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STORAGE PORTFOLIO
TRANSFORMATION
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Question: What are the benefits of using the cloud for my business’s storage requirements? What technologies and solutions are available that addresses my needs for security, data integrity, elasticity and reduced costs?
Learn more from this blog post: The Cloud Attic: Leveraging Cloud Storage Solutions
BENEFITS
Managed storage is amongst the most expensive investments made by IT departments. Enterprises are looking for more cost-effective solutions and exploring whether the cloud is an alternative for some storage use cases. Our Storage Portfolio Transformation service provides business-case-driven consulting services to optimize your storage inventory and related IT infrastructure resources. The service offers the following benefits:
- Reduce Storage TCO and Investment
- Eliminate Overhead and Wasted Resources
- Increase High Availability, Elasticity and Data Protection
PROCESS
The SPT process starts with executive sponsor discussions to understand cloud storage objectives, priorities and success criteria. The process considers organizational, business, and technical factors and includes the following reviews and discussions:
- Review of current and future storage needs with key stakeholders including backup, disaster recovery, replication, archiving, and data protection
- Identify storage growth, usage and user satisfaction levels
- Build a road map that focuses on quick business wins, creates a transparency on TCO, and identifies the right storage solutions and best-of-breed technologies.
DELIVERABLES
The SPT time frame depends on the size/scope of the storage portfolio and the depth of analysis and planning needed. The following deliverables will be tailored to the scope of the engagement:
- Business case analysis presenting high-level storage use cases
- Ranking of storage initiatives by business benefits, technical complexity, and organizational readiness
- Prioritized cloud storage computing road map and impact of initiatives on current state
- Transformation plan for facilitating the transition to cloud-based storage solutions
- Vendor (list) recommendations for providing best-fit solutions for business requirements
- Project plan for implementation including sequence of activities, resource requirements, and governance