Infrastructure Objectives
Storage Consolidation Data Protection High Availability Information Management Server Consolidation Monitoring & Support
Enable Automation
Overview
True Utility Storage remains someway off but many of the building blocks are being delivered in the technologies that comprise Consolidation, Abstraction and Service Management. In addition, a range of outsourced and remote management services is providing pay-per-use solutions for areas like backup and recovery.A key development to delivering a cost effective Utility model is automation. Policy-based management is already available, for example, backup and recovery, server virtualisation and file virtualisation. These are tried and tested processes that deliver real value in terms of improving productivity and availability. In addition Capacity on Demand arrangements have been available to the large storage user for some time.
Automated task management such as storage provisioning and dynamic allocation of resources is available but still at an early stage of development and acceptance.
| Customer Objectives |
Key Architecture Objectives |
| Improve Infrastructure Functionality | Dynamic allocation Task driven |
| Improve Resource Utilisation | 80% to 90% |
| Manage Cost | Pay per Use Capacity on Demand |
| Enhanced Management Process Control | Value and policy-based management Automated task management |
| Reduced Time to Effect Change | Minutes and seconds |