As storage requirements spiral upward, storage servers and arrays invariably proliferate throughout an organization. The sprawl of such disparate storage resources eventually becomes difficult to manage, leading to underutilized (even lost) storage. In fact, it's common to see storage utilization at only about 50%--resulting in wasted capital expenditures on new storage.

Knowing the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, can help storage managers make savvy buying decisions. Read this paper to learn about purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays and product specs for leading arrays.