Storage Capacity Planning and Performance

MUST READ Storage capacity assessment FAQS - Check out Kurtis Lindemann's answers to these commonly asked questions about assessing a customer's storage capacity needs. Or, download them as an MP3 file and take them with you. Capacity planning and management tools create service opportunities TIP - Capacity planning and management tools enable service providers to help customers maximize their IT resources. How does thin provisioning impact capacity planning? FAQ - Learn about thin provisioning and whether its storage improvements outweigh its risks. What tools can determine a customer's data growth rate? FAQ - Learn which tools you can use to determine a customer's data growth rate. How should snapshot overhead be determined? FAQ - Learn how much overhead to reserve for storage snapshots.

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	Addressing unstructured data growth with primary storage optimization Submitted By: SearchStorageChannel.com | 02 Jul 2009 TIP - Primary storage optimization -- involving compression deduplication and archiving -- can address customers' unstructured data.

	Data storage cost savings: One size doesn't fit all Submitted By: SearchStorageChannel.com | 24 Apr 2009 TIP - For data storage cost savings, sometimes smaller companies just need a cheaper primary storage platform.

	Storage RFP: Selection process mistakes and best practices Submitted By: SearchStorageChannel.com | 02 Mar 2009 TIP - Learn from the mistakes made by vendors and resellers in the recent selection process for $2 million in storage equipment.

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	Best practices for storage capacity planning SearchStorageChannel.com | 02 May 2008 FEATURE - Storage capacity planning goes beyond predicting customers' growth. You should also help them curb it with best practices.

	Predicting data storage growth SearchStorageChannel.com | 01 May 2008 FEATURE - If your customers have deep pockets, predicting data storage growth is a simple chore. But for small companies, you'll need to be more creative.

	The benefits of storage capacity planning SearchStorageChannel.com | 15 Apr 2008 FEATURE - Storage capacity planning can deliver benefits by balancing utilization and growth rates with architecture and tolerance for upgrades.

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Storage Capacity Planning and Performance:  Data Archiving, Tier Storage, Online Storage Services, Data Provisioning Tools, Data Migration Tools and Strategies, Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)