Storage

Storage > Business issues

The unprecedented growth of storage volumes is well documented and shows no sign of abating. Rich-text, graphics, video and sound: end user files are fast becoming “bloatware” and with so much attention focused upon compliance, files are often necessarily permanently retained.

Unfortunately, data is rarely managed properly and there is often little awareness of what is stored, maintained and faithfully backed up each night, whether of any business value or indeed, appropriate for the corporate network.

Technologies such as data replication, storage consolidation and virtualisation all serve to alleviate the issue but these components need to be carefully integrated into the existing infrastructure as data migration may also need to be taken into consideration to continue the provision of existing services.

Backup and recovery is also an essential component of any storage strategy but frequently, little attention is paid to which applications and data sets need to be included or whether the backup has actually worked and is suitable for recovery purposes.

Storage > The Anix Service

Anix is able to analyse, design, implement, support and manage storage from most manufacturers and understands data management in its entirety including replication, tiered storage, archiving, backup and recovery. Experienced and accredited consultants will work with you to define your storage strategy, carry out upgrades and infrastructure refreshes or examine your data profile and help you reduce your operational costs.

Huge importance is placed on understanding where storage is wasted, capacity is unallocated or LUNs are just not in use. Anix is able to assist with the deployment of tools to assist storage administrators with the day-to-day task of identifying where storage can be released and re-allocated.

Our consultants also have skills in complementary technologies and understand the associated server operating systems, clustering options, high availability and common applications such as databases and backup & recovery products.

By working with you as part of your team, you will become more skilled and experienced with the technologies you select and implement which in turn will lead to greater operational efficiencies in your day-to-day working.

Storage > Key benefits

• Establish a clear storage strategy
• Understand how to manage your data more efficiently
• Reduce the cost of managing your storage by storing just the data you need
• Implement a consolidated storage infrastructure
• Provide a proven, tested, resilient backup infrastructure
• Improve your adherence to regulatory requirements