In larger companies today, imagine the finance department, the marketing department, the engineering team all having their own storage systems. By tearing down the silos and pooling the resources, companies can streamline and simplify their storage management, and save significantly on implementation costs and costs-per-system as each department tries to manage their ever-growing data capacity. This approach is known as storage virtualization - pooling disparate physical resources into a single storage source that is managed by a central resource.
Companies that experience continued data growth and add storage capacity on a regular basis should evaluate how storage virtualization can positively impact their business. Look at how you’re currently leveraging your storage resources to better estimate your storage capacity needs in say three to five years. The explosion of data will continue so by pooling resources within an organization, companies can better manage and organize their data and utilize their storage resources to the fullest.
How are you currently using your storage resources? Within your organization, are your storage resources divided by department? Could your business benefit from using one overarching storage system and chunking it out by department versus having each department invest in their own disparate storage system?
If you are interested in learning more about storage virtualization and how it may help your company, please contact me today at l.salvaggio@dynamicsolutions.com.