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Trends, Developments and Tips to Make Your Storage Environment More Efficient
1. Storage Scaling
Server and desktop virtualization will increase the need for businesses to scale up storage systems nondisruptively as virtual machine demands increase. The more you virtualize, the more load you put onto your servers, and the more you need to utilize the storage you already have. While data growth continues to explode, your capacity will be limited by your budget. In order to overcome this difficulty, companies will be looking for ways to increase the utilization of their storage assets in the coming year. Youll find that all-in-one storage offerings, which are gaining in popularity, contain most of the trends well be talking about. Theyre generally easy to use, harness virtualization technology and include some aspects of networked storage. Also, the good news is that theres a lot of unused and overallocated capacity to be reclaimed, and utilization of storage assets can be increased due to recent new technologies such as thin provisioning and deduplication. Read on to find out more about those topics, too. With NetApp, you can boost your storage utilization by over 200%.
9. The Cloud
You cant talk about storage without mentioning the cloud. Cloud computing is a collection of computing resources (scattered across multiple locations) that can be pooled together and managed as one unit. Users typically purchase, via monthly subscription, the amount of disk, processor or memory they need, or else they receive a specific service, such as online backup or archiving of aging data. Many SMBs use cloud services such as Google Docs and Amazon EC2, but even more sophisticated tools are coming on the market that are appropriate for small to medium businesses. The cloud is really an extension of virtualization technology. Instead of a single server being virtualized, however, the cloud represents the virtualization of a large group of computing resources or an entire data center. But virtualization is proving hugely popular with small businesses, many of which have little or nothing to do with the cloud. Find out if the cloud is right for you by speaking to one of our resellers. See how it could help you save thousands in new disk acquisition costs and leverage networked storage to grow cost-effectively.
The field of storage is developing fast, but its easier than you think to take advantage of the latest cost-saving trends and developments. Be smart with your storage: speak to your local vendor about NetApp midsize businesses solutions.
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