| The typical business generates huge amounts of data on a daily basis, and until recently the way to deal with this rising amount of stored data seemed to be simple - keep adding hardware, so that the storage limit could be increased. However, this approach has not worked - all that has happened is that organisations have dug deeper and deeper holes into which their data can fall and be lost. Simply adding storage in this manner does not ensure that the data being stored can be searched or retrieved when needed, and it has become obvious that the missing piece of the puzzle is management.
Companies that have blindly added storage without considering its long-term management now find themselves struggling to control their information stores, and are paying far more for the upkeep and maintenance of their storage than is necessary. Because the storage has been deployed in an uncertain, even haphazard, way, it also represents a serious security risk, particularly if mobile workers are involved.
The Managing Storage of Information Report explains the issues involved in controlling storage, and defines best practice in consolidating and optimising resources. It is possible to implement a cost-effective and competitive storage strategy, and the Report establishes the steps that organisations need to take now in order to ensure control of the data that they must maintain as an asset.
The Report should be read by IT Directors, CIOs, and IT managers - individuals with specific responsibilities for storage could fall into any of these groups.
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