Dataglobal merges storage resource management, enterprise content management

German-based dataglobal GmbH moved into the U.S. market this week, launching the dg suite of storage resource management (SRM) and enterprise content management (ECM) applications it claims will enable a universal content data repository.

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Storage resource management services offer visibility and optimization advice

While storage resource management (SRM) tools have yet to catch on in a big way, providers are starting to push them as managed services to improve storage utilization,capacity planning, monitoring, and reporting.


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Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation V5.1 has solid-state drive auto-discovery, thin volume reclaim

Symantec Corp. is beefing up its storage resource management software by enhancing visibility for solid-state drives (SSDs), strengthening its thin provisioning capabilities, adding integration with Microsoft Corp.'s Hyper-V and improving application recovery in the Veritas Cluster File System.

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Maximizing your enterprise data storage capacity: Improve efficiency and utilization

SearchStorage.com
September 2, 2009

Maximizing your enterprise data storage capacity is more important than ever before. With the majority of storage budgets unable to keep pace with data growth rates, most storage administrators need to find ways to reduce capital and operating expenses to survive the economic downturn. In general, before adding new capacity, you should focus on making better use of your already installed capacity. And while there's no simple checklist to accomplish this, you can improve the efficiency of your storage systems using tiered storage; storage resource management (SRM), data classification and data migration tools; and techniques such as thin provisioning and data reduction. Full Story