Despite being relative newcomers to the storage market, Dell Compellent have been tipped by Gartner as future storage leaders because of their patented Automated Tiered Storage technology.
Dell Compellent believe that data isn’t something that should be just “stored”, instead they see it as something that should be actively and intelligently managed. Dell Compellent’s approach therefore is to automate the movement and management of data throughout its lifecycle. Something they call Fluid Data.
Dell Compellent technology automatically classifies and migrates data to the optimum, tier of storage based on usage, allowing you to store infrequently accessed data on lower cost drives. The system dynamically moves the most active data to the fastest, outer edges of each drive for the highest performance. Inactive data and snapshots flow to cost-effective, energy-saving drives. The net effect is to reduce disk expenditure, streamline management and increase system performance.
With built in Advanced Thin Provisioning you only buy what you need, both at the outset and when you need to grow. Over 80% of all Dell Compellent system upgrades are for low cost, high capacity Tier 3 drives!
As one of a small number of authorised Compellent partners in the UK, Esteem works closely with customers to help them realize the benefits of this technology.
Dell Compellent Professional Services
The Data Management Practice within our Professional Services organisation includes a fully qualified team of Dell Compellent technical consultants. They’ll work with you from initial consultancy, through to detailed design, on-site configuration and data migration to deliver a solution that meets your individual business needs and delivers real return on investment.
Dell Compellent Managed Services
As well as designing and implementing storage solutions, we can also help manage your Dell Compellent environment to ensure that you continue to get the best possible performance and return from it throughout its lifecycle. As well as 24x7 remote monitoring, our Managed Services Operating Centre can also provide on-going system management, support and regular reporting to optimize utilization and performance.