Getting the best from a virtualized environment is a vital concern for IT managers struggling to deal with shrinking
budgets, fewer staff, and other pressures brought about by the tough financial climate. Capital investment in IT is
typically under severe scrutiny at the board level, while business units demand new and better applications as they
strive to deliver higher levels of customer service. In general, IT staff no longer have the time to spend on basic storage management issues just to keep the system running. Load balancing, application optimization, and disk
maintenance should be devolved to the array where they are managed automatically.
Dell has stepped up to the challenge with primary storage platforms designed to blend operational efficiency, ease of management, and high performance. Its intention is to deliver superior business value through user productivity gains, extended product life span, innovative software licensing, and proactive service and support. To quantify the business value of the Dell Storage PS Series (EqualLogic) and Dell Storage SC Series (Compellent) storage systems, IDC interviewed 15 worldwide customers. The average return on investment (ROI) for the Dell storage solutions was 513%, with an average payback period of 6.2 months from deployment. Savings came from four main areas:
- Infrastructure
- IT administration
- IT user productivity
- Overall business productivity
To put this result into context, IT hardware investments commonly provide payback in a 9- to 12-month period. Payback in 6 to 9 months is normally considered to be very rapid, so the 6.2-month payback for Dell storage in this study should be considered an exceptional performance. Click on the link below to access the full whitepaper.
Driving Business Value with Flash-Optimized Dell Storage Solutions
