Software:Storage resource management

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In computing, storage resource management (SRM) involves optimizing the efficiency and speed with which a storage area network (SAN) utilizes available drive space.[1]

History

Data growth averages around 50% to 100% per year [citation needed] and organizations face rising hardware and storage management costs. Storage professionals who face out-of-control data growth are looking at SRM to help them navigate the storage environment.[citation needed] SRM identifies under-utilized capacity, identifies old or non-critical data that could be moved to less expensive storage, and helps predict future capacity requirements.[citation needed]

SRM evolved beyond quota management. (As of 2012) it included functions such as storage area network (SAN) management.

References

  1. SearchStorage.com Definitions. “What is storage resource management.” Retrieved September 9, 2009.