Software:Storage resource management
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
- ↑ SearchStorage.com Definitions. “What is storage resource management.” Retrieved September 9, 2009.
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