The Value of Storage Resource Management Systems

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Financial )



Storage resource management software gives great value by giving administrators amazing organizational capabilities while reducing the time and effort required in doing such a task.

When storage resource management applications have not yet been invented, administrators had to do the daunting task of organizing the storage network manually. Back then, administrators had to file data according to the appropriate categories, collect all the data, maximize storage space, and do a lot more other tasks, all manually. Administrators had to click things one by one and piece by piece.

There was no room for errors in storage network organization. Just a single error could mean a decrease in the speed and efficiency of the utilization of the drive space. Thus, everything had to be done really carefully. This was really tiring especially if the storage network was quite large. Just imagine handling thousands, maybe even millions of data each day. Indeed, manual storage resource management was not a fun and easy thing to do.

Thankfully, technological advancements have permitted transfer of the responsibility for storage resource management from humans to machines. You have to admit that when it comes to clerical work, machines or computers can be a lot more efficient than human beings. With the invention of resource management software, the process of storage resource management has become faster and more efficient. The available drive space is now utilized at a storage area network (SAN) at a speedier pace. Administrators need only click a few buttons and the resource management software will take care of almost everything.

Some resource management software and applications even go so far as to allow resource scheduling. With resource scheduling software, another complicated task is taken off the administrators’ hands. Like storage resource management, resource scheduling is a task that involves a lot of concentration. It is also quite boring and you have to force yourself to stay awake so that you will avoid making mistakes.


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