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Transforming the Data Center to Information Center

Five ways enterprise storage platforms can help IT make informed business decisions and turn data centers into information centers.

In today’s global business world, data must drive strategic decisions. Being a truly agile enterprise means giving executives access to the right information at all times, enabling them to make choices that will propel business, improve revenue streams and foster growth. Employees also need constant access to data in order to keep operations running smoothly, complete projects on time and maintain high levels of customer service. And in today’s self-service world, customers also want to access relevant information about their accounts in a manner that’s con- venient and flexible, but also secure.

In order to enable the agile enterprise, technology platforms that store and manage essential data must evolve from static silos of information into flexible, scalable information centers. At the heart of the progressive data center is an information platform that stores all of an organization’s data - both structured and unstructured - and adapts to changing performance and capacity needs while simplifying multiplatform management.

An enterprise’s data must remain easy to access and manage, with response times that keep up with the pace of business. The administration of storage systems must be at a minimum, so that data center staff can handle increasing workloads without the need to add head count. And data of all types must be safeguarded from unauthorized access and transfer while keeping current with government and indus- try regulations.

Transforming the Data Center to Information Center (PDF, 299KB)