Managing digital resources and assets and meeting the needs of technology users is a huge challenge for IT infrastructure teams. This is especially true with data storage, where often an organization’s data is worth more than the equipment and software used to store it. Data must be kept accessible, be protected against cyberattacks and human error, and comply with organizational and regulatory standards.
Exponential data growth, fueled by greater overall use of digital data and especially by the rise of artificial intelligence, has led organizations to deploy increasingly larger and more complex storage systems. Historically, each storage system has been a management domain, with its data objects, client access, performance, protection, and security managed in isolation. However, once organizations reach a certain volume of storage systems, fleet-level management that automates storage management tasks and integrates with data center automation tools becomes necessary.
