Maximizing Your Storage Investment with the EMC Storage Inventory Dashboard

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2 Today s Agenda Complexity Of Today s Storage Management Storage Intelligence Solution Overview Solution Architecture & Technology Platform Demo Is this a package offering? Questions and Next Steps Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 2

Technology Platform Demo Is this a package offering?

3 Complexity Of Today s Storage Management The Challenge Unrelenting Growth Of Storage Capacity / Increasing Utilization Escalating Costs Acquiring, Deploying, Administering Difficulty tracking procurement manually / storage reclamation Very Limited Interoperability So many vendor tools, no consistency, complex environment Incompatible Tools And Data Not all tools play well together Data is not centralized making identification of trends challenging Minimal Automation Most processes are manual, automation that is in place is complex and requires additional maintenance Limited Agility Difficult to make quick decisions due to the downstream effect those decisions have on software, systems, hardware What Are The Impacts Of This? Uninformed decision-making Inability to track storage procurement or reclamation Reduced customer satisfaction Administration complex, inefficient, and requires additional headcount Lack of visibility into key metrics Difficult root cause analysis Significant effort involved to do any sort of adhoc-type reporting Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 3

not centralized making identification of trends challenging Minimal Automation Most processes are manual, automation that is in place is complex and requires additional maintenance Limited Agility

4 Storage Intelligence Solution Overview This solution brings Capacity Planning, Inventory Performance, and other operational/business data together into a single user interface. Solution Key Features/Benefits: Tailored for Each Client s Environment Provides Information for Multiple Audiences Enable Forecasting/Trending Capacity Planning Analysis Efficient Storage Reclamation KPI-Based Analysis (Red/ Yellow/Green) Enterprise ETL Framework Inventory Performance Analysis Early Detection to Potential Problems Enforces Consistency by Centralizing Business Rules Wizard-based Dashboard and UI Creation Multi-Dimensional Data for Detailed Drilling Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 4

Solution Key Features/Benefits: Tailored for Each Client s Environment Provides Information for Multiple Audiences Enable Forecasting/Trending Capacity Planning Analysis

5 Advanced Features Offered With This Solution Reports, KPIs, Metrics, Forecasts, & Analytics all Tailored to Specific Needs Join Capacity Planning and Performance Management Data Together: o Data Center, Array, Tier Level Performance Reports including Top Applications based on IOPs, Throughput, Reads/Writes, and Seeks combined with capacity by vendor, data center, array, etc. o KPI based dashboards blending actual performance against baseline goals, trending, and forecasting Storage Reclamation Availability: Gain insight into opportunities for reducing new expenditures. Map Applications and Business Units to Servers and Underlying Storage: Track capacity and performance by consuming application Track, Report, and Manage SLA s: Load SLA s and service levels/tiers, then manage compliance What If Scenarios: Show potential affect of certain events on all aspects of the environment Additional Functionality: o Notifications can be sent to phones, , pagers o Reports can be scheduled for automated delivery o Integrated Workflow, Tasks, & Collaborative features o Data Mining identifies often missed trends in data Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 5

o KPI based dashboards blending actual performance against baseline goals, trending, and forecasting Storage Reclamation Availability: Gain insight into opportunities for reducing new expenditures.

6 What is Business Intelligence (BI)? More Than Just Reports! Reporting Scorecards & Dashboards Analytics Forecasting Planning, Budgeting, Consolidation Process requires past information, present conditions and future outcomes Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 6

