Choosing a Cost-Effective Storage Capacity Manager
There are a few considerations that need to be taken into account when choosing a storage capacity manager that is reliable and cost-effective. For one, it should be able to give an accurate view of the data center's storage capacity across various arrays, applications, hosts and all areas of the storage environment.
Similarly, a cost-effective storage capacity managing tool should be able to map the actual amount of storage utilized. This is crucial because a misleading report on the actual amount of storage used could lead companies into believing that they need additional storage, when in fact their storage still has unused but 'dark' space. A capacity managing system that provides in-depth and accurate mapping information could save the company from unnecessary spending on additional hardware.
In addition, the storage capacity administration tool should be able to identify and forecast future requirements for storage from a storage array interface. Moreover, a reliable storage capacity managing system should be able to ensure that applications are consuming the right amount of storage. Furthermore, a good capacity management tool should have application-centric views to enable the administrator to get a true view of capacity allocated to applications. The system should also be able to provide an end-to-end mapping of the storage from the application to the file structure and to the storage group.
Overall, a reliable and cost-effective data storage capacity manager should be able to accomplish all the different data capacity management processes using a single platform, which is what certain companies are offering in today's market.
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APTARE, Inc. is a leader in providing cost-effective storage resource management solutions to companies worldwide. Some of these solutions include StorageConsole Platform, Capacity Manager, Virtualization Manager, Backup Manager and Replication Manager. For more information on APTARE StorageConsole Capacity Manager and other APTARE products, you may visit http://www.aptare.com, or call 1-866-927-8273.
