Data Storage, key IT infrastructure component in middle-sized and big enterprises. As amount of data continues to grow, data management is becoming more complex. It is hard to keep low budget as economy requires, while amounts of data are growing faster than ever, and being compliant with industry regulations and standards is difficult and expensive.

In areas such as Disaster Recovery, and regulatory compliance data storage technology is a key enabler for your Disaster Recovery solution and data archiving. In certain industries – health-care, pharmaceuticals or finance, data archiving is a requirement enforced by legal authorities.

Lack of understanding and strategy for Data Storage management, or Storage Resource Management (SRM) often results in projects delivered late and over budget. In worst case, lack of strategy, technical understanding and right technical project management or operations management leads to solutions not properly designed, putting at risk information systems availability, together with data availability, recoverability and integrity.

Independent consultants who specialize in Data Storage such as GlassHouse or STOPKA Consulting helps organizations align Data Storage strategy with IT strategy and overall Business Strategy. Data Storage consultants analyze your capital and operational expenditure for Data Storage, analyze your business and technical needs, and help you find most cost-efficient solutions for your business problems and make sure, chosen vendor and solution will meet your expectations, requirements and needs.

Our Data Storage consulting portfolio

• Data Storage requirements analysis
• Data Storage requirements forecasting
• Alignment of Data Storage strategy with Business Strategy, Business Continuity Management strategy and Disaster Recovery strategy
• Solution architecture and solution selection from vendor proposals
• Transition management
• Implementation management

Contact us today to align your Data Storage strategy with your Business Strategy.

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