July 2, 2014
Here at ITS, Inc., we talk a lot about storage management. But what exactly is storage management, and why is it so important? With this guide to storage management, you can learn more about what this term means, why storage management is important for businesses, and how to successfully implement a storage management strategy at your business with the help of ITS, Inc., an IBM Premier Business Partner.
What is Storage Management?
Storage management is a broad term that refers to the ways that businesses maximize the use or improve the efficiency of their resources for storing data. The process of storage management can involve a number of different aspects including virtualization, process automation, compression, security, traffic analysis, replication, and other techniques. With storage management, businesses are able to much more effectively manage their stored data, reducing costs and improving the performance of data centers.
Why is Storage Management Important?
Storage management is critical for a number of reasons. As an IBM Premier Business Partner, we use IBM storage software that can help your business cut costs for storage and infrastructure by up to 50% and 38%, respectively. With cloud storage solutions, your business can improve in terms of automation, visibility, service levels, and error reduction. Furthermore, tools for backup and recovery simplify data protection, decrease your business’s risk for data loss, and ensure that data can be restored nearly instantly.
How Can Businesses Manage Storage?
At ITS, Inc., we offer a number of solutions for storage management. As an IBM Premier Business Partner, we specialize in implementing the superior solutions offered by IBM including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center, Tivoli Storage Manager Suite for Unified Recovery, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments, and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack. These products offer a number of benefits to your business including flexibility, improved storage efficiency, centralized servers, heightened data mobility, advanced protection of critical data, and more.
To learn more about our IBM product offerings and to begin the process of developing a storage management plan for your business, contact ITS, Inc., an IBM Premier Business Partner, today.
Thanks for reading,
Rob Connary, President - COO
