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Accelerate SAN resource allocation, maintain reservations and simplify the provisioning process

The demands for fast and accurate SAN provisioning turnaround and high utilization create constant conflict. This conflict arises from daily requests for critical infrastructure changes to support new business needs – combined with corporate mandates for IT organizations to maintain a high level of utilization all at the lowest possible cost. Unable to balance these conflicting demands, enterprises are facing inefficiencies and exposure to risk around the provisioning process.

With Provisioning Manager, companies:

Accelerate Application Provisioning by Managing the Resource Order Process Lifecycle

Manages the entire allocation order process and accelerates application provisioning by providing real-time information on available service tiers. By managing the end-to-end provisioning process, Provisioning Manager:

• Ensures a repeatable provisioning process that minimizes the need for rework
• Accelerates application provisioning, resulting in a streamlined process with fewer mistakes, reservation collisions and rework
• Optimizes the quality and efficiency of the provisioning process each step of the way

Reservation Form

Manage Reservations and Forecasting to Reduce Usage Inefficiencies

Maintains reservation pools for different resources and enables tier- and reservation-aware forecasts. By managing the reservation and forecasting processes, Provisioning Manager:

• Reduces the need for excessive spare capacity and optimizes resource usage
• Establishes a clear demand pipeline for accurately planning and justifying future capacity purchasing decisions – reducing capital expenditures by decreasing the required safety capacity.
• Allocates the most appropriate tier of service to an application – resulting in lower capital expenditures and more optimized usage of existing resources

Utilization with Reservations

Port Reservation

Simplify Provisioning Process to Reduce Risk

Streamlines the provisioning process. By simplifying the provisioning process, Provisioning Manager:

• Reduces the risk of latent quality issues or outages due to an incorrect or incomplete provisioning process
• Mitigates the need to have a senior SAN expert involved in the provisioning process
• Enables support engineers and new team members to achieve provisioning goals in a repeatable and structured manner

Reservation Violations