• This enabled them to: – Consolidate storage in a multivendor environment – Eliminate 75% of their standby HA servers – Test with replicated production data
• The end result was: – Increased ability to deliver quickly on key IT initiatives – Faster time-to-market for new products
Solution Storage consolidation
Annual ROI 297%
Payback in 4 months
According to a survey of 400 IT executives, the biggest perceived adoption barrier to SANs was cost:
Given the fact that TCO of storage networking is less than half the TCO of direct-attached storage, the perception of high cost seems to be focused on the initial implementation costs.
During the engagement process, it is important to clearly and consistently focus on the impressive ROI potential of storage networking.