This has to be considered when building a storage solution. We also believe you have to measure all the costs, both tangible and intangible. We help you see those costs when recommending and building your solution. The return on the investment is achieved through better utilization of the Storage Resources. Resources such as DASD and TAPE are expensive to acquire and maintain.
Tape is also expensive from a storage and movement standpoint as well.
By managing your DASD and TAPE effectively, you can delay or prevent further hardware acquisitions. You can also use these tools to identify who within your organization is consuming the resources and growing in their requirements. By identifying the user growth as it is occurring, decisions can be made to minimize the impact or to identify other solutions.