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ed data. In 2009, the need In recent months, there has house inventory and increase
for streamlining means that been much hype about cloud sales while ensuring that it is
TECHNOL
de-duplication of data will be computing and outsourcing as their equipment being
a key priority in the data cen- a way to control costs and deployed and not their com-
tre because it is essential to achieve flexible IT manage- petitors’.
manage data on the scale on ment.
OGY
which businesses now oper- There’s no doubt that 2009
ate. Duplicated data is typical For storage managers, out- will be an extremely tough
in email and databases and sourcing will become a more year for the IT industry.
could easily be minimised. appealing option in the New Storage managers face a diffi-
Outsourcing Year as capacity planning and cult task dealing with growing
ST
management become ever data volumes and customer ORA
In 2009, IT buyers will need more essential. Many man- demand with reduced budgets
to start getting tough and aged services offer 24/7 stor- and even, in some cases,
GE
force vendors to deal with age monitoring so that know- reduced IT staff and support.
their escalating demands and ing when to buy capacity and
tighter wallets. Creative pur- provisioning becomes clearer. There are some clear and
chasing will almost certainly Ongoing management ensures immediate ways that they can
be a theme for the first half that storage utilisation is at prepare themselves for what
of next year where IT man- the optimum level so that 2009 will throw at them and
agers will be asking vendors there is no degradation of this should start with ensur-
to supply IT ‘bundles’. performance and that pur- ing that storage hardware is
chases only occur when fully utilised.
For the buyer this means that they’re required.
the cost of new equipment 2009 is the year that storage
and maintenance is less than Similarly, in 2009 more savvy managers will need to get
the cost of their current end users will consider ‘pay tough on vendors, sweat their
equipment over a designated as you go’ arrangements, assets, keep a keen eye on
number of years. This way which reduces the initial out- capacity and streamline pur-
they can make sure they have lay that would be required by chasing.
enough storage space to traditional capex investment.
cope with the increasing If storage managers take heed
amount of data without over- This is a real option for IT and address necessary capac-
ordering. managers whose three-year ity, planning and utilisation
project budgets will be challenges, the risk of 2009
Capacity planning and man- severely restricted, as it can easily be weathered and
agement will continue to be a allows them to continue pro- in fact, the smartest and most
key focus for businesses in viding necessary support as it agile of organisations will
2009, especially as budgets is needed. While this is not thrive.
get tighter and they can’t ideal from vendor’s perspec-
afford to over shoot the mark. tive, such deals reduce ware- www.glasshouse.com
In 2009 more savvy end users will consider
‘pay as you go’ arrangements, which
reduces the initial outlay that would be
required by traditional capex investment
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