Optimise your storage usage - 8 ways to increase ROI Don't get left behind as Data volumes grow at 75% p.a. - it's time to move the unused files off Tier 1 storage.

IT managers continue to encounter many problems associated with the growing volume of file data and managing an increasing number of Microsoft Windows based file servers storage and Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems in the enterprise today.  Data growth within the enterprise is growing at more than 70% per annum, of which more than 80% of this data is ‘file data’ e.g. word documents, spreadsheets, email, presentations, MP3’s JPEG’s etc.

• Capacity Management - Find and resolve capacity issues, and balance storage utilization.

• File Management – Reduce TCO and streamline backup and recovery with policy-based identification and archiving of static files.

• Global Name Space Management - Move data nondisruptively across distributed Windows and UNIX environments—enabling multiple filesystems to appear as one virtual filesystem.

• Migration and consolidation – Enable administrators to move files transparently without affecting end users or applications.

• Performance Management – Use Rainfinity to identify and address bottlenecks and hotspots—before they affect service levels.

• Synchronous IP replication – Protect critical data by replicating selected directories synchronously between locations.

• Tiered storage management – Relocate infrequently accessed, unstructured data to lower-cost, near-line storage.
  
• Architecture - Leverage existing environments with a transparent, stateless, easy to deploy, and scalable solution.