The insights and results we deliver through our Sun Storage Assessment services suite help drive your bottom line by tying IT and information
lifecycle management (ILM) strategies closer to business objectives and closing the value gap between the adoption of new technologies and
business results.
The Sun Storage Assessment services suite begins with an objective evaluation of your current storage solutions and results in specific recommendations that can help you increase service levels and positively impact your bottom line. After a thorough, impartial review of your present storage environment, we apply the best practices in tools and methodologies developed through our extensive customer interactions at data centers worldwide. These best practices can help you maximize storage performance, increase security, minimize the risks associated with data retention and regulatory issues, and improve your ability to compete - all while saving you
time and money.
Consider Sun assessment services if:
Regulatory compliance issues are not adequately addressed
Operational inefficiencies are affecting service levels
Risk levels are increasing due to inadequate data protection processes
Sun Storage Discovery Assessment Service: This service provides a quick, high-level evaluation of your current storage challenges to give you greater insights into potential areas of improvement. You will receive a written report documenting and prioritizing areas for increased efficiency or improvement, which also includes a benchmark of your storage systems maturity to others in your industry.
Sun Storage Architecture Review Service: This service offers a deeper analysis of the storage capabilities, processes, and management of your storage infrastructure. The end result of this review is a list of actionable steps you can take to improve the reliability, utilization, and performance of your storage subsystems with a focus on disk, tape, and the networking SAN infrastructure. This in-depth analysis pinpoints the causes of your storage challenges and offers specific solutions and a roadmap for addressing them.
Sun Storage Optimization Service: This service focuses on mitigating storage issues involving people, technology and processes. Our veteran storage service professionals work to improve the overall performance of your storage infrastructure and align your storage strategies to your business goals. This inclusive, big picture approach not only covers all data types and platforms, but also evaluates the impact of different stakeholders, varying business unit needs and consumption, and the processes that manage storage resources. Our optimization service also reviews storage tiering strategies and goes beyond to address those tiers with service level agreements to help balance business needs and financial requirements at the lowest possible cost.