Budgeting, Consolidation Process requires past information, present

7 It s All About The Data! The data for this solution resides in a Data Cube, which is a data structure that allows fast analysis of data. It rearranges data so that all data in a database can be summarized, and then analyzed. Stores all historical data loaded every 10 minutes Data capture time is built to each client requirement Pre-aggregates queries for instant response Navigate data using pre-built Groupings Data Center Array Hyper/Lun Disk Blends data sources into 1 analytic dataset Can include financial data (chargeback pricing models) and application/server/array mappings This represents Throughput for Array 2 For Q2 08 in the Phoenix Data Center. This represents Throughput for Array 3 For Q3 08 in the Denver Data Center. Common Questions This Solution Answers: What are the top 3 Applications by Array for IOPs, Throughput, Reads/Writes, Seeks What s the Utilization%, Raw TB, Configured TB, Allocated TB for each Data Center / Application / Tier What s the variance by Department of Requested GB and actual Used GB How much of that storage can be reclaimed from each dept, by what date Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 7

Stores all historical data loaded every 10 minutes Data capture time is built to each client requirement Pre-aggregates queries for instant response Navigate data using pre-built Groupings Data

9 BI for the Masses Improving organizations by providing insights to all personnel leading to better, faster, more relevant decisions 2008 Leader in Gartner BI Magic Quadrant Complete and integrated BI offering Widespread delivery of intelligence through Microsoft Office products such as Excel Enterprise Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. grade All rights and reserved. affordable 9 SQL MOSS PPS

integrated BI offering Widespread delivery of intelligence through Microsoft Office products such

10 Solution Based on Microsoft Technologies Solution Framework: SQL Server 2005/2008 Integration Services 2005/2008 Analysis Services 2005/2008 Reporting Services 2005/2008 PerformancePoint Server 2007 Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 10

Services 2005/2008 Reporting Services 2005/2008

11 Microsoft s Business Intelligence / Performance Management Offering DELIVERY SharePoint Server Reports Dashboards Scorecards Excel Workbooks Analytic Views Custom Development Plans END USER TOOLS & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT APPS Excel PerformancePoint Server BI PLATFORM SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server DBMS SQL Server Integration Services / Proactive Caching Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 11

MANAGEMENT APPS Excel PerformancePoint Server BI PLATFORM SQL Server Reporting Services SQL Server Analysis

17 Recommended Phases Phase 1 ENABLE TO PROVIDE DISK STORAGE METRICS TO MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS PARTNERS Overview Reporting on storage metrics is fundamental to allow for effective management & utilization of resources. To support this effort, storage metrics data will be captured into a reporting & analytical database, and a reporting dashboard with KPIs and Scorecards will be developed. Phase 2 ENABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE LEVEL METRICS TO MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS PARTNERS Overview Reporting on service level metrics is an essential part of assuring that service level agreements (SLAs) are met. To support this effort, SLA data will be captured into a reporting & analytical database, and a reporting dashboard with KPIs and Scorecards will be developed. Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 17

Phase 2 ENABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICE LEVEL METRICS TO MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS PARTNERS Overview Reporting on service level metrics is an essential part of assuring that service level agreements (SLAs)

18 Questions and Next Steps What are your top 3 pain points in today s environment? What data sources would be in scope? Data Source Type (EMC Symm/Clar, HP, NetApp, SQL, Oracle, and more)? Is the data easily accessible? What key metrics do you use to drive your business? Are those metrics available within the data? Do you have baselines for those key metrics? What s good; what s bad What type of functionality are you looking for? Automated reports Dashboards / Scorecards Pivot-Tables / Excel based Interactive Charts What is your timeframe for starting and completing this engagement? Is there a required start date? Is there a fixed end date? Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 18

Are those metrics available within the data? Do you have baselines for those key metrics? What s good; what s bad What type of functionality are you looking for?

19 EMC Consulting Point of Contact Engage your EMC Account Team and/or Consulting Personnel: Jason Volpe Business Intelligence Practice Lead Daren May Application Development Practice Lead Matt Roberts Application Development Practice Lead Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. 19

com Daren May Application Development Practice Lead Daren.May@emc.

Maximizing Your Storage Investment with the EMC Storage Inventory Dashboard

Maximizing Your Storage Investment with the EMC Storage Inventory Dashboard Glenn Thomas Senior Consultant t Copyright 2008 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Today s Agenda Complexity Of Today s Storage