The Challenge
Why Storage Becomes a Bottleneck
Data keeps growing while older storage runs out of space, slows down and costs more to support.
Is This Relevant?
Is This Use Case Relevant to Your Organization?
The people, moments and signals that usually bring this need to the surface.
Relevant Teams
- Infrastructure teams
- Database and application owners
- IT leaders
Common Triggers
- Storage end of support
- Capacity limits
- Performance problems
Warning Signs
- Storage above 80 percent full
- Slow database performance
- No replication of critical data
Typical Environments
- On-premises and hybrid environments
- Block, file and object storage
Benefits
What Better Looks Like
Intended benefits. Actual results depend on your environment and starting point.
Our Approach
A Practical Approach
Data moved safely, with verification at every step. Each stage is tailored to your environment.
Assess
Review storage, capacity, performance and protection.
Prioritize
Rank what you find by business impact, effort and risk, and agree where to start.
Design
Agree the target design, tiers and migration plan.
Implement
Install storage and migrate data in planned windows.
Validate and Optimize
Verify data and test performance and protection.
Solutions
Solutions That Can Help
The solutions that address this use case, starting with the primary one.
Services
How Signisys Can Support You
The services that deliver the approach, from the first assessment to ongoing improvement.
Technology
Technology Options
Where technology fits in the approach. Specific platforms and partner status are confirmed for each engagement.
Before You Start
What to Consider Before Getting Started
A little preparation makes the first assessment faster and its findings more reliable.
- Data growth forecasts
- Performance needs of key applications
- Data migration and verification
- Secure disposal of old storage
- Who will own the work and act on recommendations
- Engagement model and ongoing support
Measuring Success
How to Measure Success
Illustrative measures. Agree a baseline first, and keep targets separate from measured results.
Capacity Headroom
Free capacity against growth.
Storage Latency
Response times for applications.
Protected Data
Data with snapshots or replication.
Support Cost
Cost to maintain storage.
Our Approach
How We Deliver Results
How Signisys works, from the first assessment to handover and beyond.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this use case.
How do we know our storage needs modernizing?
Capacity nearly full, slow applications and approaching end of support are the usual signs.
How is data kept safe during migration?
Data is copied and verified before cut-over, with the old storage kept until the move is confirmed.
What information is needed to get started?
Your storage inventory, capacity and performance data, growth trends and protection requirements.
Which environments does this apply to?
On-premises and hybrid environments, with block, file and object storage.
How is progress measured?
Agree a baseline for measures such as capacity headroom, storage latency, protected data and support cost, then track them over time.
Related Content
Related Outcomes, Use Cases and Guides
Where to go next: the outcome this use case supports, nearby scenarios, technology partners and practical guides.
Business Outcome
Modernize IT Infrastructure and Applications
Technology Partner
HPE Solutions and Services
Technology Partner
Lenovo Solutions and Services
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