With server and storage virtualization, the environment is too dynamic now. In addition, these days containment is key, and reducing the storage expenditure and increasing storage administrator efficiency are top projects for many organizations. As we discussed in our recent article, "Maximizing Your Storage Cost Cutting Efforts," trying to take on these projects without the benefit of establishing a baseline and then tracking progress is like mowing an overgrown yard blindfolded -- you'll definitely cut something, but it won't be very organized and you may cut the wrong things.
George Crump is founder of Storage Switzerland , which provides strategic consulting and analysis to storage users, suppliers, and integrators. Prior to Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest integrators.
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