Debriefing Software Upgrades Wizards Storage Portal

Debriefing Software A/S released a version of its cloud-based Storage Resource
Management tool, Wizards Storage Portal, that is 100% compatible with IBM’s recent launch for SMBs,
Storwize V3700

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According to IBM, SMBs alone
are now responsible for nearly 65% of the global GDP. The launch of Storwize
V3700-based on Storwize V7000, storage management solution for large
enterprises, will make IBM storage services available to a number of companies , as well as providing resellers with opportunities to offer storage
management services to a new range of customers.

Wizards Storage Portal provides
real-time monitoring, analytics, automated reports and alerts to allow IT and
their IBM reseller partners more efficient management of their business
storage. It is compatible with storage management technologies including Tivoli Storage Manager, Storwize and SVC.

For SMBs, where IT budgets are
too often stretched just to keep the lights on, this service frees up resources
for more strategic, business-focused projects. Using WSP, IT departments can
save up to 70% of the time they spend managing IBM storage and backup, while eliminating
the need for additional hardware or software.

Peter Wharton, CMO at
Debriefing Software, said: "It’s not
just the larger enterprises that want to maximize their storage investments:
SRM analytics, monitoring and surveillance are equally important to
small-to-medium businesses. Like IBM, we see a huge opportunity in the SMB
market."

For IBM reseller partners, it
enables you to develop managed services portfolios in order to increase the
number of annuity-based customer relationships.

Paul Stroem, global sales director, Debriefing Software, said: "Wizards
Storage Portal provides IBM reseller partners with a unique range Storage
Resource Management tools and features that can help them build a platform to
offer managed services. By using WSP to work more closely with their customers,
IBM resellers can extend existing customer relationships while bringing in new
customers, creating recurring revenue streams that contribute to higher
margins."

This version comes complete
with all the features available in WSP for Storwize V7000, but with a few more
features to help businesses save more time and money.

Jesper Matthiesen, CTO of
Debriefing Software, said: "Wizards
Storage Portal helps businesses, whatever their size, expand the lifespan of
their storage infrastructures. It’s not just about data growth. You can also
see visual representations of response times, read/write ratios, input/output
operations, transferred storage and much more. With this information in hand,
it’s easy to determine where performance issues have their origins in the
storage system."

Additional
New Features
in Wizards Storage Portal 3.15 and 3.16:

Wizards for Tivoli Storage
Manager:

New TSM configuration overview

Enhanced tape reporting

Tape Library and Drive Unavailable
Wizards are now customizable to define how many drives need to be available
online and then automate active alerts when thresholds are breached