A recent survey conducted by Computer Reseller News highlighted the fact
that many IT Directors are concerned that their storage suppliers are not
doing enough to help them better utilise their existing investments in
storage products.
NAS are involved within our customer’s IT departments on a daily basis. We
are constantly discussing new and innovative ways to address many of the
common storage issues as well as how best to ensure that budgets are being
allocated wisely on the most effective solution, ensuring savings in time,
money and resource.
During the process that we follow prior to making recommendations to our
customers regarding storage strategy it is apparent that there is often
little appreciation of the way that data is deployed across their
enterprise. The customer is aware that data storage requirements are
growing but has no real grasp of how the data is deployed and it’s
relevance to their organisation.
With this visibility lacking it becomes a major challenge to find and
recommend the correct solution that will justify budget allocation and
demonstrate a clear and concise ROI to your organisation. After all, why
spend more money without first understanding what you have and ensuring it
is fully and efficiently utilised?
Storage as a Service
Tactical decisions are made when it comes to purchasing storage products
in response to a particular requirement or problem rather than approaching
storage as a "service" to their organisation. Storage is added piecemeal
thus resulting in disparate "islands" of storage that cost more to manage
than they did to buy.
An assessment is required to provide the concrete facts behind your
existing data utilisation. This is often known as Data Profiling. It may
be carried out in-house by purchasing the relevant tools. However, this
approach may be lengthy and expensive due to learning curves and other
operational priorities. Worse still, it may not yield maximum benefits if
the relevant experience is not present within the organisation.
To provide a faster, more flexible and cost effective approach NAS, one of
the UK’s leading data management specialists, offers a professional data
profiling service.
By collecting information directly from your environment and supplying a
full and comprehensive analysis providing a clear insight into your data
management system, we are able to offer you the facts on which to base
your decisions. Our reporting also makes recommendations for improvements
that you need, as opposed to what you may think you need, or for that
matter, what you are being sold.
This reporting is invaluable and ensures you have the absolute facts
available at your fingertips, making budget allocation and internal
justification a pain-free process. You and your team can rest assured that
your data management decisions are based on reality and that you have an
efficient and effective future-proofed system in place.
For more information on Storage Profiling contact the NAS
sales team on 0870 752-6250 or complete and submit your contact details on
the form provided under Contact Us
