Overview

Storage Optimization Services from AE Business Solutions give you the key information you need to understand how your storage operation is performing, where resources are currently available, how they are being used and where you need to react. Having the right data allows you to focus investments on areas where there is a real need, helping you to allocate your limited IT budget carefully.

Based upon your organization’s requirements, AE Business Solutions offers two levels of Storage optimization – Standard and Enterprise Optimization Services. The details of each offering are outlined below.

Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)

In addition to performance and utilization information, the Storage Optimization Service  provides you with an analysis of your data based on data type and aging patterns. This allows you to take the first steps toward implementation of an information lifecycle management (ILM) strategy.

Information lifecycle management reduces overall storage cost by aligning data value with storage infrastructure costs. The ILM strategy can be applied to existing infrastructures to accommodate data growth and respond to tighter budgetary controls.

Standard Storage Optimization Service Offering

The Standard Storage Optimization provides a host, storage, and file system snapshot of a subsection of your storage environment.

You determine the environment to be analyzed, which can include:

·          Up to twenty hosts at one site

·          Up to four disk subsystems

Areas analyzed include file-level storage resource management and file system resource management.

Additional information regarding the Storage Optimization Service:

·          Frequently asked questions regarding OPTIMIZATION Agents

·          Standard Storage Optimization Findings

Enterprise Storage Optimization Service Offering

The Enterprise Storage Optimization provides a host, storage, backup, SAN switch, file system and database snapshot of a subsection of your storage environment.

You determine the environment to be analyzed, which can include:

·          Up to twenty hosts at one site

·          Up to four disk subsystems

·          One backup master server

·          Four SAN switches

·          Two databases

Areas analyzed include backup and recovery operations, file-level storage resource management, database resource management, file system resource management and switch port utilization.

Information is gathered by means of data collection tools as well as interviews with key staff members. Typical client staff time requirements are four to eight hours over a five day implementation window.

Additional information regarding the Enterprise Storage Optimization Service:

·          Executive Level Report

·          Key Benefits

·          Enterprise Storage Optimization Findings