Novell File Management Suite
Manage File Storage The Easy and Intelligent Way
- Automate Storage Administration
Novell File Management Suite manages a comprehensive set of storage management tasks automatically, once the customized policies are assigned. Users are supplied with storage based on their role in the organization, where they work and, most importantly, what they are authorized to access. When users change roles, move or leave the organization, File Management Suite can automatically update those storage resources. It can also handle all file storage events, including moving, grooming, de-provisioning, archiving and deleting.
- Control Data by Relevance
Not every file is equally valuable. For example, files that belong to your most creative and productive employees can be located on its fastest, most expensive storage systems. On the other hand, data belonging to employees less connected to the profit center may be stored on less-expensive storage. Moreover, Novell File Management Suite can identify files that haven’t been touched in six months, or non-business files such as MP3 and AVI files, and direct them all to less-expensive storage.
Additionally, one of the most chaotic aspects of file storage is backup. With Novell File Management Suite, you can get smart about backup by off-loading stale or less-relevant data to secondary devices that don’t require daily backups. You can focus daily backups on the data that is most important.
- Spend Less by Reusing Hardware
Novell automatically moves “stale” files from costly primary storage to cheaper secondary storage based on customizable policies.
- Understand Your Data Better
Novell File Management Suite provides you with a clear picture of all the unstructured data being stored in your organization. This will let you plan and deploy a more efficient storage infrastructure, and help you comply with governance requirements.
Novell File Management Suite answers the vital questions that allow you to analyze file storage patterns and design polices to control the chaos. How much unstructured data exists on network storage volumes? Whose files are relevant and need to be archived? What files can be moved or deleted? How many orphaned folders exist? How much storage is being used to store media files like MP3s or AVIs? What departments are using most of the organization’s storage capacity? Do redundant files exist and to whom do they belong? When were certain files last used and who owns them? Is there any storage abuse? If so, by whom?
Contact SwitchDesk now to view your own personal demo of Novell File Management Suite or get an evaluation copy.