GlassHouse Predicts Future Storage Needs

December 23, 2008: IT infrastructure consulting firm GlassHouse Technologies has announced a new service that it says can help organisations better understand storage management.

The company has unveiled a new storage capacity reporting service, promising better cost control over storage management.

Aptly dubbed the Storage Capacity Reporting Service, the offering is powered by Aptare StorageConsole, and provides real-time intelligence on storage capacity and thresholds.

GlassHouse says that understanding where storage assets are being utilised, balancing current and future growth demands, and allocating appropriate business resources to support storage initiatives has proven to be ongoing challenges for IT managers, and its service helps keep things under control.

The SaaS service monitors storage capacity information using complete Web-based, end-to-end reporting from hosts to storage arrays, and proactively identifies future storage needs based on usage levels and growth metrics and suggests alternate storage practices to help alleviate wasteful practices.

“With the current economic landscape, it has never been so important for organisations to streamline operations and ensure they are running efficiently,” says Michael Tobin, vice president at GlassHouse. “But if you can’t measure it, how can you manage it? Our 24x7 portal and detailed reports uncover available storage in your environment, allowing you to reclaim and utilise existing assets and delay additional purchases.”

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