IT Projects: Storage Virtualization

Definition

Through virtualization, the logical abstraction of information from its physical location, enabling storage management to be done independently of the underlying physical storage hardware.

Challenges

Managing storage complexity – amount of data, numerous point tools to manage from different vendors, and management of both physical and virtual environments.
Poor storage utilization - islands of storage with poor utilization, leading to increased capital and operational expenses (hardware and people-intensive processes).
Improving the utilization and cost effectiveness of existing storage assets.
Provisioning and re-allocating storage to match business needs.

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 for storage management to improve service levels and reduce capital and operational costs.
Replace dozens of point tools with a single integrated storage management solution for direct cost savings.
Automate storage management tasks to maximize operational efficiency.
Combine online storage management/ virtualization with storage resource management (SRM) tools to deliver storage as a service.

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IT Projects