Management white papers

Primary storage in small and large companies alike is growing at up to 100% a year. And, according to IDC research, the amount of global digital data created and stored has increased over 3,000% worldwide in just three years. In addition, many multiple-site organisations consolidating data assets to create a less energy-intensive collection of assets that fit in a reduced physical space. Carrying costs associated with storing and managing all that data on disk or tape can be cut dramatically by deduplication.

Data centre optimisation is a multi-layered challenge. Opportunities and the associated benefits exist at all layers and when duly considered, in most cases present an extremely compelling and aggressive return on investment.