and to ensure its continuous availability.” Carolyn DiCenzo, Gartner Research “What Continues to Drive Storage Growth?”
How can ESRM help your organizationHow can ESRM help your organization??
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Local Area Network
Clients
NASApplications
Web Server
SAN
Storage Area Network
-- Assess Current Storage Assess Current Storage InfrastructureInfrastructure
-- Create and Enforce Create and Enforce Storage PoliciesStorage Policies
-- Monitor Current Storage Monitor Current Storage OperationsOperations
-- Ensure Efficient Data Ensure Efficient Data DeliveryDelivery
Centralized Storage Management
StorCast ESRM StorCast ESRM A Proven Methodology
Discover Understand storage resources throughout the enterprise
Manage Manage storage based on current system conditions
ActTake corrective action when problems occur
PredictPredict potential problems before they become real
OptimizeOptimize performance and storage resources
IdentifyIdentify - Poorly Performing Systems- System Bottlenecks- Memory Leaks- Low Free Disk Space
PreventPrevent- Server Failures- Backup Failures
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ManageManage
ReclaimReclaim
- Storage Consumption - Storage Configuration- Storage-Related Downtime
- Wasted Disk Space - Backup Resources
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CreateCreate
EnforceEnforce
- Detailed Storage Reports - User Thresholds
- Enterprise Storage Policies - Storage Consumption Limits
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VerifyVerify
ProvideProvide
- Connectivity of Attached Storage - Availability of Storage Assets
- Network Fault Detection - Storage Outage Alerts
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ReduceReduce
PlanPlan
- Total Cost of Ownership - IT Management Costs- Manual Processes
- Hardware and Network Growth- Charge Back Accounting- Future Storage Needs
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StorCast ESRMStorCast ESRMStorCast Suite of Products
Storage Asset Manager
Reporter
Interconnect Monitor
Storage Performance
Manager