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Definition
Standardize and automate the storage environment with the goal of increasing efficiency in the data center.
Challenges
- Aligning complex, heterogeneous storage environments across multiple operating systems
- Gaining visibility and control across entire application-to-storage infrastructure
- Maximizing storage utilization across islands of storage
- Obtaining visibility into storage services being provided
Symantec Solution: Storage Management
Standardize and automate the management of heterogeneous storage platforms to maximize storage utilization, increase IT responsiveness, and lower infrastructure and operational costs.
- Standardize on a single software infrastructure to improve service levels and reduce costs
- Reduce costs by replacing dozens of point tools with integrated storage management software
- Automate storage management tasks to maximize operational efficiency
- Combine online storage management/virtualization with storage resource management tools to deliver storage as a service
