Storage Management
Today's escalating storage demands challenge you to simultaneously increase capacity, support rapid access to enterprise information, and maintain 24/7 operations-all without additional budget or head count. Storage Management software can help you effectively manage your entire storage infrastructure-from the application to the disk spindle-and provide the quality of service your business needs.
Do you know where your storage is and how it is being used? Do you still use spreadsheets and white boards to keep track of your storage? Do you learn that an application needed storage only after it runs out? Or are you over-provisioning to avoid out-of-storage situations? Can you monitor data flow and provision your storage? How do you handle alerts? Is there any time left over for dealing with strategic issues?
If a Storage Management solution looks good to you, but you don't know where to start, talk with our Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services representatives. We understand the intricacies of taking a layered approach to management and can provide a wide variety of successful solutions leveraging our Hitachi Storage Command Suite. We support open standards and have full SMI-S support. Our Storage Management Process Consulting suite of services integrates the best practices of the internationally recognized Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) to help customers simplify the management of their storage environment and bring their business and storage management strategies into alignment.
Best Practices for Services Oriented Storage Management
The cost and effort of supporting continuously growing volumes of data and escalating demands to match service levels to application priorities are the largest problems IT staff face in meeting business requirements. The tasks of provisioning, monitoring, reporting, charging for and delivering the right storage services levels can be time consuming and complex.
Manage Your Heterogeneous Storage Assets across Multiple Platforms and Locations
Press and Analyst Coverage
“Enterprises that deploy integrated solutions, such as the Hitachi Storage Command Suite, will be better able to maximize efficiencies within their storage infrastructure. Improved storage economics are achieved by enabling storage administrators to manage a greater amount of capacity per person. This, combined with a comprehensive IT risk management and data protection strategy, creates a powerful arsenal that goes beyond simply protecting data.” — Laura DuBois, program director, Storage Software, IDC Read More...
