Optimizing Storage In VMware Environments

The big IT trend this decade has been the attempt by organizations to gain control of escalating IT costs through consolidation.  Leading this consolidation wave is server virtualization – possibly today’s hottest high-tech buzzword. In the case of server virtualization the efficiency gained through better utilization of the physical server resources can be quickly offset by the inefficiency of storage resources that are now overtaxed. Read more...

ESG Analyst Brief: SRM 2.0

This ESG Technology Brief discusses the landscape of SRM 2.0. "IT organizations are continually challenged to increase levels of service, improve efficiencies, and reduce costs. The storage domain provides a tremendous opportunity for each of those categories and storage resource management (SRM) software has the potential to deliver tremendous benefits, but legacy solutions have only left users more frustrated. Next generation solutions are needed to enable the storage domain to meet the needs of a demanding business." Read more...

APTARE StorageConsole Backup Manager Return On Investment

The return on investment for the deployment of APTARE StorageConsole can be categorized into the following key areas: improved management and operations effectiveness; improved utilization of backup infrastructure; identification of data protection exposure and unprotected data sets; performance tuning and optimization of existing data protection resources; accountability and reporting for regulatory compliance and audits. Read more...

The Seven Major Challenges Of Backup Compliance

By now everyone is familiar with the parameters of SOX compliance; however, companies still face many operational challenges to the actual implementation of the SOX guidelines. The following paper outlines a set of major compliance challenges and highlights how data protection management (DPM) can help IT organizations address these challenges.Read more...

Offering Data Protection Assessments - A Managed Services Guide

APTARE StorageConsole Backup Manager gives managed service providers the opportunity to offer Data Protection Assessment services to increase the reliability of a customer’s backup environment. This white paper provides details on the purpose of a Data Protection Assessment, how to deploy an assessment, and finally how to use the Data Protection Assessment as an effective sales tool with a customer. Read more...

ESG Analyst Brief - APTARE Extends Value With Capacity Manager

Read this brief by ESG analyst Bob Laliberte..."APTARE, known for its backup reporting software, has added a Capacity Manager product to its StorageConsole platform. This move demonstrates APTARE’s ability to scale its Web 2.0 based architecture, providing visibility into primary storage as well as backup. StorageConsole 6.5 provides new levels of information sharing through rich content delivery over a variety of interfaces." Read more...