MonoSphere
Survey Finds Risk and Complexity Top Hurdles Affecting Deployment of
Thin Provisioning
77 Percent of Respondents Would Increase Deployment
of Thin Provisioning if They Had a Capacity Management Solution to Decrease
Risk and Complexity
Redwood City, Calif. – Aug. 13, 2007 – A
recent survey conducted by MonoSphere Inc., creators of storage capacity
management software, reveals that 75 percent of 249 storage professionals
cited increased utilization of storage hardware as the top expected benefit
of thin provisioning. However, 77 percent indicated that the increased
risk of running out of storage and added management complexity are major
obstacles hampering the implementation or expanded deployment of this
promising technology.
Thin provisioning creates storage pools that can be shared
by multiple consumers of storage. It also makes it appear to each
storage consumer that there are significantly more storage resources
available than are actually present. The risk is that one or more
storage consumers can fill all the actual storage, resulting in
disastrous situations where multiple applications and end users are unable
to save data. Thin provisioning also adds another layer of complexity
that needs to be managed. Implementations become especially complex
when managing storage systems that support both thin provisioning (non
space-guaranteed) and traditional provisioning (space-guaranteed) at
the same time, a commonly desired configuration.
Other survey findings include:
- Top benefits for implementing thin provisioning are
increased utilization of storage hardware (75 percent) and easier provisioning
with less disruption (49 percent).
- Top drawbacks for implementing thin provisioning are
increased risk of running out of storage (44 percent), added complexity
to the storage environment (43 percent), and lack of thin provisioning
management tools (42 percent).
“Since application owners generally ask for more
storage capacity than what they really need, expensive IT assets are
vastly underutilized,” said Bob Laliberte, analyst for Enterprise
Strategy Group. “Implementing thin provisioning managed by a storage
capacity management solution creates an environment where corporations
can safely and effectively raise storage utilization and reduce capital
spending.”
“This survey illustrates the increasing need for
IT administrators to gain much better visibility into their current and
projected storage usage to reduce the risk and complexity of implementing
thin provisioning,” said Frank Kettenstock, MonoSphere’s
vice president of marketing. “MonoSphere’s storage
capacity management solutions provide customers with the strategic insight
they need to avoid the pitfalls of thin provisioning, allowing them to
increase their deployment of this promising technology.”
The July 2007 survey represented a total of 249 respondents. Respondents
were senior storage professionals in mid- to large-sized organizations.
About MonoSphere
MonoSphere provides agent-less storage capacity management software
that enables Global 3000 companies to forecast, plan and optimize their
storage capacity. Providing unprecedented visibility into an organization’s
storage resources, MonoSphere’s award-winning Storage Horizon software
dramatically reduces spending on storage infrastructure. Headquartered
in Redwood City, Calif., the company is venture-backed by top-tier investors
Intel Capital, ComVentures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. More
information can be found at www.monosphere.com.
For more information:
Frank Kettenstock
650-595-3102
frank@monosphere.com
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