SPACEWatch 6 Beta Program gets going
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The first set of enthusiastic SPACEWatch users just got their hands on the latest SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6 beta code. There are a wealth of new and improved features in this major update - and I'll take a little time in the blog to introduce you to some of them. This time I'll introduce the Scenarios tool - a great way to look at future costs (and savings). By the way, before I go any further, if you're interested in trying out the beta then let me know. Just drop me an email to scott@sharpeware.com letting me know a little about your storage and your issues that SPACEWatch 6 might assist in addressing.
The SPACEWatch 6 Scenarios tool
SPACEWatch 6 Sceanrios tool shows within seconds a baseline prediction of storage growth, then lets you instantly compare this with scenarios that you might implement. For example, see the predicted impact of removing unused files and use this to justify the activity required. Perfect as a planning tool to aid in business case preparation or investment analysis. And all this is based on a file level audit of your actual data.
On the chart above you can see the baseline in green, and in this example I chose to compare this with what would happen if I removed all file that had not been used for more than three months. I can take this further and model a change in only part of my network - a single server or file system for example - as well as using other scenarios like removing unwanted file types (mp3 springs to mind!).
However the scenario tool doesn't just give you a chart of storage consumption - it will also calculate the cost/savings involved as well. All presented in a useful table that you can re-use directly in another application like Microsoft Excel.
In this table you can see how much money I would over the next 12 months by removing those unused files. What better way is there to support your investment decisions?
Next time I'll introduce you to what SPACEWatch 6 can do at the other end of the spectrum - when analyzing file-level detail with the new file duplicates tool.
In the meantime here are some links if you want to read more about SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6
SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6 links
Both of the above are PDF files and require the free Adobe Reader.
Bookmark :
The first set of enthusiastic SPACEWatch users just got their hands on the latest SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6 beta code. There are a wealth of new and improved features in this major update - and I'll take a little time in the blog to introduce you to some of them. This time I'll introduce the Scenarios tool - a great way to look at future costs (and savings). By the way, before I go any further, if you're interested in trying out the beta then let me know. Just drop me an email to scott@sharpeware.com letting me know a little about your storage and your issues that SPACEWatch 6 might assist in addressing.
The SPACEWatch 6 Scenarios tool
SPACEWatch 6 Sceanrios tool shows within seconds a baseline prediction of storage growth, then lets you instantly compare this with scenarios that you might implement. For example, see the predicted impact of removing unused files and use this to justify the activity required. Perfect as a planning tool to aid in business case preparation or investment analysis. And all this is based on a file level audit of your actual data.
On the chart above you can see the baseline in green, and in this example I chose to compare this with what would happen if I removed all file that had not been used for more than three months. I can take this further and model a change in only part of my network - a single server or file system for example - as well as using other scenarios like removing unwanted file types (mp3 springs to mind!).
However the scenario tool doesn't just give you a chart of storage consumption - it will also calculate the cost/savings involved as well. All presented in a useful table that you can re-use directly in another application like Microsoft Excel.
In this table you can see how much money I would over the next 12 months by removing those unused files. What better way is there to support your investment decisions?
Next time I'll introduce you to what SPACEWatch 6 can do at the other end of the spectrum - when analyzing file-level detail with the new file duplicates tool.
In the meantime here are some links if you want to read more about SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6
SPACEWatch Storage Suite 6 links
Both of the above are PDF files and require the free Adobe Reader.
