Storage Consolidation
As businesses grow, so does the amount of data stored on networks for access locally and via the internet. Data storage provides one of the core functions of a modern computer, as it stores all information. There are several ways of increasing you're IT environments data storage that is more effective and less time consuming and complicated which includes Virtualisation and Consolidation.Consolidation is physical storage and a straightforward and highly effective way that can dramatically decrease long-term costs associated with storing and managing data, while Virtualisation is a system that runs multiple operating systems on a single piece of hardware. Virtualisation helps solve IT environment issues such as hardware under utilisation, high operational support costs, energy consumption and air conditioning costs from large and growing IT infrastructures.
Using Virtualisation and Consolidation technologies will greatly aid your business. Benefits include being able to share the computing capability of your server among virtual machines and can dramatically increase its utilisation. This can enable your business to reduce the number of physical servers and other hardware devices you use, and prevents you from having to invest in hardware in the future.
Also, there is the potential savings with lower energy and IT staffing and administrating costs.
Benefits beyond saving business costs includes your IT environment will have improved ability and security and takes up less space than other forms of data storage systems.
Stott + Hoare can help you plan for and implement the latest storage technology products. Our engineers, in conjunction with leading manufacturers (VMware, IBM), can design, install and maintain network storage technology including direct attached storage solutions through to the fully redundant and scalable Storage Area Networks.
Talk to a Stott + Hoare Solution Architect today about your storage consolidation requirements
