Post on 16-Jul-2015
Senior managementhas long viewed
storage as a cost item,
not a strategic investment.
As a cost item,storage presented
problems for IT managers.
End userscreated and stored
more data.
Some companieseven created
keep-everything-forever
data retention policies.
Piles of data continued
to grow with no hope of
leveling off.
So IT had torepeatedly ask for more storage.
without tangible ROI.
Defending those budget requests
was hard
Storage admins were left to wrestle withthree problems:
2. Find tools to decipher, manage and protect data;
3. And actually derive value from that data.
1. Control growth;
Disparate tools to:
• Analyze usage patterns• Make data searchable• Assess security• Protect data
Each with its own user interface,
complexity and price tag
What IT teams really needed was a way to transform data storage.
from a cost to a benefit.
From a potential liability
into a self-aware asset
From a weakness
into aprotected strength
Smart storagearms users with
powerful data insights.
Data-driven decisions add the context employees need to
increase the ROI of every task.
So, it made sense tobring insights
to the point of storage.
You’re managingdozens of terabytes
today.
You know thatthe load will be
larger tomorrow.
Are there any unusual
access patterns?
How will you figure out:
Is corporate storage beingused for personal files?
Are therecompliance violations
in the stored data?
What data can wemove off
to cheaper storage tiers?
The only way to answer those questions is to track and catalog
all data interactions.
Identify potential risks and exposures
before they turn into headlines.
FIND OUT HOW TO WRESTLE WITH DATA GROWTH AND WIN.
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